Ryan Thomson has the Lakehead Thunderwolves back to their winning ways.
The LU forward on Wednesday dropped 19 points on the University of Victoria Vikings, including five three-pointers, as the Thunderwolves downed their west-coast hosts 80-71.
Rookie Joe Hart had 15 points in the win, while Ben Johnson and Matt Schmidt each posted a dozen points.
Thomson also had seven rebounds and two assists for Lakehead, who won despite Yoosrie Salhia not making the trip for class-related reasons.
Michael Acheampong led the Vikes with 18 points.
Lakehead heads to the mainland on Thursday for a date with the University of Northern British Columbia in Abbotsford, B.C.