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Thunderbirds: Young sets UBC record on road to CIS bronze

T-Birds win CIS bronze at women's national basketball championship
Megan Stewart
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UBC guard Kris Young (No. 6) had 40 points in a 81-59 quarterfinal win over Ryerson University in the CIS women’s basketball championship in Quebec City on March 12, 2015. The gash over her eye came a week earlier in the Canada West semi-final against the Albert Pandas. Photo Mathieu Belanger/Laval University

Thanks to a record-setting 40-point performance and an average 26.3 points per game at the women’s CIS basketball championship last week in Quebec City, UBC guard Kris Young helped the Thunderbirds to national bronze and rose to second on the school’s all-time scoring list.Ěý

"Kris is a complete player,” said head coach Deb Huband in a statement after an 81-59 quarterfinal win over the Ryerson Rams.

“She is a very good defender, rebounder, competitor and scorer, obviously. She is our fifth-year leader on and off the court. She is a three-time All-Canadian and there's a reason for that, and you could see it on display in today's game."

In the quarterfinal at Laval University’s PEPS Gym on March 12, Young went 15 for 19 from the field and shot 83 per cent from the free-throw line. Her 40 points surpassed UBC’s single-game points record of 39 established in 1993 by Lisa Nickle.

"I had no idea I was getting close to 40 points or the school record,” said Young, the Canada West MVP. “We were all focused on playing well and getting the win today, but getting the record is pretty exciting.”

She scored 75 points in three games, pushing her to second on the school’s all-time scoring list with 2,384 career points. Erica McGuinness holds the pole position with 2,523 all-time points.

Once they’d dispatched Ryerson to advance to the semifinals, the No. 2 Thunderbirds season came to an end with a 59-57 overtime loss to the McGill Martlets.

Playing for bronze on Sunday, the T-Birds beat the Saskatchewan Huskies by 12 to finish third in the country. The game replayed the Canada West championship and, again, UBC came out on top.

The win marks the last university game for Young, a Handsworth secondary alumna, who let her team in points and rebounds with 25 points and seven, respectively. She also had five assists.

Lauren Seabrook and Harleen Sidhu also finish as fifth year players.

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Kris Young by the numbers…

26.3ĚýAverage points per game at CIS national championship

40 Points in a single game, recorded in quarter-final win over Ryerson, which also broke UBC record dating to 1993

2 Her position on the T-Birds all-time scoring list, with 2,384 career points

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