The PACWEST women’s basketball Game of the Week will feature pair to teams on extended winning streaks on Friday night in Squamish. The Douglas College Royals have won seven straight and the Quest Kermodes who have won three in a row.
The Royals are the hottest team in the PACWEST outscoring the opposition 493-355 on this run. They find themselves just two points back of Capilano for first place with two games to go. Offensively they are scoring 68 points a game while holding teams to 51 points a game. But perhaps the most impressive part of the Royals game is on the road. They are 8-1 when playing away from Douglas and haven’t lost since January 6th at Capilano.
This will be the third meeting of the season between the Royals and Kermodes. The previous two encounters have had exciting finishes, with the Royals winning both. In their first meeting on November 19th the Kermodes came up one point short after exploding for 24-fourth quarter points. Royals forward Rachel Beauchamp was outstanding with 28 points and 10 rebounds to lead all scorers.
Their second meeting was just three weeks ago in a tail of two halves and a Royals’ win. The first half belonged to the Royals outscoring them 36-12. But in the second half the Kermodes roared back in the fourth quarter with 24 points but came up 10 points short.
In the seasonal series Rachel Beauchamp leads the Royals averaging 18 points per game while Jordin Wilkinson drops 13.5 per game for the Kermodes.
Head to Head:
Record: Royals 13-3 (PACWEST Ranking #2, CCAA Ranking #8), Kermodes 7-8 (PACWEST Ranking #5)
Points For: Royals 68.5 per game – Kermodes 56.3 per game
Points Allowed: Royals 51.5 per game – Kermodes 58.2 per game
Field Goal %: Royals 37.6% – Kermodes 35.5%
3-Point %: Royals 27% - Kermodes 23.3%
Scoring Leaders: Rachel Beauchamp 15.3* per game (Royals) – Jordin Wilkinson 13 per game (Kermodes)
Rebound Leaders: Rachel Beauchamp 10.7* per game (Royals) – Emily Lachenmayer 7.8 per game (Kermodes)
Assists Leaders: Adelia Paul 3.4 per game (Royals) – Tessa Needham 3.0 per game (Kermodes)
* Leads the PACWEST