St. Thomas More grad Lexie Der led Boise State to a 72-70 win over Idaho State in NCAA Division I women’s basketball.
The Burnaby post scored 19 points, making eight-of-12 shots from the floor, including three three-pointers, to snap a two-game losing streak to its in-state rival.
Trailing by six points in the final five minutes of play, Der potted a trey that tied the contest at 66 apiece.The former under-18 cadet national women’s team rep drained what proved to be the game-winning bucket at 1:26 of the final quarter.
Der, a red-shirt sophomore, also added five rebounds, one assist and one steal in the closely fought matchup that was tied eight times and saw 15 lead changes.
With the win, Boise State improved its record to 3-3.
Second master
Oliver Utting of Burnaby placed second in the master’s eight kilometre race at the Canadian cross-country championships at Jericho Beach Park in Vancouver last Saturday.
Lucas Bruchet won the men’s 10km final, while Natasha Wodak took the women’s 7km title.
Top 20 start
Simon Fraser University was ranked in 20th place fin Directors’ Cup standings following the initial Division II release last month.
The Clan earned 72 points for its seventh-place finish at the NCAA women’s national cross-country championships.
– Tom Berridge
