Tale of the Weekend
 
VICTORIA – The UVic Vikes women's basketball will look to break out of their current four-game losing slump when they play a pair of games against the Alberta Pandas in Edmonton on Dec. 1 and 2.
 
Tipping off at 5 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday night, the 4-4 Vikes will be playing a 5-3 Alberta team that is just one spot ahead of them in the Canada West standings. The games are the final regular season contests of 2017 for the Vikes and give them an opportunity to move past the Pandas for eighth place in a tight conference race.
 
The last time these teams met in Canada West play was in the 2015-16 season. The Pandas swept the Vikes on the weekend, winning by scores of 77-55 and 99-60 in Edmonton.
 
Last Time Out
 
The Vikes had their lone bye week of the 2017-18 season last weekend and will be looking to regroup refocus ahead of their games in Edmonton. When the Vikes were last in action they were swept by the then No. 8 ranked Saskatchewan Huskies.
 
Alberta was swept by those very same Huskies last was weekend. The Pandas lost by scores of 85-61 and 60-48 on their home court.
 
By the Numbers
 
11.6: The number of rebounds fifth-year forward Elle Hendershot is pulling down for the Pandas, the most in the conference.
18.5: The number of times the Pandas turn the ball over as a team, the seventh-most in the conference.
17.6: Fourth-year guard Kristy Gallagher is scoring the sixth-most points per game in the conference.
 
Game Info
 
Friday, Dec. 1 – 5:00 p.m. – at Alberta Pandas, Edmonton, AB – Watch live on canadawest.tv 
Saturday, Dec. 2 – 5:00 p.m. – at Alberta Pandas, Edmonton, AB – Watch live on canadawest.tv 

Alberta Pandas (5-3)
Canada West Standings: 8
PF: 535
PA: 527
Last Week: 0-2-0
Streak: L 2
Last Canada West Title: N/A
Last U SPORTS Title: 1998-99