The UVic Vikes women’s basketball team get a shot at toppling the no. 1 ranked team in the nation when they host the Simon Fraser Clan, winners of 54 straight games on Saturday afternoon.
GAME INFORMATION
Sat. Feb. 13 vs. Simon Fraser Clan (McKinnon Gym) – 1:00pm
SCOUTING THE VIKES
The no. 6 Vikes (13-4) sealed a home playoff berth last weekend when they swept provincial rivals no. 9 UBC Thunderbirds at War Memorial Gym. Second year point guard
Debbie Yeboah led the Vikes with a 24 point effort in Saturday’s 64-58 victory over the T-birds and ranks second in team scoring.
Kayla Dykstra remains the top offensive contributor for the Vikes and her 15.1 p/g ranks fifth in the conference. Bragging rights are on the line this Saturday when the Vikes will have one last chance to defeat the Clan in the Canada West regular season with SFU departing for the NCAA next fall.
SCOUTING THE CLAN
After throttling the TRU WolfPack 81-47 last Saturday, Simon Fraser moved to a perfect 16-0 on the season and locked up the no.1 seed heading into the conference playoffs. The reigning national champs boast the conference’s top scoring unit (84.4 p/g) with Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe, Matteke Hutzler and Kate Hole ranked 1-2-3 in Canada West shooting percentage. The Clan is also ranked first in defence (55.4 p/g), blocked shots (4.6 /g) and steals (13.8 /g). With a heavy arsenal putting points on the board, the balanced squad has just one player in the conference’s top ten scorers with Laura Weigl averaging 14.4 p/g.
HEAD TO HEAD
SFU was last defeated on October 31st, 2008. The team to beat them was none other than the UVic Vikes who edged their mainland rivals 57-56. Dykstra led all scorers on the night with an 18-point, 12-rebound performance. When the two sides met in the ’09 season opener, the Clan held on for a 61-49 win at McKinnon Gym.
MARKETING & PROMOTIONS
At halftime earn a chance to win $50 gift cards from Applebee’s and the UVic Bookstore, as well as $500 from our game day partners UNIGLOBE Geo Travel...during fan appreciation night there will also be many Vikes Prize tosses & giveaways as well as a concession special (pizza & pop for only $3).