Box Score
 
Kamloops – For only the second time in program history, the Lethbridge Pronghorn men's basketball team improves to 8-0 in conference play with an 82-74 win over the Thompson Rivers WolfPack.
 
The last time the Pronghorns started the season with an 8-0 mark was during the 1999-00 season, which was the last time the program qualified for the national tournament. Finishing the season 18-2 that season, the Pronghorns lost in the Canada West final in three games but went to nationals on a wild card berth.
 
 
SYNOPSIS
TRU trailed by six after the first quarter (21-15) and were down 46-35 at the half.  Lethbridge had four players in double figures led by Saren Westrop with 24.
 
The WolfPack's top gunner was rookie Tyus De Vries with 20. He was named the TRU Bookstore/McDonalds "Leader of the Pack" Player of the game.
 
KEY STATS:
 
 
Lethbridge:
 
Saren Westrop (3^rd year, forward, Lethbridge, AB): 24 points, 6 rebounds (4 def), 1 assist: 30 mins
Kyle Peterson (3^rd year, guard, Barnwell, AB): 18 points, 2 rebounds (def), 9 assists, 1 steal: 32 mins
DeJon Burdeaux (5^th year, guard, Oakland, CA): 16 points, 7 rebounds (6 def), 2 steals: 30 mins
Zac Overwater (4^th year, guard, Didsbury, AB): 10 points, 13 rebounds (10 def), 1 assist, 1 steal: 25 mins
 
Thompson Rivers :
 
Tyus  De Vries (1^st year, guard, Chilliwack, BC): 20 points, 4 rebounds (3 def),  3 steals: 28 mins
Derek Rhodes (4^th year, forward, Antioch, CA): 19 points, 5 rebounds (all def), 2 assists: 39 mins
Joe Davis (3^rd year forward, Kamloops,BC) : 15 points, 10 rebounds (6 off), 2 assists, 2 blocks, 2 steals; 29 mins
Mike Rouault (3^rd year, guard, Vernon, BC):12 points, 7 rebounds (4 def), 1 assist, 2 blocks, 3 steals: 28 mins
 
 
Turnovers:
TRU: 15   Lethbridge: 14

Score by Periods:
 
TRU                15 20  12  27  -- 74
LETHBRIDGE: 21 25  15  21  --82
 
RECORD:
 
Lethbridge 8-0   TRU 2-6
 
QUOTES:
 
Pronghorns coach Mike Hansen (5 th year):
 
On the sweep in Kamloops: "I thought Coach Clark did a great job preparing his guys. They controlled the tempo and flow of the game all right now. We are lucky to come away with a victory right now. We just have to be better and get better. I thought we took a step back tonight.  We continue to have defensive break downs. We get one or two guys playing great defense while the others aren't. We are getting into the tough part of our schedule and you can't win on the road if you aren't playing good D."
 
TRU Head Coach Scott Clark:
 
On the Contest: "There was some good and some bad. I think we are getting better and we did some good things. They are a good basketball team. We have to keep doing the right things and the results will come. Its sound like a cliché but it is more of a process than an outcome at this point.  I thought in the second half we played the way we wanted to play. We have to be aware of a couple of situations defensively where we didn't do a good enough job but we looked after the basketball a bit better."
 
On Tyus De Vries best night in Canada West:  "Tyus is a good basketball player. He is a young guy with a lot of potential. He made some shots. But he did some other things defensively out there in terms of matching up and getting rebounds, running the court and handling the basketball. I am happy for him he is working hard.  I think he has demonstrated the ability to do things, that's why he is showing confidence."
 
UP NEXT:
 
The Pronghorns will remain on the road next week (Nov 24-25) as they pay a visit to Regina to play the Cougars.