WINNIPEG -
Jaeli Ibbetson, playing her final regular season game for her UBC Okanagan women's basketball squad, recorded the program's first ever triple-double as the Heat completed the weekend sweep of the hosting Manitoba Bisons, winning Saturday's match 85-64.
After yesterday's near triple double, the Kelowna, B.C., native secured the 11th triple-double in Canada West history with her 10th assist on a
Temi Aina (Kamloops, B.C.) basket in the fourth quarter. Ibbetson, a fourth-year forward, totaled 23 points, 13 boards, 10 assists and three blocks in the match as she joins a club of only eight other players to record a triple-double in the conference's 51-year history.
"I'd been one assist short yesterday [of a triple-double], and a few assists short a few other times. It's been a goal of mine but I never tried too hard to go for the stats," said Ibbetson after the game.
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"When I heard that in my last regular season game, it was pretty special."
Also building on an impressive weekend was
Lauren Foullong of Orangeville, Ont. The third-year sharp shooter drained a conference record tying nine threes on Friday and came flying out the gates making her first five three-point attempts in the first half of Saturday's match. Foullong would finish the game with six makes from deep, for a total of 15 on the weekend.
With Ibbetson and Foullong leading the charge, the Heat won their 11th game of the season, setting a new program record for most wins in a single season. UBCO topped 10-win seasons set in both the 2015-16 and 2022-23.
TOP PERFORMER
Jaeli Ibbetson - UBCO Heat
The Kelowna, B.C. product capped off an impressive season which saw her set program records for most points and most rebounds in a single season with her triple-double performance. With a season-finale weekend averaging 20 points, 16.5 rebounds and 9.5 assists, Ibbetson has put her name in the conversation for U SPORTS women's basketball player of the year.
WHERE THEY SIT
The win sees the Heat close out the regular season with a winning record for the first time in program history at 11-9 to finish ninth in the Canada West standings. The Bisons end their season with a 6-14 record and will squeak into the playoffs as the 12th seed.
UP NEXT
The Heat enter the 2023-24 Canada West playoffs on a four-game winning streak. The first round of playoffs tips off on Wednesday, February 21st with all games being hosted by the UFV Cascades in Abbotsford, B.C. Stay tuned to GoHeat.ca as playoff information becomes available.
