Team BC moves to placing round in women’s basketball

The Team BC women’s basketball team had challenging game at the Sport for Life Centre Tuesday evening with a 45-73 loss  against Team Ontario. After four days of competition, Team BC is is 2-2.  
Scoring summary
Team BC: 8-13-11-13: 45
Team ON: 18-23-17-15: 73

Team BC scoring leaders
ALEXANDER, Georgia (Victoria) – 11 points 
HORST, Mackenzie (Vernon) – 8 points 

Quotes: 
FROESE, Natalie (Victoria)

On the outcome of the game
“We had a rough start, but we came together as a team at half and persevered through the rest of the game. In the end it wasn’t enough, and Ontario deserved the win.”

On the athlete village
“I like being surrounded by other athletes, spending time with my team and meeting other people from other provinces.”

HORST, Mackenzie (Vernon) – 8 points 

On preparing for the next game 
“[We] are focusing on the ‘glows’ of our game, the important and positive aspects, to improve our play. To prepare, I will be visualizing situations I could possibly face during the game, and going through scoring options and defensive techniques.”

On the Games experience  
“So far, the Games have been such an incredible experience. I have been able to meet so many new people, improve my individual play, and I am so lucky to be amongst so many like-minded athletes striving for their individual goals.”

Team BC is back in action on Wednesday, August 2  vs. Team New Brunswick at the Duckworth Centre as the placing round begins.