UNBC Timberwolves @ UBCO Heat
Friday, December 1, 2023 @ 7 PM PT
Saturday, December 2, 2023 @ 6 PM PT
UNBC Timberwolves (2-4)
T-11th in CW Standings
57.8 Points Scored Per Game (13th)
75.8 Points Allowed Per Game (15th)
Scoring Leader: Amrit Manak (11.8 Per Game)
Rebounding Leader: Sveta Boykova (8.3 Per Game)
Assists Leader: Sveta Boykova (3.7 Per Game)
Steals Leader: Viktoriia Filatova (1.8 Per Game)
Blocks Leader: Sveta Boyova (1.3 Per Game)
Player To Watch: Amrit Manak, G/F
11.8 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 2.0 APG, 1.2 SPG
Second-year combo guard/forward Amrit Manak is off to a strong start in 2023-24. The Toronto product comes into this weekend leading the TWolves with 11.8 points-per-game which is more than double her average output from a season ago. Saturday in Alberta, Manak posted a team-leading 17 points in the rematch against the Pandas and was 4/8 from beyond the arc. She added four rebounds, three assists and a steal in 38 minutes of action – Also a team-high.
UBCO Heat (2-4)
T-11th in CW Standings
66.2 Points Scored Per Game (10th)
69.0 Points Allowed Per Game (10th)
Scoring Leader: Jaeli Ibbetson (15.3 Per Game)
Rebounding Leader: Jaeli Ibbetson (11.3 Per Game)Â
Assists Leader: Sofia Ainsa Lluch (3.5 Per Game)
Steals Leader: Rachel Hettinga (2.2 Per Game)
Blocks Leader: Tennyson McCarthy (0.8 Per Game)
Player To Watch: Jaeli Ibbetson, F
15.3 PPG, 11.3 RPG, 2.8 APG, 0.8 BPG
Fourth-year forward Jaeli Ibbetson is one of the top two-way performers in all of Canada West. The Kelowna native currently sits fifth in league scoring with 15.3 points-per-game and ranks as the league's top rebounder with an average of 11.3. A second-team all-star in 2022-23, Ibbetson has managed double-figures offensively in five of her first six games this season and is coming off a 17-point outing on Sunday in Abbotsford against the Cascades.
Milestone Watch
Sveta Boykova (477) sits just 23 points shy of 500 for her Canada West career. She heads into this weekend ranked eighth in franchise scoring.
Rebecca Landry (41) currently sits 10th in all-time three-pointers made for UNBC. But she's only six shy of leapfrogging Abby Gibb (42), Madison Landry (43), Kylie Prozniak (43) and Emily Holmes (46) to sit in sixth place.
Viktoriia Filatova (15) set a new single-game career high for points last weekend during Saturday's game against Alberta.
