Mariners Score Victory
The VIU Mariners advance to the national semis with a quarterfinal win on Wednesday
The PACWEST champion VIU Mariners turned up the pace in the second half and defeated the Lethbridge Kodiaks 75-63 in the men’s quarterfinal on Wednesday night.
It was all about second half adjustments as the Mariners came out of halftime down by four, they turned the tables and outscored the Kodiaks 22-13 in the third quarter and never looked back. As a team they shot 42% from the field and were balanced offensively with eight different scorers. Keyonte Beals led his club with a game high 24 points and Markus Modrovic provided a spark off the bench with 14.
Defensively they made adjustments as well in the second half and held the Kodiaks to 25 points and 30% shooting overall.
With the victory, the Mariners advance to the semifinal where they will meet the winner of Wednesday night’s quarterfinal between the Humber Hawks and St. Thomas Tommies. The game will tip off at 8:00pm on Thursday.