The Simon Fraser University women's basketball team split its West Coast weekend road trip.
The Clan opened with a 66-53 victory over Western Oregon last Thursday but lost its Saturday matchup in Lacey, Washington 6457 to the Saint Martin's Saints.
"It's always difficult to win games on the road. You need to outwork your opponent, and you need the breaks to go your way, which they didn't for us," said SFU head coach Bruce Langford in a school press release. "We got in foul trouble early, which hurt us, and we were outcompeted on the blocks."
New Westminster sophomore Kia Van Laare had a team-high 19 points in the Saturday loss. Kristina Collins was right behind with 18 points and six assists.
SFU trailed 32-27 at the half, but Van Laare tied the score on two separate occasions early in the second half, the first time on one of her five three-pointers in the game.
On Thursday, Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe recorded her 10th double-double this season, recording 18 points and 13 rebounds in the win. In Saturday's loss, Raincock-Ekunwe managed just five points to go along with her game-high 15 boards.
SFU's record moved to 8-5 and 3-2 in conference play with the split.
SFU hosts Alaska Anchorage at the West gym on Thursday night. The Clan women will also welcome Alaska Fairbanks to SFU on Saturday. Both games tip off at 7 p.m.
SLOW OFF MARK
Simon Fraser University is off to a slow start in Great Northwest conference men's basketball.
The Clan lost its third straight matchup and is still waiting for its first win in five conference starts following a 90-68 loss to Saint Martin's University last Saturday.
Justin Brown led the Clan with 16 points, while Jordan Sergent had 12 points and 15 rebounds. SFU guard John Bantock chipped in with 13 points.
Two days earlier, SFU put in a much better effort before falling to Western Oregon by a score of 74-73 in Burnaby.
Ibrahim Appiah led the home team with 17 points and 10 boards. Bantock recorded his best offensive output this season, finishing with 15 points.
Sergent chipped in with 12 points, while Brown and Connor Lewis had 10 apiece.
