UNBC Women Timberwolves rattle the Thunderbirds

PRINCE GEORGE- A rare Thursday night matchup in Can West Basketball,that saw the UNBC women’s Timberwolves take out out the UBC Thunderbirds 77-65.

“This gives us a lot of confidence. Just hearing the name UBC and win in the same sentence, talking about us, is a great feeling, said UNBC forward Laura Garmendia Garcia. We saw they were a beatable team, so we were working harder and harder. ”

Alina Shakirova led the way with 19 points, three rebounds, three assists, and four rebounds. Soltes added 14 points and four assists, while Garmendia Garcia had 13 rebounds and four rebounds.

The UNBC women , 7-7 on the season, host the (14-3) Trinity Western Spartans Saturday afternoon at 1:00. The (5-11) men’s team tips off against (9-9) Trinity Western at 3:00 pm.