The Fraser Valley Cascades weren’t in a celebratory mood while making a quick stop in Prince George.
A record-breaking night from Justin Sunga fell short as the UNBC Timberwolves men’s basketball team dropped a 81-71 decision to the Cascades at the Northern Sports Centre on Saturday.
Sunga, a fourth-year guard from the Lower Mainland, recorded his 269th assist on a Tony Kibonge three-pointer, a school record.
However, a slow start to third quarter and some missed key shots proved costly for the T-Wolves who dropped to 2-11 on the Canada West campaign.
Fraser Valley carried a 35-34 lead at halftime and then pounced on the vulnerable Timberwolves, outscoring them 30-18 to begin the second half.
Marcus Flores proved to be the offensive catalyst for UFV (8-6) tallying 22 points and 11 rebounds in 35 minutes of action – this included a 9-for-15 showing on field goals with the majority of his points occurring in the third quarter.
Dario Lopez, Bennett O’Connor and Dilveer Randhawa also tallied double-digit points for the visitors.
UNBC was led by Chris Ainsely, who had a team-high 23 points while Tony Kibonge and Miller Davies chipped in with 10 and 12 points respectively.
UFV outrebounded the Timberwolves 44-29 overall. The Timberwolves were once again without Canada West leading scorer Evgeny Baukin due to injury.
In women’s action, the Cascades grinded out a 62-51 win over UNBC in Shoot for the Cure Night, raising awareness for Breast Cancer.
The contest was won on the glass with UFV (8-7) outrebounding the Timberwolves 58-28.
Julia Tuchscherer recorded a double-double for the Cascades with 16 points and 14 boards.
Her teammate, Esther Allison, hooped 15 points and 8 rebounds. Claire Huang was the high scorer for the Timberwolves (1-13) with ten points while six of her teammates recorded nine points or fewer.
Both UNBC basketball teams hit the road next week for Thursday and Saturday showdowns against the Victoria Vikes and Trinity Western Spartans.
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