by KELOWNA, B.C. — Kanani Coon (Cree) posted a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds Saturday as the UBCO Heat beat the UFV Cascades 71-53 at the UBCO Gymnasium.
Coon scored eight points, including two three-pointers, during a 10-0 first-quarter run that helped the Heat take a 23-17 lead after one quarter.
UBCO opened the second quarter on a 10-3 run and led 43-29 at halftime, shooting 48.6 percent in the first half. The second half turned low-scoring — UFV finished 1-of-18 from three-point range — and Stef Hart scored six points in the fourth quarter to close it out. The Heat outrebounded the Cascades 48-34.
Lily Pink scored a career-high 22 points with seven rebounds and three assists for UBCO, and Hart finished with 12 points and four rebounds. Miah Schuurman led UFV with 18 points and Kyanna Knodel added nine.
UBCO improved to 3-1 while UFV fell to 1-3.
UBCO plays next at Regina on Friday, Nov. 20.
