(Week 10) Karishma Rai

Female Basketball Athlete of the Week
Karishma Rai – Douglas Royals

On Friday, the Royals led from start to finish, and handed the VIU Mariners their first loss of the season, sparked by Karishma Rai’s hot three-point shooting. Coming off the bench, she was 4 for 8 from long range, finishing with 14 points, and chipping in four rebounds. In Saturday’s hard fought, defensive rematch, Rai’s hot shooting continued as she led the Royals with 10 points, shooting 43% from beyond the arc and contributing with two steals. In fact, with 46 seconds left in the game and the Royals up by six, it was her dramatic three-point basket with the shot clock expiring that sealed the victory, giving the Royals their sweep of the top ranked team in the country.