BOX SCORE ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — The Dinos women's basketball team's offensive woes proved to be their undoing as they saw their season end Friday night with a 60-48 loss at the hands of the Fraser Valley Cascades in Game 2 of their best-of-three Canada West quarterfinal series.

The Dinos reversed last night's trajectory by leaping out of the gate and outscoring the Cascades 12-8 in the first quarter. UFV countered with 25 points in the second quarter to grab a 33-30 lead at the half, still a far cry from the 34-16 margin they enjoyed at the same point last night. The difference through 20 minutes was a 12 point effort from Calgary's Tamara Jarrett, as well as a remarkable 22-13 Dino lead in rebounds. Calgary played with the urgency of a team on the brink of elimination, and Jarrett played as a fifth-year veteran who knew a loss would end her career. Still, the Dinos simply couldn't match the quality of the Cascades, who, with five fifth-year veterans of their own, are hungry for another shot at the national tournament.
 
Nataliia Gavryliuk led all scorers for the third straight game with 18 points (6-9 from beyond the arc), and was the only Cascade to make a three-pointer all night (UFV went 6-24 collectively). Sarah Wierks and Kayli Sartori also finished in double-digits with 11 points apiece, and were instrumental in breaking down the Dino defense with transition baskets. Calgary was led by Jarrett, who finished with 14 points and seven rebounds.
 
UFV came out swinging in the second half, and although the Dinos narrowed the lead to 10 (56-46) with four minutes remaining in the fourth, they never quite managed to make a game of it. The Cascades outshot them, outscored them, and grabbed 15 steals to Calgary's five. Every Cascade who saw the floor (nine players altogether) scored at least two points and had at least one steal. The only category in which UFV didn't outperform the Dinos was in rebounding, which the Dinos took 38-24.
 
The game brought to an end the CIS career of Jarrett, who leaves as one of the top players in University of Calgary history - and the Dinos wish her all the best in her future endeavours.

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