The University of Victoria Vikes women's basketball team's hopes of playing spoiler in Game 1 of the best-of-three Canada West quarter-final series in Regina ended in the third quarter when they were outscored 22-9 en route to a 66-55 loss.
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Game 2 of the series will be played Feb. 26 at 5 p.m. PST in Regina. If necessary, Game 3 will be played on Feb. 27 at 1 p.m. PST.
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A 9-0 Regina run to open up the third quarter gave the host Cougars control, allowing them to take a 40-33 lead. They led 53-42 entering the fourth quarter.
Carmen Lapthorne led the Vikes with eight points and four rebounds, while
Jessica Renfrew had seven points, all in the opening quarter.
Debbie Yeboah had a team-high 13 points.
Danielle Schmidt led the Lady Cougars with 15 points, eight rebounds and seven steals.
Scoring By Quarter
UVic 16 17 9 13 - 55
Regina 13 18 22 13 - 66
