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Sands helps SFU sink Northwest Nazarene

Coquitlam’s Kendal Sands scored a three-pointer with just 21 seconds left on the clock to give the Simon Fraser University Clan a 76-73 win over the previously undefeated Northwest Nazarene University, Saturday at SFU.
SFU Clan

Coquitlam’s Kendal Sands scored a three-pointer with just 21 seconds left on the clock to give the Simon Fraser University Clan a 76-73 win over the previously undefeated Northwest Nazarene University, Saturday at SFU.

The Clan’s win was their fifth in a row, and gives the team sole possession of third place in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference standings.

Sands finished the game with eight points. Port Coquitlam’s Ozioma Nwabuko scored 11 and pulled down 10 rebounds for the Clan, who trailed by as many as 12 points before managing to double up on the visitors, 24-12 in the fourth quarter.

SFU hosts the University of Alaska Fairbanks on Thursday in the West Gym, and then the University of Alaska Anchorage next Saturday. Both games start at 7 p.m.