Box Score Saturday night in Abbotsford, the UNBC Timberwolves settled for a weekend split, falling 71-38 to the host UFV Cascades  in the second game of their double-header. One night after earning their first road win of the season, the T-Wolves couldn't replicate the magic against a motivated Cascades squad.
 
Viktoriia Filatova was once again the bright spot for UNBC, leading the team with 14 points. For the hosts, Julia Tuchscherer was a force in the paint, finishing with a double-double of 17 points and 14 rebounds.
 
The Cascades came out aggressive, with Miah Schuurman and Bernie Leda scoring early to build a lead. Filatova got the T-Wolves going with a 3-pointer assisted by Amrit Manak, and Manak followed up with a highlight-reel play—stealing the ball and finishing a reverse layup on the other end. However, Tuchscherer began to assert herself inside for UFV. Despite late free throws from Filatova and Hazel Phillips, and a layup from Aurora Cabrera, UFV closed the quarter on a run to take a 24-13 lead.
 
In the second quarter, UFV extended the lead behind a Bernie Leda triple. UNBC continued to battle, with Cabrera finishing a layup off a feed from Claire Huang. Phillips provided a spark off the bench, hitting a jumper and a layup, while Manak and Avin Jahangiri earned points at the free-throw line. But the Cascades' offense kept clicking, and they took a 38-22 lead into the halftime break.
 
The third quarter saw UFV pull away, opening with back-to-back buckets inside. Cabrera answered with a layup, and Filatova connected from deep off a pass from Lorenn Caceres. Phillips also drained a 3-pointer late in the frame courtesy of a Huang assist, but 3-pointers from UFV's Schuurman and Kalie Saari helped the hosts build a 57-32 advantage heading into the fourth.
The Timberwolves fought to the final buzzer. 
 
Cabrera opened the fourth with a jump shot, and Viktoriia Filatova turned defense into offense with a steal and a layup. Phillips added a pair of free throws down the stretch, but the deficit proved too large to overcome as UFV secured the 71-38 victory.
 
The Timberwolves will now return home to Prince George for a tough test next weekend, as they prepare to host the UVic Vikes at the Northern Sport Centre on Friday and Saturday.