Victoria (8-2) 65, Fraser Valley (4-6) 63 Victoria had another come-from-behind victory over UCFV as Mike Tucker from UVic Sports Information Reports... Another comeback needed for Vikes victory VICTORIA - For the second straight night the University of Victoria Vikes needed to overcome a halftime deficit to defeat the Fraser Valley Cascades. Behind 17 points from Mitch Gudgeon, the Vikes downed the Cascades 65-63. Gudgeon scored seven points in the final frame, none bigger than a two-handed dunk with four minutes left to give the Vikes a four-point lead. Gudgeon drove baseline and poster-ized the Cascades defender with a vicious throw-down, and along with two late free-throws, secured the weekend sweep over Fraser Valley. The Vikes trailed 41-38 after the first half of play, and entered the final frame tied after Cascades fifth-year guard Lee Jackson ended the third quarter with a NBA-range three ball. Jackson totaled 11 points before fouling out. The Cascades made eight three-pointers versus one by the Vikes. After Gudgeon gave the Vikes an early lead in the fourth, the Vikes were able to control the clock with the lead in hand. The Vikes managed to extend their possessions, getting several second chance looks with seven offensive 'boards. In one trip down the floor, the Vikes grabbed three offensive rebounds before Tyler Hass made the Cascades pay dearly with a bank shot for a five-point lead with one minute remaining. On Fraser Valley's final possession they missed a three-pointer, but kept the ball in play. Freshman Tristian Smith scored on a drive through the lane, for his 10th point of the night, but left no time remaining on the clock. For the second night in a row Dwayne Harrison held the Fraser Valley high with, scoring 13 points on 4-for-8 shooting. The Vikes shot 41.5 percent. Second-year guard Brandon Dunlop netted 14 points, and helped force two of the Cascades 16 turnovers. Hass finished with 12 points, seven rebounds, six assists, and three steals. Last weekend Hass surpassed 1,000 career points in a Vikes uniform. With the victory, the Vikes move to 8-2 with a stranglehold on second-place in the Canada West. The Vikes will play their final two games prior to the exam break next weekend when they take on the UBC Thunderbirds. The Vikes take on the defending Canada West champs Friday and Saturday November 30-December 1. The first-place T-birds are 8-1 and ranked fourth in the CIS. Fraser Valley/UVic Box Score plus Report from UCFV web site as well here is Ron Ruach's column in this morning's Victoria Times-Colonist Defense saves the day for Vikes
#3 UBC (9-1) 110, Thompson Rivers (1-9) 72 6'8" Bryson Kool (pictured) continues to rebound for a series of injuries that have held him back, scoring a game-high 26 points and adding 11 rebounds in just 18 minutes as the T-Birds took a comfortable early lead and then completely ran away from the WolfPack in the fourth quarter. 6'3" Chris Dyck addded 23 points for the T-Birds who now prepare for a pair of games at home next weekend against arch-rival UVic Vikes. 6'5" Kamar Burke had 11 points, 17 rebounds and 5 assists for TRU but turned it over 6 times, part of the 27 turnovers the WolfPack had as a team. Thompson Rivers/UBC Box Scoreplus Game report from UBC web site
Trinity Western (3-7) 83, Manitoba (0-8) 80 Jason Keegstra had 18 points to lead the Spartans to offset a tremendous 27 point effort from Manitoba's Isaac Ansah. Manitoba/TWU Box Score plus Game Report from TWU site
Articles from last night's action: Chad Lucas recaps all the AUS action including the wild game in St. John's in his very strong Posting Up blog
Wayne Kondro's piece in the Ottawa Citizen on Carleton's eight point win over Windsor Ravens fend off sharp Lancers
John Browne from the St. John's Telegram captures the essence of the Seahawks double overtime loss at home at the hands of St. Mary's Huskies during which MUN's third year guard Robert Grant had a career game with 38 points and 15 assists Glorious Heartbreak
Halifax Daily News has a roundup of the AUS games played yesterday Benedegue leads Dal
A couple of columns we missed earlier that appearance in the Guelph Mercury Listen Up Gryphs making a statement plus Greg Layson's article on the Gryphs overtime win against Toronto Gryphs win in OT
A recap of Saturday's Saskatchewan victory over Lethbridge from HuskieHoops.com
Finally, here is a quick recap of Cape Breton's win over St. FX last night; courtesy of Al Charters Well CAPERS fans the team hit the road tonight for the second of a home and home series with the STFX X-Men. Ater dropping the first game at home the CAPERS rebounded to defeat the home team 72-61. It was a total team effort as every one contributed in one way or another, and it was a great team accomplishment as STFX is a very tough team to play in their building. The
CAPERS moved to 5 wins and 1 loss with one game left at UNB prior to the Christmas break. The CAPERS were led by Paul Blake with 17 points and 7 rebounds and by their leader big Eric Breland with 15 points and 9 rebounds and 4 assists, followed by big Scott Jasper-Fayer with 12 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Mark McGarrigle twinkled the twines for 11 points and big Phil N'Krumah hit for 7 points and 8 rebounds, Tremaine Fraser and Chris Noodle rounded out the scoring with 5 points apeice. STFX were led by Tyler Richards with 23 points and Christian Upshaw and Dwayne Johnson with 12 each. Coach Charters comments after the game are as follows: "Tonight we played with much more energy and attention to detail in terms of following a scouting report. It is always good to beat a good team on their own court. We really need a good week of practice to prepare us for playing in Fredericton and we require continued improvement." The CAPERS game at UNB will take place Saturday, December 1st at 3pm.
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