VICTORIA - The University of Victoria basketball teams open 2025 at CARSA Performance Gym, hosting Trinity Western University for a pair of games, Jan. 10-11.
GAME INFORMATION
Vikes vs. Trinity Western Spartans
Friday, Jan. 10 | 6 p.m. (W) & 8 p.m. (M)
Saturday, Jan. 11 | 5 p.m. (W) & 7 p.m. (M)
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LAST 5 MEETINGS
- The Vikes men are 4-1 against the Spartans in the last five meetings between the two sides. Most recently meeting in the season-opening matchup, Oct. 31, Victoria claimed a 99-69 win on the road to open the year.
- On the women's side, the Vikes are 3-2 against Trinity Western in the last five meetings, having won the last three contests against the Spartans. The Vikes edged TWU, 69-65, in the first game of the season, Oct. 31, in the most recent meeting between the teams.
NEWS & NOTES
- Ending the 2024 portion of their schedule with a pair of wins over Fraser Valley, Nov. 22-23, the Vikes men sit at 8-0 on the year and at the top of the Canada West Pacific Division standings.
- The Vikes women hold a 4-4 mark on the season and are in fourth place in the conference's Pacific Division, splitting its two games against Fraser Valley, Nov. 22-23, to close their 2024 slate.
- The Spartans are 4-5 on the men's side and 5-4 on the women's side entering the weekend. Both sides defeated Fraser Valley, Nov. 29, in their last action of 2024.
- Diego Maffia leads the Vikes' men's side with a 21.8 points per game average, which ranks second in Canada West. Griffin Arnatt and Shadynn Smid lead the team with 5.0 rebounds per game averages.
- Abigail Becker leads the Vikes' women's side with a 13.1 points per game average, while Tana Pankratz and Mimi Sigue also hold double-digit scoring averages at 10.8 and 10.6 points per game, respectively. Becker and Sigue also lead the Vikes in rebounding at 8.5 and 8.0 rebounds per game, which rank eighth and 10th in the conference, respectively.
