VICTORIA - #Kayla Dykstra# scripted the perfect birthday present for herself. On the day she turned 23, the fourth-year post scored 23 points in the UVic Vikes women's basketball team 84-46 rout of the Fraser Valley Cascades.

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Dykstra helped the Vikes capture their seventh consecutive victory, scoring a game high 23 points on 10-19 shooting and also collecting 11 'boards.

"I think we just played a really good team game," said Dykstra. "It's always nice to get the win and it just happens to be my birthday so that's sweet to."

The 2008-09 CIS Player of the Year led four UVic scorers in double figures. #Carmen Lapthorne# and #Debbie Yeboah# both finished with 15 points, and #Vanessa Forstbauer# chipped in 12.

The Cascades scored the opening bucket, but the Vikes led throughout. UVic went on a roll in the final frame, out-scoring Fraser Valley 21-6. The Vikes shot 50 percent from the field and held the visitors to 27.9 percent shooting.

Fraser Valley's Jane Meadwell widened her lead as the Canada West's leading scorer, turning in a 22-point performance. The fifth-year senior from Chilliwack shot 9-14 to lead the Cascades in scoring for the 10th straight game.

Alyssa Gaukel added 11 points for Fraser Valley.

While the Vikes improve their season mark to 11-4, their home-court playoff hopes will hinge on next weekend's series versus the UBC Thunderbirds. The long-time rivals are locked in battle for the no. 2 seed in the Pacific, and will play a two-game set February 5-6 in Vancouver.