The University of the Fraser Valley women's basketball team saw its six-game win streak come to an end in the provincial capital on Friday evening, dropping a 91-58 decision to the Victoria Vikes.

Taylor Claggett paced the Cascades with 20 points, and in the process, became the fourth UFV women's basketball player to register 1,000 career points in Canada West play. She had 994 points coming in; points 999 and 1,000 came on a jump shot with 3:08 left in the first quarter. Preceding her in the 1,000-point club were Sarah Wierks (1,336 points), Kayli Sartori (1,243) and Aieisha Luyken (1,111).

That was the extent of the highlights for the Cascades (9-6) on this night, though, as the Vikes (8-5) caught fire in the latter stages of the second quarter and pulled away from there.
The two teams renew hostilities on Saturday (5 p.m., CanadaWest.tv).

"Our team really didn't perform well right out of the gate tonight," UFV head coach Al Tuchscherer said. "I think we all let our emotions get the better of us, and we didn't execute how we wanted to execute tonight, and the score showed that."

With time about to expire in the first quarter, UFV's Victoria Jacobse sank a three but the Vikes still led by a narrow margin of 24-22.

The Cascades were within 36-32 midway through the second quarter after Amanda Thompson hit a jump shot, but UVic reeled off an 11-2 run, highlighted by back-to-back Ashlyn Day buckets, to seize control. The hosts stretched the lead to 20 in the third quarter, and cruised from there.

Thompson counted a trio of triples among her 13 points, and Kate Head registered seven points and four assists.

Vikes fifth-year Amira Giannattasio was perfect from the free throw line, going 10-for-10 on the night and recording 20 points. Four other Vikes scored in double digits: Calli McMillan posted 14, Katie Langdon with 13, and Aleah Ashlee and Ashlyn Day each had 12.

- with files from Braeden Willis, Vikes Communications