Abbotsford, BC - The Calgary Dinos strong second quarter propelled them to a 69-58 victory over the UFV Cascades on Friday night at the UFV Athletic Centre.

As it happened:
 
After a tight first quarter, the Dinos exploded to outscore the Cascades 24-11 in the second.

UFV reduced the deficit to just five in the third quarter, but Calgary proved to be too much to overcome late as they closed out the game 69-58.

The Dinos shot nearly 40 percent from beyond the arc going 7-18 on the day, while the Cascades went 2-12 from distance. The Cascades turned the ball over 31 times compared to Calgary's 25 on the day.

Top performers:
Calgary's Annacy Palmer led all scorers with 20 points, while shooting 7-14 on the in the game. Amélie Collin added 11, and Pollyanna Storie posted a team-high seven rebounds.

Maddy Gobeil led the way for the Cascades with 11 points and eight rebounds. Nikki Cabuco and Deanna Tuchscherer finished the game with 12 points apiece, while Julia Tuchscherer notched eight points and 10 rebounds.

Quotable:
Cascades forward Natalie Rathler
"We knew they were a strong team, and we just didn't come out ready to play. It took until half time to kind of regroup and play to what our standard is, and what our standard should be, so I think we just have to take that second half tonight and bring that tomorrow."

"I think it's just a matter of showing up to practice and having goals that we are looking to achieve. I think all of us are really driven players, so as long as we can come together and work in practice and games then we'll manage to succeed."

Where they sit:

With the win the Dinos improve to 10-3 on the season, while the Cascades drop to 8-3 on the year.

The two teams clash again on Saturday with tip-off set for 5pm at the UFV Athletic Centre. The game can also be streamed live on Canada West TV.