Box Score
LETHBRIDGE- With both teams coming off of Friday night losses, the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women’s basketball team and the University of Victoria Vikes looked to improve their records heading into the semester break.  Due to a fourth quarter surge by the Vikes, their record will improve to an even .500, while the ‘Horns fall to 2-6 on a 69-59 loss at home.
 
The ‘Horns continued with their balanced scoring attack with four starters hitting double figures.  Deanna Dotts led with 13 and Natalie Nichols contributed a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Lauren Taal and Kim Veldman each added 10.
 
Second-year guard, Cassandra Goodis, who stands second in Canada West for assists, held on to the ball a little more often tonight and led the Vikes with 16 points, while Jessica Renfrew chipped in 15 and pulled down 8 boards. 
 
The ‘Horns came out with a much different look than the night previous against the UBC T-Birds.  College-transfer, Katlyn Olsen, cashed in on a quick three, seconds into the game, which fifth-year guard Laureen Taal followed up with one of her own, foreshadowing a much improved shooting performance from the entire ‘Horns offense. 
 
The ‘Horns expanded their lead during the second and third quarters, only to have the Vikes close in before both buzzers, a Goodis three sending both teams to their locker rooms at half.

Though the ‘Horns led much of the game, including a 12 point advantage in the third quarter, the fourth began on a 19-4 run for the Vikes, running the score to a 50-62 differential before they were quieted by a Taal three.  Deanna Dotts was assisted by Natalie Nichols to a quick lay-up and that, along with a Kim Veldman jumper closed the gap to 57-62.  The deficit proved too much for the ‘Horns to climb out of however, as the Vikes pushed the lead back to 10 at the final buzzer. 
 
Both teams will break until January when the University of Saskatchewan will visit Victoria and the U of L will travel to Trinity Western to take on the Spartans on January 6, 2012.  The webcast can be found at canadawest.tv.