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Orcas Roar Over Hawks 117-96: Petrov and Vargas Lead Second-Half Surge

Vancouver's Dynamic Duo Explodes for 57 Points in Dominant Road Win

From Holosports News
Published December 23, 2025

By: Amelia Davies

VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Orcas unleashed a blistering offensive performance to overwhelm the Milan Hawks 117-96 on Tuesday night, extending their winning streak and solidifying their position in the World Pro League standings. After a tight first half, a relentless barrage of three-pointers and assertive drives from Lena Petrov and Cleo Vargas propelled the Orcas to a commanding victory.

The game remained a gritty affair through the first two quarters, with neither team able to establish significant separation. Milan’s Elara Ortega and Léa Moreau kept the Hawks within striking distance with timely baskets, while Leo Braun contributed with his scoring and playmaking. However, the Orcas’ defense, anchored by Griffin Price’s four steals, began to tighten in the second half.

The turning point arrived in the third quarter when Vancouver’s backcourt tandem, Petrov and Vargas, ignited. Petrov poured in 33 points, shooting an efficient 51.6% from beyond the arc, while Vargas added 24 points and a game-high 8 rebounds. Their combined offensive onslaught, coupled with opportunistic steals, created a momentum swing that Milan couldn’t recover from.

“We knew we had to start executing at a higher level,” said Orcas Head Coach David Sterling. “Lena and Cleo were phenomenal tonight, but it was a collective effort. Our defense locked in, and we started sharing the ball unselfishly.”

Milan Hawks’ Elara Ortega led her team with 15 points, but the Hawks struggled to find consistent scoring and fell victim to Vancouver’s suffocating defense in the latter half.

“They just hit us with a wave of offense that we couldn’t answer,” admitted Hawks captain Kwame Nkosi. “We gave it our best, but tonight belonged to Vancouver.”

Key Notes:

  • Lena Petrov (Vancouver) led all scorers with 33 points.
  • Cleo Vargas (Vancouver) nearly recorded a double-double with 24 points and 8 rebounds.
  • Griffin Price (Vancouver) was a defensive force with 4 steals.
  • The Vancouver Orcas shot an impressive 51.6% from three-point range.
  • Milan Hawks’ Elara Ortega was the high scorer for her team with 15 points.

Linescore

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Vancouver Orcas 33 31 29 24 117
Milan Hawks 21 22 33 20 96

