Both Heat Teams Taken Down by Cascades

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The Heat basketball teams had a tough weekend in Abbotsford, with both the women's and the men's teams falling again to the Fraser Valley Cascades on Saturday night.

The men were facing the top team in the Explorer Division, taking a 79-65 loss despite an outstanding effort from rookie Buzz Truss. The Cascades came out with a burst, with four of their players each scoring three-pointers in the game's first five minutes for an early 13-4 lead. The deficit stretched to 18 points in the second, with the Heat behind 47-31 at the half.

(Photo Credit: Greystoke Photography)

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UBC Okanagan came back in the third, taking a 22-point deficit and slimming it down to only nine points with 7:59 left in the fourth quarter. However, a 9-0 run from the Cascades tightened their hold on the game and they secured it 79-65.

First year Truss had a career best of 18 points in the game, as well as five rebounds and four assists. Mitch Goodwin, a third year and old teammate of Truss's from KSS, scored 15 points. The Heat's leading scorer David Manshrek, who had 16 points on Friday, wasn't playing on Saturday as he wasn't able to do back-to-back games while recovering from an injury. The Heat fell to 2-12 for the season, while Fraser Valley remains undefeated at 14-0.

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The Heat women were also victims to a weekend sweep, with a 77-65 loss to Fraser Valley despite some tough playing by the Heat. Though the Cascades took an early 15-2 lead in the first quarter, the Heat soon came back with their own 14-2 run to finish the first 17-16 for the Cascades. UBC Okanagan continued their momentum into the second, outscoring Fraser Valley 13-8 for a 29-25 lead at halftime.

The Cascades turned things around in the third quarter, beating the Heat to 24-17 to lead 49-46 going into the fourth. The last quarter saw a 13-3 run by the Cascades in the middle of the frame, securing their win 77-65.

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Jessica Jazdarehee was strong for the Heat, scoring 19 points and getting six rebounds. In the four games against the Cascades this season, Jazdarehee has averaged 17.25 points per game. Sarah Allison scored 15 points on Saturday, the same amount she scored on Friday. The Heat are now 4-10 for the season, while the Cascades improves to 8-6.

The Heat will have to be at the top of their games in the next few matchups if they want to earn a spot in the postseason. Both the women's and the men's teams will face the the Thompson Rivers WolfPack next weekend at the UBCO gymnasium.

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