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Abigail Becker vs TRU 2024
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30
Thompson Rivers WolfPack (W) TRU 2-17
77
Winner Victoria Vikes (W) VIC 9-10
Thompson Rivers WolfPack (W) TRU
2-17
30
Final
77
Victoria Vikes (W) VIC
9-10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Thompson Rivers WolfPack (W) TRU 12 8 6 4 30
Victoria Vikes (W) VIC 23 15 23 16 77

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Alexis Chevalier, Vikes Sports Information

Vikes cruise past WolfPack to open series with a win

VICTORIA – The University of Victoria women's basketball team cruised to a 77-30 win over Thompson Rivers University, Feb. 14 at CARSA Performance Gym.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Four points by Abigail Becker opened the scoring for the Vikes, putting the home side ahead 4-2 with 8:30 to play in the first quarter.
  • Embarking on an 11-0 run with a Karis de Paiva three, a Tana Pankratz three two minutes later brought the score to 19-5 in favour of the Vikes with 3:44 still to play in the first quarter.
  • A three by Brooklyn Walbaum was met with four-straight WolfPack points over the last 1:12 of the first quarter, leaving the Vikes with a 23-12 advantage after the first 10 minutes of play.
  • Nine-straight points from the Vikes in the second quarter, ending with a Karis de Paiva layup, gave Victoria a 20-point lead, 38-18, with 4:09 remaining until halftime.
  • Though the Vikes were scoreless over the last four minutes, they allowed just two points to Thompson Rivers to take a 38-20 lead into the halftime break.
  • While holding the WolfPack scoreless for the first seven minutes of the third quarter, the Vikes extended their lead to 54-20 on a Walbaum three with just under three minutes to play in the frame.
  • Finishing the third with a 23-6 score advantage, the Vikes took a 61-26 lead into the fourth quarter.
  • Keeping Thompson Rivers to single-digit scoring for the third-straight quarter, the Vikes outscored TRU 16-4 in the final 10 minutes to come away with the 77-30 win.
WORTH NOTING
  • Becker recorded her fifth double-double of the year with a 17-point, 13-rebound night, also finishing with a team-high three blocks in the win.
  • de Paiva notched 13 points and a team-high three blocks along with four rebounds and two steals in 22 minutes on the floor in the win.
  • Brooklyn White tallied 12 rebounds for the Vikes in the win, while Pankratz led the Vikes in assists with seven and Sierra Reisig led the team and set a new career-high with six steals.
  • The Vikes improve to 9-10 and claim their fifth-straight win while Thompson Rivers falls to 2-17 following the conclusion of the game. 
UP NEXT
The Vikes and WolfPack close the Canada West regular season tomorrow, Feb. 15 at 3:30 p.m. in CARSA Performance Gym.

 
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