Scheduled Game: @British Columbia*

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Game Recap

Women's Basketball (Canada West)
Thursday, October 30, 2008
TWU Spartans (48) at the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds (80)

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SPARTANS START STRONG - FALL IN SECOND HALF

VANCOUVER - The Trinity Western University women's basketball team had a great start against the University of British Columbia, but were overpowered by the defending CIS Champion Thunderbirds in the second half as defeated TWU 80-48 Thursday night at UBC's War Memorial Gym.

The win is the first of the season for the 1-2 Thunderbirds, while the loss keeps the Spartans winless at 0-2.

"We did not rebound and were passive to start the third and that was the critical time of the game," said TWU head coach Kerby Court. "It is disappointing, but we are looking for a better effort Saturday night."

It was just a four-point game at halftime, with the T-Birds taking a slim 33-29 lead into the break, but 27 third quarter points and a dominating performance on the glass allowed the ‘Birds to quickly pull away, and a 14-0 run in the late third and early fourth quarters all but sealed the win for UBC.

A big effort on the glass helped the T-Birds pull out in front on Thursday, as they out-rebounded the Spartans 54-33. 19 offensive rebounds for the ‘Birds allowed them to double the Spartans in second-chance points, as the big post players for UBC had strong games. Leanne Evans led the charge on the boards with 17 rebounds while adding 11 points, and Zara Huntley led all scorers with a game-high 14 points.

Guard Laura Craig (Delta, B.C.) and forward Lauren Doubroff (Surrey, B.C.) shared the scoring lead for the Spartans with 12 points each.

The T-Birds and Spartans will be back at it on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. when they wrap up their two-game set at War Memorial Gym.

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