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Sierra Reisig vs ALB CW SFs 2024
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49
Victoria Vikes (W) VIC 0
68
Winner Alberta Pandas ALB 0
Victoria Vikes (W) VIC
0
49
Final
68
Alberta Pandas ALB
0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Victoria Vikes (W) VIC 15 4 13 17 49
Alberta Pandas ALB 14 19 18 17 68

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

No. 10 Vikes to play for bronze after loss to No. 6 Alberta

Abbotsford, B.C. – The 10th-seeded University of Victoria women's basketball team fell to sixth-seeded University of Alberta, 68-49, in the semifinal round of the Canada West playoffs, Feb. 24 at the UFV Athletic Centre.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Alberta scored the first four points of the game, but a layup from Tana Pankratz followed by a three-pointer in the next Vikes possession put UVic in front, 5-4, with 6:18 to go in the first quarter of play.
  • A three-point play from Abigail Becker, fast break layup by Makena Anderson and turnaround jumper from Pankratz widened the Vikes' lead to 12-4 with just over three minutes still on the clock.
  • Though a three-pointer by Sierra Reisig led to Alberta calling a timeout with a 15-7 Vikes lead and 2:33 still on the clock, the Pandas scored the final seven points of the quarter to narrow the Vikes' lead to one, 15-14, at the end of the first.
  • Alberta took the lead over the first four minutes of the second quarter, 21-15, until Mimi Sigue put the first Vikes points of the frame on the board at the 6:03 mark, 21-17.
  • After the Pandas hit a three at the buzzer, the Vikes went into halftime trailing 33-19.
  • A narrow 18-14 scoring advantage for Alberta in the third quarter extended the Pandas' lead to 51-32 entering the fourth quarter.
  • Mostly going basket-for-basket through the fourth quarter, four-straight points from back-to-back jumpers by Brooklyn White and Anderson marked the largest consecutive scoring for the Vikes in the fourth, resulting in a 62-41 Pandas lead with just over four minutes to play.
  • Unable to overcome the deficit in the final minutes, the Vikes ultimately fell, 68-49.
WORTH NOTING
  • Pankratz led the Vikes with 12 points, adding seven rebounds, one assist, one steal, and a block in 25 minutes on the floor.
  • Becker finished with six points and 11 rebounds, tallying all 11 boards in the first two quarters of play.
  • Reisig led the Vikes in assists and steals with three in each category, adding five points and three rebounds on the day.
  • The Vikes move to 12-11 on the year and 2-1 in playoff action with the loss. 
UP NEXT
The Vikes face the loser of the Saskatchewan versus Fraser Valley semifinal in the bronze medal game of the Canada West playoff tournament tomorrow, Feb. 25 at 11:45 a.m.

 
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