UBC tops UBCO 76-55
In women's basketball on Friday, November 6 in Kelowna, BC, UBC came away with a 76-55 win over UBCO in a Canada West conference game. The final margin was 21 points, with 131 combined points on the board.
Mona Berlitz led UBC with 30 points on 11-of-20 shooting, along with 5 rebounds. Amy Stinson finished with 11 and Brooke Wagner had 8. UBCO's leading scorer was Kanani Coon, with 11 points on 2-of-14 shooting, adding 8 rebounds and 4 steals. Ava Heppner scored 10 and Stef Hart added 8. UBC shot 43.1% from the field (28-65) and made 5 of 13 three-pointers; UBCO shot 26.1% (18-69) and went 10-for-30 from beyond the arc.
At the line, UBC made 15 of 20 free throws and UBCO made 9 of 11. UBC recorded 16 assists to 13 for UBCO. UBCO won the rebounding battle 40-33, but it was not enough.
Kanani Coon of UBCO was the game's top rebounder with 8. Cerys Merton of UBC dished out a game-high 6 assists. UBC committed 20 turnovers and UBCO committed 25.
UBC finished with 15 steals to 8 for UBCO. The teams were level at 18-18 after the first quarter. UBCO led 33-30 at halftime.
UBC won the second half 46-22. UBCO next plays UFV on Saturday, Nov. 7; UBC next plays UNBC on Friday, Nov. 13.
