Douglas College varsity teams remained in the mix despite mixed results in PacWest sports last week.
The women’s basketball team fell out of the ranks of the undefeated, falling 70-64 to league-leading Quest University last Friday.
On Saturday, the Royals managed to hold on to a share of second place despite a 68-66 loss to Capilano University.
Nanaya Miki scored a game-high 25 points and hauled down six rebounds in the loss to Quest in Squamish.
Byrne Creek grad Andrea Eidsvik had 14 points and Shayna Cameron added 20 for the Squamish school.
Against Cap, Simran Bir led all scorers with 20 points, while Rachel Beauchamp added 13 points and 12 boards for Douglas against the Blues.
The Royals came back from a 16-point deficit and outscored Cap 21-8 in the third quarter, but could not hold off the Blues in the final quarter.
Douglas and Vancouver Island University are currently tied for second place, four points behind undefeated Quest, with identical 5-2 records.
The Douglas men’s basketball team currently sits in sole possession of fourth place in the PacWest after last weekend’s split, including a 79-59 win over Capilano.
Kristian Hildebrandt scored 16 points and added eight rebounds and Dustin Popoff added 15 points to lead Douglas over the Blues. Parmvir Bains and Ethan McKean both chipped in with a dozen points.
Burnaby South grad Martin Bogajev scored 15 points and had eight boards for the North Shore hosts.
On Friday, Bains put up 18 points and Grant Campbell added 17 in the 93-85 loss to Quest.
Douglas led by as many as 11 points in the opening half before Qwest outscored Douglas in the second half.
In men’s volleyball, Douglas split a weekend series with Vancouver Island University but still managed to hold on to sole possession of first place in the PacWest.
The women’s team fell to 3-7 following back-to-back losses to VIU.
