Amira Giannattasio went out in grand style Saturday night in her final sa国际传媒 West regular-season women鈥檚 basketball game for the University of Victoria Vikes.
Her 44 points, in an 87-58 victory over the MacEwan Griffins of Edmonton, tied her own record for the most points in a game in franchise history.
It is the fourth-highest scoring game in conference history and matched Giannattasio鈥檚 44 points from earlier this season against the UBC Thunderbirds, which eclipsed the former Vikes record of 42 scored by UVic legend and two-time Olympian Carol Turney-Loos in 1978 against the Saskatchewan Huskies.
The only better performances in sa国际传媒 West history were Calgary Dino Meagan Koch鈥檚 49聽points in 1996, Koch鈥檚 45 points in 1995, and former SFU Clan star and two-time Olympian Teresa Kleindienst鈥檚 45 in 2002.
Paige Thomson had four points in her final regular-season game in a Vikes jersey.
Giannattasio will finish her career No. 3 on the Vikes women鈥檚 hoops all-time scoring list with 1,539 career points. She surpassed Luanne Hebb (1,530) on Saturday and is behind only Turney-Loos (1,646) and former Belmont star Lisa Koop (1,660).
Meanwhile, Vikes men鈥檚 starters Jordan Charles, Mason Loewen and Jake Newman closed out their Vikes regular-season careers with an 84-60 victory over the Griffins in CARSA Gym. Charles and Loewen scored 18聽points each, guard Scott Kellum 17 and Newman six.
The UVic men will finish 10-10 in sa国际传媒 West and are headed to the playoffs, while the Griffins鈥� season is over at 1-19.
