Cerys Merton, Emily Martindale, and Hailey Counsell celebrate a made basket. Merton and Martindale yelling excitedly, Counsell grinning.
Harsh Banga/UNBC Timberwolves
67
Winner UBC Thunderbirds (W) UBC 0
46
UNBC Timberwolves (W) NBC 0
Winner
UBC Thunderbirds (W) UBC
0
67
Final
46
UNBC Timberwolves (W) NBC
0
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
UBC Thunderbirds (W) UBC 21 20 18 8 67
UNBC Timberwolves (W) NBC 15 15 6 10 46

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | UNBC Communications (with notes from UBC Communications)

Lockdown defence leads T-Birds to ninth straight win

Prince George, B.C. – Friday afternoon, in front of an electric crowd of 1400 energized school kids, the UBC Thunderbirds (13-2) clamped down defensively against the UNBC Timberwolves (2-11), allowing just 16 second half points en route to a 67-46 victory, their ninth straight. Mona Berlitz paced the UBC attack with 17 points and 12 rebounds while Emily Martindale supplied 12 points off of four threes. The trio of Viktoriia Filatova (12), Rebecca Landry (11) and Bella Mesquita (10) all reached double-digits for the home side while Sveta Boykova pulled down seven rebounds. 

UBC began the game with a 21-15 lead through the opening 10 minutes as eight different Thunderbirds found the scoresheet. Berlitz, Martindale and Sara Toneguzzi all contributed three points apiece. On the other side for the hosts, rookie Filatova notched five of her team-leading 12 points in the opening frame, also shooting two-for-two from the field. Ball control was a struggle in the first for both sides as the teams combined for 17 turnovers. UBC shot nine-for-22 (40.9 percent) from the field while UNBC countered with a five-for-13 clip (38.5 percent). 
 
In the second quarter, UBC outscored UNBC by a 20-15 margin. Berlitz was a handful for the UNBC defense, as the second year forward shot four-for-five from the field and netted eight points. Olivia Weekes chipped in with five for UBC – three of which came from the free-throw line. Rebecca Landry did her part for the TWolves, as she recorded five points, while Mesquita contributed some quality minutes at both ends of the floor, adding three points, a block, and a steal. When the half-time buzzer sounded, UBC held a 41-30 edge. 
 
Led by a pair of triples from Martindale, UBC outscored UNBC by an 18-6 margin in the third quarter.  The T-Birds shot seven-for-15 from the field and defensively they forced seven steals. Mesquita was a bright spot in the third quarter for the hosts, as she added another two points while not backing down physically on the defensive side of the floor. Amrit Manak and Filatova also found pay-dirt in the third for T-Wolves as the team finished three-of-10 from the field. 

Kiarra Kelly bringing the ball up court, communicating with a teammate
 
In the fourth quarter, the UNBC Timberwolves outscored UBC by a 10-8 clip. Mesquita added her final three points of the day courtesy of a deep triple, and Halle Tiessen registered four points on two-of-two shooting. Defensively, UNBC held the T-Birds to just two successful field goals on 12 attempts. One of those two makes was Martindale's fourth triple of the night. 
 
When the dust settled, the final score read 67-46 for UBC, giving them their 13th win of the season, and ninth straight. Both teams finished with an identical 42 rebounds while UBC won the turnover battle by a 21-30 margin. UBC had 24 points off the bench while UNBC had 16. 
 
The two sides meet again for a Saturday rematch at 5:00 p.m. (PT) at the Northern Sport Centre. Stream the game, live or on demand, on Canada West TV.
 
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