VICTORIA - The University of Victoria men's and women's basketball teams head to the University of Lethbridge for a pair of crossover games between the Canada West pacific and prairie divisions, Jan. 31-Feb. 1.
GAME INFORMATION
Vikes at Lethbridge Pronghorns
Friday, Jan. 31 | 6 p.m. MT (W) & 8 p.m. MT (M)
Saturday, Feb. 1 | 5 p.m. MT (W) & 7 p.m. MT (M)
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LAST 5 MEETINGS
- The Vikes are 2-3 in the last five meetings against Lethbridge on both the men's and women's sides.
- The men last matched up against the Pronghorns on the opening weekend of the 2022-23 season, where Lethrbridge took game one, 98-94, while the Vikes won game two, 88-60, Nov. 4-5, 2022 in Lethbridge.
- On the women's side, the Vikes faced the Pronghorns in the play-in round of the 2024 Canada West playoffs on a neutral court, Feb. 21, 2024. The Vikes came away with the 54-43 win to advance to the quarterfinals.
NEWS & NOTES
- The Vikes men enter the weekend as the No. 1-ranked team in the country with a 14-0 record, recently defeating No. 2 UBC, 90-88, and UBCO, 85-70, Jan. 23-25 at CARSA Performance Gym.
- Taking down No. 6 UBC in overtime, 78-75, and UBCO, 70-65, the Vikes women improved to 9-5 on the season after the pair of wins at CARSA, Jan. 23-25.
- Reigning Canada West Player of the Week Abigail Becker leads the conference in rebounding with a 9.9 per game average. She also ranks second on the team with a 13.1 points per game average. Becker is 11 boards shy of recording 500 career league game rebounds.
- Tana Pankratz leads the Vikes' women's side with a 13.8 points per game average.
- The Vikes men's side hold the top spots in the conference in three-point shooting percentage, with Ryan Gallagher leading the league at 60.9% and Griffin Arnatt in second at 59.4%.
- Renoldo Robinson leads active Vikes in scoring at 15.6 points per game, while Arnatt leads Victoria's rebounding at 5.1 per game.
- The road trip is one of two left on the Vikes' Canada West schedule in 2024-25, as the team returns to CARSA Performance Gym to host the WolfPack, Feb. 7-8, before heading to UBC Okanagan to close the regular season campaign, Feb. 14-15.