Team Stats

Stat VAN MIL
Field Goal % 48.3% 40.9%
Three-Point % 51.6% 22.9%
Free Throw % 78.9% 72.7%
Rebounds 49 43
Assists 24 23
Turnovers 13 12
Steals 10 6
Blocks 5 6
Player Pos MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF
Svetlana Koroleva
F 16:51 3 1 2 50.0% 1 1 100.0% 0 0 - 1 3 4 3 0 0 0 1
Emanuel Lopez
C 23:27 5 2 3 66.7% 1 1 100.0% 0 0 - 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0
Leo Braun
G 26:16 10 5 11 45.5% 0 2 0.0% 0 0 - 2 3 5 2 2 0 2 1
Dorothea Henderson
C 24:33 4 2 8 25.0% 0 2 0.0% 0 0 - 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 2
Kwame Nkosi
F 29:37 7 2 8 25.0% 0 4 0.0% 3 4 75.0% 2 6 8 3 1 0 1 2
Jaya Kumar
G 18:12 11 3 5 60.0% 1 1 100.0% 4 7 57.1% 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
Elara Ortega
G 19:06 15 5 13 38.5% 3 10 30.0% 2 2 100.0% 2 2 4 2 1 1 4 0
Gabriel Rossi
F 13:05 8 3 4 75.0% 0 0 - 2 2 100.0% 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sofia Karlsson
F 16:39 13 6 9 66.7% 0 2 0.0% 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 0
Léa Moreau
G 17:07 12 5 12 41.7% 2 5 40.0% 0 0 - 1 2 3 3 1 1 2 2
Amelia Graham
G 15:19 8 2 6 33.3% 0 3 0.0% 4 5 80.0% 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
Fiona Garcia
F 19:48 0 0 7 0.0% 0 4 0.0% 0 0 - 1 6 7 1 0 1 1 2
Q1 12:00
Vancouver Orcas — Luna Henderson - substitution
Q1 12:00
Vancouver Orcas — Cleo Vargas - substitution
Q1 12:00
Vancouver Orcas — Zara Ahmed - substitution
Q1 12:00
Vancouver Orcas — Lena Petrov - substitution
Q1 12:00
Vancouver Orcas — Griffin Price - substitution
Q1 12:00
Milan Hawks — Dorothea Henderson - substitution
Q1 12:00
Milan Hawks — Kwame Nkosi - substitution
Q1 12:00
Milan Hawks — Fiona Garcia - substitution
Q1 12:00
Milan Hawks — Leo Braun - substitution
Q1 12:00
Milan Hawks — Elara Ortega - substitution
Q1 11:44
Vancouver Orcas — Cleo Vargas catch and shoot (2 pts) – Assisted by Lena Petrov
Q1 11:23
Milan Hawks — Dorothea Henderson one on one (2 pts)
Q1 11:05
Vancouver Orcas — Kwame Nkosi STEAL from Cleo Vargas
Q1 11:02
Milan Hawks — Dorothea Henderson missed catch and shoot
Q1 10:59
Vancouver Orcas — Luna Henderson defensive rebound
Q1 10:52
Vancouver Orcas — Leo Braun STEAL from Griffin Price
Q1 10:44
Milan Hawks — Elara Ortega fast break (2 pts) – Assisted by Leo Braun
Q1 10:28
Vancouver Orcas — Griffin Price catch and shoot (3 pts) – Assisted by Luna Henderson
Q1 10:22
Milan Hawks — Fiona Garcia missed catch and shoot
Q1 10:20
Vancouver Orcas — Griffin Price defensive rebound
Q1 10:14
Milan Hawks — Shooting foul on Kwame Nkosi
Q1 10:14
Vancouver Orcas — Cleo Vargas made free throw 2 of 2
Q1 10:14
Vancouver Orcas — Cleo Vargas made free throw 1 of 2
Q1 10:00
Milan Hawks — Elara Ortega missed catch and shoot
Q1 09:58
Vancouver Orcas — Lena Petrov defensive rebound
Q1 09:51
Vancouver Orcas — Lena Petrov fast break (2 pts) – Assisted by Cleo Vargas
Q1 09:35
Milan Hawks — Elara Ortega catch and shoot (3 pts) – Assisted by Kwame Nkosi
Q1 09:20
Vancouver Orcas — Cleo Vargas pick and roll (3 pts) – Assisted by Luna Henderson
Q1 09:05
Milan Hawks — Leo Braun missed pick and roll
Q1 09:02
Vancouver Orcas — Cleo Vargas defensive rebound
Q1 08:57
Milan Hawks — Non-shooting foul on Fiona Garcia
Q1 08:43
Vancouver Orcas — Ball out of bounds
Q1 08:43
Vancouver Orcas — Lena Petrov missed catch and shoot
