UNBC women’s basketball team sweeps weekend against TRU, men split weekend

Nov 7, 2021 | 2:27 PM

Both the men and women University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) basketball teams hosted Thompson Rivers University (TRU) over the weekend for a pair of games.

The male Timberwolves team dropped their first game on Friday 68-57, before winning on Saturday 69-57.

Wearing their brand-new Indigenous logo and jersey, the T-Wolves were cheered on by traditional drummers and thrilled the 1,000 in attendance at the Northern Sport Centre during Saturday’s win. Tyrell Laing led the way with 27 points.

The male T-Wolves are 2-2 on the young Canada West season, tied for third in the West Division.

As successful a weekend the men had, the women T-Wolves were more fortunate, winning both their games against the WolfPack by scores of 68-51 on Friday and 88-46 on Saturday.

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Friday’s contest was a close five-point game until the fourth quarter, until UNBC outscored TRU 26 14.

UNBC kept the momentum from the fourth quarter bleeding into Saturday. While TRU kept it a five-point game after the first quarter, UNBC blew the doors open with 70 points in the final three compared to TRU’s 33. Six players scored double digit points on Saturday, although it was Alina Shakirova who scored the most with 21, while adding eight rebounds.

The women T-Wolves are 3-1 on the season, which is tied for first in the West Division.

by Aaron Schulze

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UNBC women’s basketball team sweeps weekend against TRU, men split weekend

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