VICTORIA – Heading in to the final two series of the Canada West regular season, the University of Victoria basketball teams close the road portion of their schedules with matchups at MacEwan University, Feb. 9-10.
GAME INFORMATION
Vikes at MacEwan Griffins
Friday, Feb. 9 | 5 p.m. (M) & 7 p.m. (W) MT
Saturday, Feb. 10 | 1 p.m. (M) & 3 p.m. (W) MT
Watch:
Canada West TV
NEWS & NOTES
- Continuing to hold the No. 2 spot in the U SPORTS Top 10 rankings, the Vikes' men's team sits tied at the top of the Canada West standings for first place with a 13-3 record, most recently posting two wins against Brandon, Feb. 2-3 at CARSA Performance Gym.
- Sweeping Brandon one weekend ago on home court, the Vikes' women's team sits at 6-10 overall record and currently holds 10th place in the conference standings.
- MacEwan enters the weekend 0-18 on the men's side and 1-17 on the women's side, with both teams coming off a pair of losses to UBCO, Feb. 2-3.
- Abigail Becker led the way for the Vikes in their two wins over Brandon, tallying a team-high 18 points in game one and 21 points in game two, completing a double-double effort in Saturday's game with 10 rebounds. Becker continues to lead the conference with a 62.0% made field goal percentage.
- Elias Ralph continued his impressive season against the Bobcats, recording two-straight double-doubles with a 21-point and career-high 18-rebound night in game one, and 22-point, 12-rebound performance in game two, also leading the Vikes in steals (3) and blocks (4) in the second game of the series. His 44.0% three-point shooting percentage ranks fifth in Canada West.
- Diego Maffia continues to lead the nation with a 27.8 points per game average on the men's side, while Becker leads the women's side at 15.0 points per game.
