For the first time since November of 2016, the UNBC Timberwolves will host the Alberta Pandas in Canada West basketball. Sergey Shchepotkin's young squad is eager to get back onto the hardcourt after a difficult opening night result against UBCO on Sunday. They'll face a stiff test this weekend against a 2-0 Alberta squad who's coming off a third-place finish in the conference a season ago.
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The Matchups:
UNBC vs. ALB (Friday, Oct. 31 – 6 pm)
UNBC vs. ALB (Saturday, Nov. 1 – 5 pm)
ALBERTA PANDAS
Record: 2-0
Points-Per-Game: 81.0 (4
th in Canada West)
Points Allowed Per-Game: 54.5 (5
th in Canada West)
Top Scorer: Jayden Tanner (22.5 PPG)
Top Rebounder: Elise Toogood (7.5 RPG)
Player to Watch: Jayden Tanner
Veteran guard Jayden Tanner is off to a strong offensive start in 2025-26. The Calgary product enters the second weekend of play averaging the second most points in the conference with 22.5. Last weekend against MRU, Tanner went a combined six-for-13 from deep and shot an impressive 17-for-30 from the field in what ended up being a pair of victories. She's played 91 career regular season and playoff games for Alberta since the 2021-22 season.
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UNBC TIMBERWOLVES
Record: 0-1
Points-Per-Game: 48.0 (14
th in Canada West)
Points Allowed Per-Game: 88.0 (15
th in Canada West)
Top Scorer:
Viktoriia Filatova (13.0 PPG)
Top Rebounders:
Hazel Phillips,
Sophia Fuller,
Aurora Cabrera (4)
Player to Watch: Lorenn Caceres
In the third quarter of Sunday's tilt with UBCO, first-year guard
Lorenn Caceres entered the game and made a big impact. The Prince George product recorded eight points on three-of-five shooting. Caceres hit twice from deep and added a rebound and a block to her totals. She did this in only 15 minutes of work. More performances like this are going to quickly help her earn trust from the coaches and her teammates. It was a solid debut and something positively to build on moving forward.
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