Abbotsford, B.C. - Despite valiant comeback attempts, the University of Victoria women's basketball team was unable to overcome the University of the Fraser Valley, falling 71-44 and 71-57, Feb. 18-19 at the UFV Athletic Centre.

Game one: Fraser Valley 71, Victoria 44
February 18, 2022

HOW IT HAPPENED
1st Quarter – UFV 19, UVic 12

• Opening the game with consecutive three's, Ashlyn Day and Calli McMillan knocked down back-to-back shots from beyond the arc for a 6-0 Vikes lead.
• The Cascades would be quick to respond, scoring six of their own to tie the game, 6-6, with just over six minutes to go in the opening quarter.
• After an Aleah Ashlee three for the 9-6 UVic lead, an 8-0 UFV run made it 14-9 for the home side with three minutes to play.
• Continuing to hold its lead, the Cascades would have the 19-12 lead at the end of the first.

2nd Quarter – UFV 35, UVic 24

• Both sides struggled to find offense to start the second quarter, with no change to the score over the first two minutes.
• After UFV put the first bucket on the board, McMillan would immediately respond with a three to make the score 21-15 with 7:45 to play.
• Back-to-back three-pointers from Day brought the Vikes within four, 25-21, with just under six minutes until halftime.
• A 10-0 UFV run added to the home side's lead, 35-22, with a minute and half remaining in the quarter.
• Scoring the Vikes' first two-point basket of the night, McMillan would make a layup at the buzzer to make it a 35-24 game at the half.

3rd Quarter – UFV 50, UVic 34

• McMillan grabbed the first Vikes points of the quarter, with her three making it a 10-point game, 37-27, with eight minutes to play.
• The Cascades would rewiden its lead with a 7-0 run, holding a 44-27 advantage with six minutes to go.
• Unable to make up any more ground, the Vikes trailed UFV 50-34 after three quarters.

4th Quarter – UFV 71, UVic 44

• The Vikes put the first points of the quarter on the board for the first time since the beginning of the game, with Meike Boerstra knocking down a jumper, 50-36.
• UFV continued to grow its lead, having a 63-41 advantage at the halfway mark of the quarter.
• Scoreless for four minutes, Brooklyn White added a point for the Vikes with a free throw, making the score 64-42 with two minutes to go.

WORTH NOTING

• The Vikes struggled from inside the arc early on, not making its first two-point basket of the game until the final seconds of the second quarter.
• Of the Vikes' 13 total field goals on the night, nine were from three-point range.
• McMillan and Day finished with 13 and 11 points, respectively, while each adding two rebounds and two assists to open the weekend.
• Ashlee tallied 11 points, while tying for the team-high with seven rebounds and three assists.

 
Game two: Fraser Valley 71, Victoria 57
February 19, 2022

HOW IT HAPPENED
1st Quarter – UFV 17, UVic 10

• Holding an early advantage, a three from Ashlyn Day gave the Vikes a 6-3 lead with 7:30 to play in the opening quarter.
• After a pair of free throws from Aleah Ashlee made it 8-3, the Cascades came back with five unanswered points to tie the game, 8-8, with just over five minutes to go.
• Finishing a 9-2 run over the final half of play, the Cascades took a 17-10 lead at the end of the first.

2nd Quarter – UFV 34, UVic 21

• The first points of the quarter went to the Cascades, who took a 10-point lead on a three-pointer, 20-10.
• Adding a pair of baskets, UFV took a 24-10 lead with six and a half minutes until the half.
• Day would knock down a three to put up the first Vikes points of the quarter and make it 24-13.
• After trading baskets to bring the score to 26-17 for UFV, the Vikes pulled within five on a layup from Mimi Sigue, and fastbreak from Calli McMillan who found a waiting Aleah Ashlee for the score to make it 26-21 and force a Cascades timeout with 3:30 to go.
• A pair of free throws and a three from UFV brought the home side's lead back to 10, 31-21, and the Cascades would add one more three to make it 34-21 at the half.

3rd Quarter – UFV 46, UVic 36

• Over a minute and a half would pass until the first points of the second half were scored. Beginning with a bucket by UFV, Day immediately responded with a three to make the score 36-24 with eight minutes to play.
• A couple quick baskets from the Cascades would give the home side a 41-27 lead, but an and-one from Sigue made it 41-27 with seven minutes to go.
• After nearly three scoreless minutes from both sides, UFV would end the drought with a layup. Meike Boerstra would add a point for the Vikes via free throw, making it 43-28 with two and a half minutes to play.
• A buzzer-beating three from Day/Ashlee pulled the Vikes within 10, 46-36, at the end of the third.

4th Quarter – UFV 71, UVic 57

• Opening the fourth-quarter scoring, Ashlee drained a three in the Vikes' opening possession to make it 46-39.
• A Day jumper followed, bringing the Vikes within five, 46-41, and forcing a UFV timeout with 8:39 to go.
• Keeping within striking distance, a UFV basket would immediately be met with a Day jumper, bringing the score to 48-43 with seven minutes to go.
• The Cascades broke away over the final five minutes of play to come away with the 71-57 win.

WORTH NOTING

• The Vikes sit at 9-7 on the season after the two losses to UFV.
• Ashlee led the Vikes with 19 points, including going 3-for-3 from beyond the arc. She added six rebounds and four assists for the Vikes.
• Day tallied 18 points and three assists, while McMillan rounded out the top-three scorers with eight points, adding four assists.

UP NEXT
The Vikes wrap up the Canada West regular season on the road, heading to UBCO, Feb. 24, and UNBC, Feb. 26.