Trinity Western tops UBC 76-67
Trinity Western defeated UBC 76-67 on Thursday, October 29 in Vancouver, BC. It was a Canada West conference game in women's basketball. The final margin was 9 points, with 143 combined points on the board.
Cassidy Buchanan led Trinity Western with 19 points on 8-of-15 shooting, plus 7 rebounds and 7 steals. Myrlaine Shelvey chipped in 15 and Mavleen Chahal had 12. Five Trinity Western players scored in double figures. UBC's leading scorer was Mona Berlitz, with 23 points on 9-of-17 shooting, plus 5 rebounds. Cerys Merton scored 10 and Brooke Wagner added 8.
Trinity Western shot 41.4% from the field (29-70) and made 6 of 13 three-pointers; UBC shot 44.4% (28-63) and went 2-for-10 from beyond the arc. At the line, Trinity Western made 12 of 14 free throws and UBC made 9 of 10. Trinity Western recorded 22 assists to 18 for UBC.
UBC won the rebounding battle 30-29, but it was not enough. Cerys Merton of UBC dished out a game-high 6 assists. Trinity Western committed 17 turnovers and UBC committed 22.
Trinity Western finished with 17 steals to 10 for UBC. Trinity Western next plays UFV on Thursday, Nov. 5; UBC next plays UBCO on Friday, Nov. 6.