To their surprise, the UNBC Northern Timberwolves are heading into playoffs in the best possible position.
The UNBC women's basketball team clinched first place in the PACWEST Athletic Association when they won their final game of the regular season Saturday night in Surrey. The Timberwolves downed the Kwantlen Polytechnic University Eagles 87-50. The victory, combined with their 66-41 Friday triumph against the Langara College Falcons and a 70-68 upset win for the Capilano University Blues over the Vancouver Island University Mariners, vaulted the T-wolves past the Mariners to the top of the standings.
As the first-place team, UNBC gets a bye to the semifinal round in the PACWEST provincial championship tournament and is in position to get a more favourable match-up in that first game.
"We're so lucky," said fifth-year UNBC forward Jennifer Clyne. "We're going to have a much better draw [in playoffs] because we'll play Camosun most likely, compared to playing Capilano, and that is obviously an easier game for us. We have to capitalize on that. We have to take it seriously and do what we have to do to get to the final game."
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