Last weekend the Cascades were able to grab two wins against the University of British Columbia Okanagan (UBCO) Heat. This week, the Cascades continued their season by winning two back-to-back games against the Lethbridge Pronghorns.
The UFV women’s basketball team entered Friday’s game with a record of two wins and two losses, while the Pronghorns had only lost one of their five games. This did not intimidate the Cascades’ Taylor Claggett and Deanna Tuchscherer, though, who both picked up 21 points in the game.
The Cascades were eager to continue their winning streak. In the first quarter, they were able to create a nine-point lead; however, with a last-minute surge, the Pronghorns were able to tighten the Cascades’ lead to four points.
By the time the fourth quarter started, the game sat at 54-39, for the Cascades. In the last 10 minutes of play the Pronghorns refused to give up, but the lead the Cascades had obtained was too much for Lethbridge to overcome. Although the Pronghorns outscored the Cascades in the fourth, 19-15, the Cascades left the game with the win, 69-58.
Although the Cascades won Friday’s game, UFV still needed to play against the Pronghorns once more over the weekend. The first quarter of Saturday’s game was a back-and-forth affair. Throughout the quarter, both teams held the lead several times, but the last lead change of the quarter came when Cascades’ Maddy Gobeil broke the tied game with a successful free throw.Â
The second started with a score of 14-13, in favour of the Cascades. Much like the first, the second quarter saw the Cascades just narrowly outscore the Pronghorns by one, with a score of 25-23 in the first half.
In the following two quarters, the Cascades were able to increase their score by a total of 34. The second half also saw the Cascades have a strong defensive presence, keeping the Pronghorns to 29 points. The second game ended with the Cascades just narrowly winning, with a score of 59-52.Â
With the support of their teammates, Claggett and Tuchschere led the team in points for the weekend, with 38 and 35 points, respectively. Nikki Cabuco had a successful weekend from outside the three-point line, hitting four of her six attempts.
Next weekend the Cascades will be continuing their season in Winnipeg, against the University of Manitoba Bisons. The games will be on Friday, Nov. 29 and Saturday, Nov. 30.
Image: UFV Athletics
Photo: Nikki Cabuco
