Naniamo, BC  -  Friday night saw the Quest Kermodes Women's basketball team take on the highly ranked Vancouver Island Mariners.  In what was billed a battle of two PACWEST powers the game lived up to the hype.  Despite the early jump by the Mariners which paced them to an 18-12 first quarter lead, the Kermodes fought back closing the gap to 2 by half.  A wild second half featured 6 lead changes and 5 ties.  The Mariners size advantage proved to much as their rebounding edged helped them make a push to break the game open with just under three minutes to play.  Late game fouling and composed freethrow shooting helped the Mariners to the 75-62 victory.

The Kermodes were lead by Katrin Sandbichler who recorded a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds.   While Shayna Cameron and Cassidy Osterling provided solid defense to a team which featured 8 players recording 5 or more points on the scoresheet.

The Mariners were lead by Shayna Worthington's 17 points and 11 rebounds.  Britteny Knieval scored 16 points and recorded 11 rebounds.

The women of Quest will next travel down the road to take on the Camosun Chargers Saturday at 1pm.  While the Mariners wait for the Capilano Blues to arrive for Saturday action.