The formula is simple: win one of your two remaining games and you qualify for the playoffs.
Completing the task, however, is more complicated, as the University of Victoria Vikes women's basketball team (8-8) needs to defeat the nationally No. 4 ranked UBC Thunderbirds (13-3) in one of two remaining games over the next two weekends.
On Friday night, UVic travels to face UBC at the War Memorial Gymnasium in Vancouver at 6 p.m. and then hosts UBC at McKinnon Gymnasium Feb. 17 at 6 p.m. on Shoot For The Cure night - an annual basketball fund-raiser for breast cancer research and an overall awareness evening.
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Even if Trinity Western (4th place, 8-9) and Thompson Rivers (5th place, 7-9) win out to finish at 9-9 respectively, the Vikes would still earn the tiebreaker against both teams with one more victory in the race for the third and final guaranteed playoff spot in the Pacific Division. Trinity Western hosts Fraser Valley on Thursday Feb. 9 in Langley, B.C., while Thompson Rivers and UBC Okanagan meet in a home-and-home series Feb. 10-11.
Vikes senior guard #
Debbie Yeboah# of Winnipeg enters the final two regular season games in fourth spot in the Canada West in scoring averaging 15.5 points per game. #
Sarah Semeniuk# of Fruitvale, B.C., a recent selection to the CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-America team for success in the classroom and on the court, is UVic's top rebounder, ranked seventh in the conference pulling down 7.4 rebounds per contest. UVic has the highest scoring offence in the Pacific Division, averaging 72.2 points per game.
Winners of their last three games, the Vikes have a better record this season on the road with a 5-3 showing off the Island and only 3-5 in Victoria.
UBC boasts the best defence in the conference, surrendering a league-low 56.9 points per game, and has only dropped one decision at home, a 77-66 loss to undefeated Regina on Nov. 12. The Thunderbirds are led by two strong scoring threats in
Kristjana Young (15.3 PPG) and
Zara Huntley (13.7 PPG), who is also a strong shot-blocker (1.5 BPG). UBC averages 4.9 blocked shots per game.
PROJECTED STARTING 5
UBC: 06 Kristjana Young / 12 Zara Huntley / 13 Alexandra Vieweg / 01 Kristen Hughes / 15 Leigh Stansfield
UVIC: 06
Debbie Yeboah / 04
Jessica Renfrew / 15
Chelsea McMullen / 08
Cassandra Goodis / 12
Sarah Semeniuk
TALE OF THE TAPE
- last time UVIc defeated UBC in women's basketball Nov. 28, 2008 71-40 score
- 2-8 advantage for UBC in last 10 meetings
RECENT RESULTS
Feb. 18, 2011 - UBC 76 UVic 59, McKinnon Gym
Feb. 19, 2011 - UBC 71 UVic 61, McKinnon Gym
Feb. 5, 2012 - UBC 72 UVic 71, War Memorial
Feb. 6, 2010 - UBC 64 UVic 58, War Memorial
Feb. 14, 2009* - UBC 64 UVic 62
Feb. 13, 2009* - UBC 57 UVic 54
Nov. 28, 2008 - UVic 71 UBC 40
Nov. 8, 2008 - UVic 63 UVic 47
Nov. 7, 2008 - UBC 74 UVic 70
Jan. 20, 2008 - UBC 71 UVic 58
Jan. 19, 2008 - UBC 71 UVic 56
Dec. 2, 2007 - UBC 67 UVic 53
* - denotes playoff
Women's Basketball Standings
