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The Vancouver Island University Mariners won the Pacific Western Athletic Association championship this past weekend, defeating the Capilano Blues by a 67-61 score in the provincial final Saturday, March 4, in Victoria.

The Mariners handled the Camosun Chargers in the semifinals, 67-44, and in the next dayB次元官网网址檚 final, the MB次元官网网址檚 got off to a dream start, leading 16-3 after one quarter.

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The Blues were the No. 1 seed going into the tournament and Bryce said the Mariners knew the opposition was going to make a run and have a chance to get back in the game.

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C.J. Buckley led VIU with 23 points and Harriette Mackenzie scored 16 points and grabbed 15 rebounds. Ranika Guyton added 11 points.

Bryce said winning the PacWest championship felt good, mentioning that the season has been B次元官网网址渁 journey,B次元官网网址� and a challenging one.

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Mackenzie was selected tournament MVP, while Guyton and Buckley were all-stars.

The Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association national championships will be held March 15-18 at Mohawk College in Hamilton.

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Meanwhile, the VIU Mariners menB次元官网网址檚 basketball team took silver at provincials, falling to the Blues 98-95.

Tori Odom scored 24 points in the final, Landon Radliff scored 20, Akoi Yuot had 19 points and 16 rebounds and Richard Henderson scored 19. Yuot and Odom were chosen tournament all-stars.

VIUB次元官网网址檚 men get a wild-card berth into nationals, and this yearB次元官网网址檚 CCAA championship will be held at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in Calgary from March 16-19.

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