Winnipeg, MB - The UFV Cascades battled right to the final buzzer, but in the end Kyanna Giles and the U SPORTS No. 6 ranked Winnipeg Wesmen held on for an 85-82 victory on Friday night.

How it happened
Kyanna Giles put up 14 first quarter points for the Wesmen, but Maddy Gobeil and the Cascades kept pace as she notched 19 points in the opening half to help UFV take a 47-44 advantage into the break.

The Wesmen started the third quarter on a 10-0 run to retake the lead. The hosts led by as many as nine in the frame, but the Cascades closed the deficit to just three heading into the fourth.

After four lead changes in the fourth, the Wesman held a three-point advantage in the dying moments. UFV had a final chance to tie the game off an inbound play, but Lauren Clements' shot from beyond the arc bounced off the rim and out as time expired.

Top performers
Maddy Gobeil set a new single game program record with 38 points on the night, eclipsing the previous mark of 35 that was held by teammates Deanna and Julia Tuchscherer. She added nine rebounds and four assists in the effort.

Julia Tuchscherer had another solid performance for the Cascades, notching 21 points, eight rebounds and six assists.

Kyanna Giles surpassed the 40-point mark for the second time this season, as the current Canada West scoring leader dropped 46 points on the night. She added nine rebounds three steals, and three assists in the victory.

Quotable
UFV head coach Al Tuchscherer

"We played a really good Winnipeg team there tonight with one of the elite players in the country, and we went punch for punch with them. Offensively I was pleased. We had a clean look to tie the game at the end, but it just didn't fall. Defensively we have to find something a little different tomorrow to try to slow Giles down."

"Maddy [Gobeil] is a gamer. We know that she loves being involved in games like this where there is a little bit more on the line and she always rises to those occasions, so it wasn't surprising that she played great tonight."

"Julia, Deanna, Maddy, they have all had games in the thirties. We know we have a lot of firepower on this team. We just have to know that we can play with the best teams in the country, and I feel like we can."

Where they sit
The win helps the Wesmen improve to 11-4 on the season, while the Cascades see their record fall to 11-4 in Canada West play. The two teams face off again on Saturday in Winnipeg with tip-off set for 5pm (PT).