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Abigail Becker vs LET 2025
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54
Winner Victoria Vikes (W) VIC 0
43
Lethbridge Pronghorns (W) LET 0
Winner
Victoria Vikes (W) VIC
0
54
Final
43
Lethbridge Pronghorns (W) LET
0
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Victoria Vikes (W) VIC 15 11 17 11 54
Lethbridge Pronghorns (W) LET 12 10 13 8 43

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

No. 10 Vikes defeat No. 7 Pronghorns to advance to Canada West quarterfinals

Abbotsford, B.C. - The No. 10 seed University of Victoria women's basketball team captured the program's first playoff win since the 2019-20 season with a 54-43 win over the seventh-seeded University of Lethbridge in the play-in round of the Canada West tournament, Feb. 21 at the UFV Athletic Centre. 

HOW IT HAPPENED 

  • Lethbridge took the early 5-0 lead before a bucket from Mimi Sigue put the Vikes on the board, bringing the score to 5-2 with 7:59 to play in the first quarter. 
  • Going on an 11-0 run over two minutes, jumpers from Karis de Paiva and Makena Anderson, four points from Abigail Becker, and a Tegan MacKinnon three put the Vikes in front, 15-10, with just over two minutes remaining in the opening frame. 
  • Lethbridge scored the final basket of the first to bring the Vikes' lead to 15-12 after 10 minutes of play. 
  • Though the Pronghorns fought to start the second half and took the lead, 18-17, a jumper from Anderson quickly put the Vikes back on top, 19-18, with 3:16 to play until halftime. 
  • A Sigue bucket was met with one by Lethbridge to keep UVic's lead to one, 21-20, with 2:09 to go in the second. 
  • Five points from Becker via two jumpers and a free throw extended Victoria's lead to 26-20 with 22 seconds still on the clock, but the Pronghorns would score once more in the final seconds to bring the score to 26-22 in favour of the Vikes at halftime. 
  • Although Lethbridge pulled within three in the opening minutes of the third, the Vikes held their lead the entire frame, helped by a three from de Paiva and pair of free throws from Tana Pankratz for their largest lead to that point, 41-32, with just over three minutes remaining in the quarter. 
  • Another set of free throws by Pankratz sealed the third quarter score at 43-35 with Victoria in front. 
  • Taking a 10-point lead to open the fourth quarter, Sigue knocked down a jumper for the 45-35 Vikes advantage with 9:07 to go. 
  • Holding the Pronghorns scoreless for the first near-six minutes of the final frame, UVic went ahead 50-35 in that time on five Pankratz points before a Lethbridge bucket made the score 50-37 with 4:03 to play. 
  • An eight-point Pronghorn run brought Lethbridge within seven, 50-43, before a pair of Anderson free throws and a Sierra Reisig jumper brought the Vikes' lead back to double-digits, 54-43, with 44 seconds left on the clock. 
  • With no more points from either side in the final seconds, the Vikes claimed the win to advance to the quarterfinal round, 54-43. 

WORTH NOTING

  • Becker led the Vikes with 13 points and 5-for-6 field goal shooting. She added eight rebounds and a team-high two blocks in the win. 
  • de Paiva recorded a season-high in rebounds, leading the team with 13. She tallied five points and one steal in 23 minutes on the floor. 
  • Newly-crowned Canada West Rookie of the Year Anderson added a double-digit scoring performance with 11, also recording nine rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block for the Vikes. 
  • The play-in round victory marks the first playoff win for Vikes head coach Carrie Watts. 
  • Victoria will advance to the play-in round for the first time since the 2019-20 season. 
  • The Vikes move to 11-10 overall on the year and extend their win streak to seven games with the win. 

UP NEXT
The Vikes will face UBC in the quarterfinal round tomorrow, Feb. 22 at 3 p.m. at the UFV Athletic Centre. 
 

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