Douglas College got double-digit outings from four of its players in a 69-58 win over Langara in PacWest women’s basketball action on Jan. 8.
Ellen Fallis came off the bench to lead all scorers with seven-of-11 shooting and 15 points for the secnod-place Royals.
Starters Adelia Paul, Nanaya Miki and Chloe Kennedy also scored in double figures.
Paul contributed 14 points, two assists and two steals, while Miki drained four buckets, and added four free throws and collected 10 rebounds for a first-of-2015 double-double.
Kennedy chipped in with 11 points.
In a game that saw 10 lead changes, Douglas trailed 31-25 at half time before pulling even at the three-quarter mark.
The 14th-ranked Royals shot better than 51 per cent in the second half, running away with the final quarter 24-13 over the visitors from Vancouver.
The 5-2 Royals doubled the Falcons in three key categories – points off turnovers and second-chance points – while also outscoring Langara 25-15 off the bench.
Douglas is home to Camosun this weekend.
The women start things off Friday at 6 p.m. at the New Westminster campus. The two schools meet again on Saturday at 1 p.m.
The Douglas men missed a chance to catch the Langara Falcons in the PacWest standings, falling to the defending collegiate national champs 77-67.
The Royals trailed Langara by as many as 15 points in the opening half but clawed to within a bucket following a productive 26-16 third quarter.
Grant Campbell led the Royals with 19 points. Andrew Bacon added 15, while Jacob Juras chipped in with an 11-point, 10-rebound double-double.
In PacWest men’s volleyball, the No. 1 nationally ranked Royals improved their regular season record to 10-2 and held on to the top spot following a two-game sweep over the University of the Fraser Valley last week.
Douglas defeated the fourth-place Cascades 3-0 on Saturday after being taken to a five-setter in the series opener on Jan. 9.
The Douglas women’s team fell to 4-8 following a pair of 3-0 shutouts to Fraser Valley.
The Royals are in the Kootenays this week for a two-game set against the College of the Rockies.
