VICTORIA – Kayla Dykstra scripted the perfect birthday present for herself. On the day she turned 23, the fourth-year post scored 23 points in the UVic Vikes women’s basketball team 84-46 win over the University of the Fraser Valley Cascades.
Dykstra helped the Vikes capture their seventh consecutive victory, improving to 11-4.
The Cascades fall to 1-14.
UFV scored the opening bucket, but the Vikes led throughout. UVic went on a roll in the final frame, out-scoring Fraser Valley 21-6. The Vikes shot 50 percent from the field and held the visitors to 27.9 percent shooting.
Fraser Valley’s Jane Meadwell widened her lead as the Canada West’s leading scorer, turning in a 22-point performance. The fifth-year senior from Chilliwack shot 9-14 to lead the Cascades in scoring for the 10th straight game.
Alyssa Gaukel added 11 points for Fraser Valley.
The Cascades host Trinity Western Feb. 5-6 at Envision Athletic Centre.
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