VICTORIA - The University of Victoria men's and women's basketball teams host Thompson Rivers University in their final home games of the Canada West season Feb. 7-8 at CARSA Performance Gym.
GAME INFORMATION
Vikes vs. TRU WolfPack
Friday, Feb. 7 | 6 & 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 8 | 5 & 7 p.m.
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Canada West TV presented by BioSteel
LAST 5 MEETINGS
- Both the Vikes men's and women's teams are 5-0 against the WolfPack in the last five meetings between the two sides.
- Meeting three weeks ago on a road swing for the Vikes, the Victoria men captured the 87-84 victory in a tight back and forth contest, while the women overcame an early deficit to take the 64-45 win on the road.
NEWS & NOTES
- The Vikes men enter the weekend with a 16-0 record following 83-75 and 83-67 road wins at Lethbridge, Jan. 31-Feb. 1. They will face a 10-8 WolfPack team coming off a road sweep of UBC Okanagan one weekend ago.
- On the women's side, the Vikes sit at 9-7 on the year following a pair of shorthanded losses at Lethbridge, 64-58 and 66-60. The 1-17 Thompson Rivers fell in both games at UBCO, Jan. 31-Feb. 1.
- Abigail Becker is averaging a double-double for the Vikes, leading the team and Canada West with a 10.1 rebounds per game average, and leading the Vikes with a 13.6 points per game clip, which ranks 12th in the league.
- Tana Pankratz and Mimi Sigue are also averaging double-digit scoring performances at 12.8 and 11.1 per game, respectively.
- The Vikes hold three of the top five spots in the three-point shooting percentage rankings on the men's side, with Griffin Arnatt (55.6%) and Ryan Gallagher (55.2%) ranking first and second, respectively, while Geoffrey James sits fifth at 46.2%.
- Renoldo Robinson leads the Vikes in scoring at 15.8 points per game, while Ethan Boag leads the rebounding at 5.4 per game.
- The games against the WolfPack will be the final regular seaosn home games for the Vikes before hitting the road to close out the regular season at UBC Okanagan, Feb. 14-15.
