A key free throw late in the game from Vernon’s Emily Kanester helped the UBC Okanagan Heat down arch-rivals Thompson Rivers University WolfPack 48-45 in a low-scoring CIS women’s university basketball league game Friday night in Kelowna.
It was the first league action for both following the Christmas break.
The victory helped the Heat improve to 6-3, their best record since joining the CIS ranks in 2011.
It also marked UBCO’s first win over TRU (6-3) since 2013.
Kanester, a team captain with the Heat, finished with five points in 26 minutes played while Jordan Korol of Vernon added seven points for UBCO in 20 minutes of floor time.