Their transition game won them the game.
The UNBC Northern Timberwolves defeated the Quest University Kermodes 63-57 Friday in Squamish. In the B.C. Colleges Athletic Association women's basketball match-up, the Timberwolves were in tough against the Kermodes for most of the night but used their speed to step past them.
"We were able to run the ball better and we forced them to turn over the ball," said UNBC interim head coach Rachel Hulme. "We were able to fast-break and finish our layups. The whole team pulled together and we just kept on running them."
All-Canadian guard Christine Kennedy only played about half the game because of a lingering calf injury but she still led UNBC in scoring, hitting for 14 points. Mercedes Van Koughnett added 12 points and nine rebounds for the T-wolves, while Erin Beckett and Jennifer Clyne both chipped in with 10 points.
Hulme said Kennedy's injury -- diagnosed as a tendon problem -- didn't slow her down too much.
"You could see her limping and I pulled her [off the floor] a couple of times but she still looked fairly good," Hulme said.
For both teams, the game was the first league outing since late November. With the win, the Timberwolves bumped their record to 5-3. The Kermodes dropped to 4-4.
Later Friday, in men's action, UNBC thumped Quest 86-57. The T-wolves, who got 26 points from Inderbir Gill, moved to 6-2 and the Kermodes fell to 1-7.
The teams will meet again tonight.
