Scheduled Game: @Victoria*

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Vikes Outlast Spartans
TWU falls to Victoria 60-48

VICTORIA, British Columbia - Janet Hatfield's (3rd year, Fort McMurray, B.C.) game-high 19 points, led the University of Victoria Vikes women's basketball team to a 60-48 victory over the Trinity Western University Spartans in their first game of the Canada West regular season.

The Spartans had a solid game against the Vikes. After trailing 30-24 at the end of the half TWU mounted a second half run. After two Laura Craig (1st yr, Delta, BC) foul shots the Spartans had cut the Vikes lead to a slim point, 48-47 with justover five minutes remaining.

The UVic team rallied on defense with three and half minutes to play to force a shot clock violation against Trinity Western. This turnover seemed to be the turning point of the game, with the Vikes closing out with a 10-2 run and 60-48 victory.

The Vikes were dealt a significant blow early with Kayla Dykstra (1st year, Calgary, Alta.) going down in the warm-up with an injury. Dykstra returned to the floor late in the first half but could only manage a few seconds of game time before she went down again.

UVic played well in the first, opening up with back-to-back baskets. Jamie Bell (4th year, Chestermere, Alta.) shot a good jumper and Leanne Shenton (5th year, Brooks, Alta.) with a beautiful cut to the basket and lay-in, gave the Vikes an early 4-0 lead.

From there they went on a 13-2 scoring run, which set up a 11-point buffer. Eilish Murtagh (1st year, Langley, B.C.) continued on from her performance against Mt Royal College last week end, scoring consecutive three pointers to lead the way in the run.

The Spartans fought their way back late in the first, cutting the Vikes advantage at the break to just 30-24.

Trinity Western came out shooting strong in the second to reduce the Victoria lead down to two points with an 8-2 run.

"Give credit to Trinity Western. Every time we managed to get ahead of them, they fought their way back into the game," said UVic's head coach Brian Cheng.

Cheng had nothing but praise for his team, "it was a whole team effort and a real gutsy performance."

The Vikes and Spartans will return to McKinnon Gym tomorrow night to play the second game of the d ouble header. Tip-off is at 6:30PM.

Game Notes: UVic Record: 1-0-0, Trinity Western Record: 0-2-0...UVic Leading Scorers Janet Hatfield, 19 points, 7 rebounds, Jamie Bell 11 points, 3 rebounds, Leanne Shenton, 7 points, 8 rebounds.
UVic had 28 team rebounds and shot 49% from the field...TWU Leading Scorers Randi French, 12 points and 8 rebounds, Laura Craig 9 points and 7 rebounds...TWU had 37 team rebounds and shot 33% from the field...

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