VICTORIA - The University of Victoria basketball teams host the University of Northern British Columbia, Nov. 8-9, at CARSA Performance Gym.
GAME INFORMATION
Vikes vs. UNBC Timberwolves
Friday, Nov. 8 | 6 p.m. (W) & 8 p.m. (M)
Saturday, Nov. 9 | 5 p.m. (W) & 7 p.m. (M)
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LAST 5 MEETINGS
- The Vikes men are 5-0 against UNBC in the last five meetings between the two sides. Meeting in the Canada West playoff semifinals earlier this year, Feb. 24, the Vikes claimed an 80-68 victory to advance to the championship final.
- The Vikes women are 4-1 against the Timberwolves in the last five matchups. Last meeting during the 2022-23 season, the two sides split the series. The Vikes took game one, 67-60, and fell in game two, 91-79, Jan. 13-14 at CARSA Performance Gym.
NEWS & NOTES
- The Vikes men's team holds a 2-0 record entering the weekend, opening the season with a 99-69 win at Trinity Western (Oct. 31) and 91-65 win against Fraser Valley at CARSA (Nov. 2).
- Claiming a 69-65 win over the Spartans to open the year and falling in a tight contest to UFV, 57-52, the Vikes women's side sits at 1-1 on the year after the first weekend of action.
- The men's side ranks second in Canada West with a 95 points per game average, led by 21.0 points per game from Diego Maffia that ranks fifth in the conference. Griffin Arnatt leads the the Vikes with 6.5 rebounds per game.
- Maffia is 102 points away from becoming the program's all-time league game scoring leader, currently sitting in third at 1555 points. Spencer McKay currently sits in first at 1657.
- Abigail Becker leads the Vikes' women's team with a 13.0 points per game average, followed closely by Mimi Sigue at 11.5 and Makena Anderson at 11.0 points per game. Becker also leads the Vikes in rebounds at 9.5 per game, which ties for seventh in Canada West, while Karis de Paiva sits at 8.5 rebounds per game.
- The Vikes' women's side has allowed an average of 61.0 points per game through two games, which ranks fifth in Canada West.
- The home weekend will be the final one for the Vikes in 2024, as they will finish out the first half of the season on the road at UBC (Nov. 15-16) and Fraser Valley (Nov. 22-23). The Vikes will open their 2025 slate hosting Trinity Western, Jan. 10-11, at CARSA Performance Gym.
