Victoria, BC – The University of Victoria women's basketball team fell to the University of Regina in a close 70-67 game, Nov. 15 at CARSA Performance Gym.
 
Vikes dominated on the glass but trailed at halftime.

• Regina came out scoring a flurry of points and grabbed an early seven-point lead.
• The Vikes started to find their range, and shots began to drop. A strong second quarter led to the Cougars' lead being cut to five as the game headed to halftime, 38-33.
• The Vikes won the rebounding battle in the first half, highlighted by Mimi Sigue tallying seven boards at the break.

 
The fourth quarter was a back-and-forth contest.

• With the Cougars holding a 55-49 lead heading into the fourth quarter, the Vikes began to turn on the pressure.
• Creating timely turnovers, the Vikes were able to erase the Cougars' lead.
• As the game hit the final two-minute stretch, the Vikes found themselves down eight. The defenders battled to create costly turnovers and cut the lead down to three with 17 seconds remaining.
• The Vikes found themselves with a shot to tie the game but couldn't find the bottom of the net.

 
Notables:

• With the loss, the Vikes fall to 3-4 on the season. The Cougars continue their undefeated season as they improve to 6-0.
• Makena Anderson led the Vikes in scoring as she set a new career-high with 23 points.
• Mimi Sigue continued her dominance on the glass as she tallied 12 rebounds.

 
Victoria will return to action as they travel to Kamloops to take on Thompson Rivers, Nov. 21 at 5:30 p.m.