Olena Vasylenko
67
Winner TWU Spartans TWU 0
44
TRU WolfPack TRU 0
Winner
TWU Spartans TWU
0
67
Final
44
TRU WolfPack TRU
0
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
TWU Spartans TWU 14 21 13 19 67
TRU WolfPack TRU 6 15 12 11 44

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | TRU WolfPack

Vasylenko tallies 21 but WolfPack can’t overcome Spartans

QUICK FIRE
  • First-year point guard Olena Vasylenko set a new career-high with 21 points but the Thompson Rivers WolfPack women's basketball team couldn't hold off a balanced TWU Spartan attack in a 67-44 loss Saturday night.

DIFFERENCE MAKERS
  • Vasylenko shot 8-15 from the floor and her 21 points surpassed her previous career-high of 17 that she set just last weekend against MacEwan. Kyle Koppes added nine points while both Morgan Eichenberger and Hailey Merrigan recorded 10 rebounds.
  • Eight different Spartan players found their way onto the scoresheet for TWU, led by 15 from Cassidy Buchanan.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Both sides were locked into a defensive battle in the opening quarter, before the Spartans went on a 10-0 run to take a 14-6 lead into recess. TRU did their best work when getting to the paint in the first, with both Merrigan and Sydney Vollrath getting to the free throw line after driving hard to the rim.
  • TWU was able to stretch their lead in the second quarter heading into the break with a 35-21 edge. Koppes was able to end a 12-0 run that stretched between quarters early in the 2nd with a layup in the paint. TRU would continue to drive into the paint throughout the quarter with Koppes leading the way, along with Vasylenko who stole the ball for an easy two and then knocked down a deep two pointer. A late 5-0 run from TWU's Mavleen Chohal swung the momentum back to the visitors before the end of the half. 
  • Vasylenko would carry the TRU offence in the third quarter, knocking down a pair of three pointers en route to 12 points in the frame. Despite the output from the rookie guard, TWU would extend their lead and see out the game with the 67-44 victory.
 
NOTABLE
  • Vasylenko set a new career high with 21 points.
  • TRU cleaned the glass with Morgan Eichenberger and Merrigan both finishing with 10 rebounds. The mark from Merrigan was a new career-high for the first year from Australia.
  • TRU now sits at 2-5 on the season.

UP NEXT
  • TRU is back at home next weekend for two games against the UVIC Vikes (3-4) starting Friday (Nov 21) with a 5:30 p.m. tipoff at the TCC.
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