OTTAWA - Playing their first game of the season against CIS competition, the UVic Vikes men's basketball team allowed an early lead to slip away in a 74-64 loss to the Windsor Lancers.
BOXSCORE
The Vikes were victimized by a fourth quarter rally by the Ontario West defending champs, who exploded for 27 points in the final frame. The Vikes led by seven at one point in the first half.
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Jeff Cullen# netted the Vikes scoring high with 19 points on 7-for-19 shooting. #
Marco Dolcetti# contributed 18 in the starting role, and #Mike Berg# added 10 points. #
Ryan MacKinnon# had a team-high 10 rebounds.
Windsor's Lien Philip was nearly unstoppable with a game high 26 points on 8-for-9 shooting, while also managing 20 'boards. Isaac Kuon, an OUA All-Star last season, added 16 points for the Lancers.
Windsor won the OUA West last season, and lost in the first round of the CIS Final 8 to eventual champion Saskatchewan Huskies.
The game was the first of three for the Vikes at the Ottawa-hosted House Laughton Tournament. On Saturday UVic will tip-off against the Dave DeAveiro-led McGill Redmen before facing the six-time CIS champion Carleton Ravens on Sunday.
