Women's Basketball Week 9 Rewind

Mariner Muscle

The top team in the PACWEST, the VIU Mariners gave their hometown fans plenty to cheer about this past weekend with a pair of lopsided wins over the visiting Camosun Chargers.

On Friday night the Mariners won 72-31 as their defence held the Chargers to single points in the second, third and fourth quarters, including just four in the fourth and forced 29 turnovers while making 21 steals.

Offensively they shot 36% with Makayla Kimble leading the way with a game high 17 points.

Then on Saturday the Mariners stopped the Chargers 85-47 after setting the tone early outscoring the visitors 22-8 in the first quarter.  Trista Thorn led the Mariners with a game high 24 points and as a team they shot 31% from the field.

Surprisingly despite the score, the Chargers had a better shooting percentage of 32% but turned the ball over 27 more times.  Kanda Diop was the lone bright spot with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Next weekend the Mariners (13-1) will visit the Okanagan Coyotes (3-13) and the Chargers (2-14) enjoy a bye week.

Successful Roady

The CBC Bearcats got it done on the road this weekend, going into Capilano to sweep the Blues over the weekend.

Friday night they won three of the four quarters to claw the Blues 92-79 behind the hot shooting of 49% from the field. Four players had double figures led by Kagari Tomita and her game high 23 points.

The Blues offence also shot the ball well at 41% but couldn’t get the key stops when they needed them.  Mia Parkin led their scoring with 21 points.

Saturday’s rematch was closer, but the Bearcats closed out the weekend winning 85-74. Tomita again dominated scoring with a game high 32 points, 11 of which came from the free-throw line.  As a team they shot 36.5% and captured their ninth game in a row.

For the second straight game the Blues shot 41% but couldn’t match Tomita.  On their offensive side Parkin led the scoring again with 18 points and 11 rebounds.

Next weekend the Bearcats (11-3) visit the Langara Falcons (5-11) and the Blues (7-7) look to stop their two-game slide and meet the Royals (11-3) at Douglas.

Falcons Flying High

The hometown Falcons recorded a weekend sweep over the visiting the Okanagan Coyotes as both teams fight for playoff positioning.

On Friday night the Falcons held off a Coyotes surge in the fourth quarter to hang on for a three-point 86-83 win. They shot 42.5% and connected on 11-three pointers led by Reegan Bond and her 20 points and 10 rebounds.

The Coyotes counted with 18-points from Jasmine Montgomery-Reid but it wasn’t enough.  As a team they shot 40.5% from the field.

Saturday’s rematch was determined in the first quarter as the Falcons outscored the Coyotes 22-10 and went onto win 75-62 to record the sweep.

They shot 37% from the field and had balanced scoring as everyone on the roster hit the scoresheet led by the 22 points from Nyssa Sunner who nailed six-three pointers.

The Coyotes dug themselves into a deep hole in the first quarter that they couldn’t fight out of.  They shot 32% and Faith Hunter led the way with 18-points and 11 boards.

Next weekend the Falcons (5-11) look to extend their two-game winning streak when they host the CBC Bearcats (11-3) and the Coyotes (3-11) entertain the VIU Mariners (13-1).