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Game Recap

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (CANADA WEST)
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2011
TWU SPARTANS (54) VS THE UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA BISONS (60)

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REIMER SHINES TO END CAREER

WINNIPEG – Trinity Western fifth year forward Corina Reimer finished off her stellar career with a near record night as she pulled down 19 rebounds to go with 11 points and one blocked shot as the Spartans closed out their 2010-11 season with a hard fought 60-54 loss to the University of Manitoba Bisons Saturday night at the Investors Group Athletic Centre in Winnipeg.

“It was a tough, tough loss tonight,” commented Jean-Paul. “We had some highlights and some missed opportunities again. We were huge on the rebounds, just weren’t able to take advantage of the offensive boards and be able to convert them into points. But there were definite positives going into the future of the program.”

The win gives the Bisons the sweep of the Spartans to improve to 8-14, while the loss drops TWU to 3-21 to finish the season.

Reimer’s 19 rebounds are one shy of her personal best and school record 20 rebounds, which she set in Oct. 12, 2007 in a 66-58 loss against St. F.X. The fifth year Abbotsford, B.C. native finishes her TWU career as the Spartan record holder in: career rebounds with 628, defensive rebounds with 379, offensive rebounds with 249, blocked shots with 66 and game records of 20 rebounds and blocked shots with five.

“Corina had a solid weekend and a great night to finish her career at TWU,” commented TWU head coach Cheryl Jean-Paul. “She was huge on the boards and it was really exciting to see her finish well.”

After Friday’s tough loss, the Spartans came out Saturday night with something to prove. They stormed out to a 9-0 lead, a lead that would not last the quarter as an offensive surge by the Bisons got Manitoba a 16-15 lead late in the first quarter. However, a last minute field goal for the Spartans gave them their lead back, 17-16 at the end of the first.

The score remained tight throughout the second quarter. Neither team was able to take control as Manitoba lead 30-27 at the half.

In the second half the Bisons maintained their lead, but the game remained close throughout the third quarter as Manitoba led 46-43 at the end of the third.

In the fourth quarter neither team was able to get a comfortable lead until the final couple minutes, when the Bisons offence took over. The Bisons got breathing room down the stretch to earn the six point, 60-54, victory.

In addition to Reimer the Spartans had strong performances from Tiffany Olsen with 18 points and nine rebounds and Emily Knauff with 11 points and five rebounds.

Leading the way for Manitoba was Kayla Klassen with 26 points and six rebounds.

The Bisons, who still have playoff hopes, play again on Friday against the fourth-ranked Regina Cougars.   Tonight’s game concludes the TWU season as they have a bye week next week and are out of the play-offs.

“Our main objective was to finish the season well. We worked really hard this year to set a solid foundation for the future of this program. There has been such improvement from the beginning of the season until now. We are playing some great basketball; we just need to learn how to win games, which is something that we are going to focus on in the offseason so that next year we can start like this and be ready to win games and play hard,” said Jean-Paul. “I’m proud of our girls never say die attitude all season. I’m really excited on moving into the future with all of these girls. I think it is going to be great to see where we go from here.”

Game Notes: It was Reimer's fourth double-double of the season… The two teams went head-to-head on Friday night as well, a game that ended as a 66-61 win for the Bisons… TWU shot 34.3 percent (23-67) from the field, 20 percent (1-5) from the three point line and 50 percent (7-14) from the foul line, while Manitoba shot 38.3 percent (23-60), 30.8 percent (4-13) and 58.8 percent (10-17) respectively…the Spartans outrebounded the Bisons 45-31…TWU committed 26 turnovers to Manitoba’s 18…

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