After being on the road the past two weeks, the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack women's basketball team are back home.
The Pack entertain the University of Northern British Columbia Timberwolves. The two teams will meet in Canada West regular season play Friday November 22
nd and Saturday November 23
rd at the Tournament Capital Centre. Tip off is 7 PM PDT (Friday) and 5 PM PDT (Saturday).
The WolfPack are coming off a split at MacEwan last weekend while the Timberwolves split with the UBC Thunderbirds in Prince George.
Thompson Rivers has a record of 4-2, good enough for a tie for fourth place. UNBC is 2-4 which is 12
th in Canada West.
The only player involved in action on either team this weekend that is among the statistical leaders in Canada West is UNBC's Emma van Bruinessen (4
th year, forward, Leduc, AB) . She is fourth in the league in field goal per cent (54.8).
The teams played last season in Prince George where the Timberwolves won both games. On January 4
th, UNBC won 78-55 and came back to take the Saturday January 5
th contest 79-49.
The last time the teams played at the TCC was 2017-18. They split. UNBC won the first night (Dec 1, 2018) 86-61. Madison Landry (4
th year, forward, Prince George, BC) had 14 points while Maria Mongomo (5
th year, forward, Las Palmas, Spain) added 13 points. Lelani Carney (5
th year, guard, Burnaby, BC) had 12 points. The WolfPack won the next night (Dec 2) 91-80. Landry had 23 points with Mogomo adding 10. Carney had 21 points for TRU who added 17 from
Jordon Haggerty (3
rd year, guard, Saskatoon, SK).
The games this weekend are "TRUSU Food Bank Weekend". Those coming to the games are being asked to donate a non-perishable food item. If they do that, they will get in for free. There will be donation bids at the gate.
The following weekend (Nov 28-29), the WolfPack close out the pre-Christmas portion of their Canada West season meeting the defending league champions and current number one nationally (U SPORTS) ranked Saskatchewan Huskies at the Tournament Capital Centre.
PLAYERS TO WATCH:
Thompson Rivers:
Emma Piggin (5
th year, guard, Kamloops, BC): leads the Pack in rebounding (6.2 per game) and steals (1.7 per game), second on the team in scoring (11.5 points per game)
Jordon Haggerty leads TRU in scoring (12.3 points per game), second on the team in assists (2.3 per game) and third in rebounding (3.8 per game)
Leilani Carney (5
th year, guard, Burnaby, BC): third on the team in scoring (9.8 points per game),leads the team in assists (3.3 per game)
Megan Rouault (3
rd year, guard, Vernon, BC): fourth on the Pack in scoring (8.5 points per game), second on TRU in rebounds (4.3 per game).
UNBC:
Madison Landry (4
th year, forward, Prince George, BC): second on the Timberwolves in scoring averaging 20.2 points per game and leads the team in assists per game (3.6)
Maria Mongomo : third on the team in scoring (10.8 points per game) and second on the team in rebounding (6.6 per game)
Alina Shakirova (3
rd year, guard, Moscow, Russia): second on the team in scoring averaging 20.4 points per game and leads the team in rebounding (6.8 points per game).
Emma vanBruinessen (4
th year, forward, Leduc, AB):leads the team in field goal percent (54.8 and third on the team in rebounds (6.2 per game)
Both of the games this weekend will be webcast on a pay-per-view basis on Canada West TV presented by Co-op by accessing:
https://cw.yaretv.com/.
James Matthews will handle the play by play duties of both games this weekend. His analyst on Friday night will be former WolfPack guard Vince Watson. On Saturday, former WolfPack women's assistant coach Chuck Ferguson will be providing commentary. CFJC TV's Dylana Milobar will be the in game host.
COMMENTS OF WOLFPACK GUARD EMMA PIGGIN (5th YEAR, KAMLOOPS, BC):
https://twitter.com/GoTRUWolfPack/status/1197358723817066501
COMMENTS OF WOLFPACK FORWARD JORDAN ROBB (1ST YEAR, KELOWNA, BC):
https://twitter.com/GoTRUWolfPack/status/1197358690413629441
