Thompson Rivers beats UNBC 69-61
In women's basketball on Saturday, October 24 in Prince George, BC, Thompson Rivers came away with a 69-61 win over UNBC in a Canada West conference game. The final margin was 8 points, with 130 combined points on the board.
Sydney Vollrath set the pace for Thompson Rivers with 14 points on 5-of-12 shooting. Olivia Randall finished with 12 and Morgan Eichenberger had 10. Four Thompson Rivers players scored in double figures. Hazel Phillips was UNBC's top scorer with 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting. Nevena Nogic scored 10 and Aurora Cabrera added 9.
Thompson Rivers shot 32.4% from the field (22-68) and made 6 of 21 three-pointers; UNBC shot 37.0% (20-54) and went 6-for-19 from beyond the arc. At the line, Thompson Rivers made 19 of 25 free throws and UNBC made 15 of 26. Thompson Rivers recorded 13 assists to 13 for UNBC.
UNBC won the rebounding battle 40-37, but it was not enough. Hailey Merrigan of Thompson Rivers was the game's top rebounder with 11. Hailey Merrigan of Thompson Rivers dished out a game-high 5 assists.
Thompson Rivers committed 9 turnovers and UNBC committed 18. Thompson Rivers finished with 12 steals to 5 for UNBC. Thompson Rivers next plays UFV on Friday, Nov. 13; UNBC next plays Victoria on Friday, Nov. 6.