The Columbia Bible College Bearcats women’s basketball team hit the court for the first time ever at the Pacwest provincial tournament today (Thursday) at 6 p.m.
CBC finished the season ranked fifth in the conference, and open against the Camosun Chargers in the quarterfinals.
The Chargers won the season series against the Bearcats 2-1, with Camosun winning the most recent meeting 66-57 back on Feb. 10. CBC picked up a 69-61 over their rivals from Victoria on Feb. 9.
The winner of the quarterfinal game then moves on to the semi-finals to face off against the top-ranked Douglas College Royals on Friday at 6 p.m. The Royals feature Abbotsford talents Amber Beasley, Sara Kurath and Karanveer Rai.
Abbotsford’s Carmelle M’Bikata and the Capilano Blues, ranked second, open the event on Friday at 1 p.m.
The tournament, which occurs at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, crowns a provincial champion on Saturday evening.
Read next week’s edition of the Abbotsford News for details on how the team fares.