Victoria, BC – The University of Victoria women's basketball team fell to the University of Fraser Valley, 68-60, on January 10 at CARSA Performance Gym.
 
First-quarter scoring was limited

• Both teams struggled to find their range to start the game. Fraser Valley's ability to capitalize on turnovers was the difference, allowing them to capture a four-point lead after one quarter.

 
The Vikes began to turn up their play in the second quarter

• The Vikes began to fill up the bucket as shots were dropping from all over the court.
• Fraser Valley's lead was erased, and the Vikes captured a 33-32 lead at the halfway point in the game.

 
Fraser Valley retook the lead and held on for the win

• Fraser Valley rallied in the second half, outscoring Victoria in both the third and the fourth quarters to secure the victory.
• The Vikes made a late push but were unable to surpass the Cascades in the dying seconds of the game.

 
Notables

• The Vikes fall to 6-7 with the loss, while the Cascades improve to 6-7.
• Yar Ayuen Mach checked in to the game in the third quarter, making her Vikes debut.
• Eden Henderson scored a career-high 15 points, hitting five threes on eight shots.
• Makena Anderson led the Vikes with 19 points for the second game in a row.

 
The Vikes will hit the road to take on the Trinity Western Spartans on January 16 at 6 p.m.