Q1 08:20
Milan Hawks — Elara Ortega missed post up
Q1 08:17
Vancouver Orcas — Griffin Price defensive rebound
Q1 08:12
Vancouver Orcas — Zara Ahmed fast break (3 pts) – Assisted by Griffin Price
Q1 07:56
Milan Hawks — Elara Ortega missed catch and shoot
Q1 07:55
Vancouver Orcas — Luna Henderson defensive rebound
Q1 07:50
Vancouver Orcas — Zara Ahmed missed fast break
Q1 07:49
Milan Hawks — Fiona Garcia defensive rebound
Q1 07:43
Milan Hawks — Elara Ortega missed catch and shoot
Q1 07:40
Vancouver Orcas — Griffin Price defensive rebound
Q1 07:35
Vancouver Orcas — Griffin Price missed catch and shoot
Q1 07:32
Vancouver Orcas — Luna Henderson offensive rebound
Q1 07:28
Vancouver Orcas — Luna Henderson put back (2 pts)
Q1 07:13
Milan Hawks — Kwame Nkosi missed pick and roll
Q1 07:10
Vancouver Orcas — Griffin Price defensive rebound
Q1 06:55
Vancouver Orcas — Leo Braun STEAL from Griffin Price
Q1 06:51
Milan Hawks — Elara Ortega catch and shoot (3 pts) – Assisted by Dorothea Henderson
Q1 06:48
Vancouver Orcas — Leo Braun STEAL from Griffin Price
Q1 06:42
Vancouver Orcas — Shooting foul on Zara Ahmed
Q1 06:42
Milan Hawks — Kwame Nkosi made free throw 2 of 2
Q1 06:42
Milan Hawks — Kwame Nkosi missed free throw 1 of 2
Q1 06:27
Vancouver Orcas — Lena Petrov missed catch and shoot
Q1 06:24
Milan Hawks — Fiona Garcia defensive rebound
Q1 06:09
Milan Hawks — Leo Braun pick and roll (2 pts) – Assisted by Dorothea Henderson
Q1 05:51
Vancouver Orcas — Lena Petrov missed catch and shoot
Q1 05:49
Vancouver Orcas — Luna Henderson offensive rebound
Q1 05:46
Vancouver Orcas — Cleo Vargas put back (2 pts)
Q1 05:31
Milan Hawks — Leo Braun missed pick and roll
Q1 05:28
Vancouver Orcas — Griffin Price defensive rebound
Q1 05:20
Vancouver Orcas — Fiona Garcia STEAL from Zara Ahmed
Q1 05:18
Milan Hawks — Griffin Price STEAL from Elara Ortega
Q1 05:14
Vancouver Orcas — Lena Petrov catch and shoot (3 pts)
Q1 04:56
Milan Hawks — Elara Ortega TURNOVER
Q1 04:34
Milan Hawks — Non-shooting foul on Dorothea Henderson
Q1 04:19
Vancouver Orcas — Zara Ahmed missed catch and shoot
Q1 04:16
Milan Hawks — Kwame Nkosi defensive rebound
Q1 04:11
Vancouver Orcas — Non-shooting foul on Zara Ahmed
Q1 03:55
Milan Hawks — Elara Ortega missed catch and shoot
Q1 03:53
Milan Hawks — Kwame Nkosi offensive rebound
Q1 03:49
Milan Hawks — Fiona Garcia missed put back
Q1 03:47
Milan Hawks — Kwame Nkosi offensive rebound
Q1 03:45
Milan Hawks — Elara Ortega put back (2 pts)
Q1 03:33
Vancouver Orcas — Cleo Vargas fast break (3 pts) – Assisted by Lena Petrov
Q1 03:19
Milan Hawks — Kwame Nkosi catch and shoot (2 pts) – Assisted by Fiona Garcia
Q1 03:04
Vancouver Orcas — Zara Ahmed missed pick and roll
Q1 03:03
Milan Hawks — Leo Braun defensive rebound
Q1 03:00
Milan Hawks — Ball out of bounds
Q1 03:00
Milan Hawks — Kwame Nkosi missed catch and shoot
Q1 02:45
Vancouver Orcas — Lena Petrov catch and shoot (2 pts) – Assisted by Griffin Price
Q1 02:26
Milan Hawks — Fiona Garcia missed post up
Q1 02:25
Milan Hawks — Dorothea Henderson offensive rebound
Q1 02:21
Milan Hawks — Dorothea Henderson put back (2 pts)
Q1 01:59
Vancouver Orcas — Lena Petrov one on one (3 pts)
Q1 01:59
Milan Hawks — Emanuel Lopez - substitution
Q1 01:59
Milan Hawks — Dorothea Henderson - substitution
Q1 01:42
Milan Hawks — Elara Ortega missed catch and shoot
Q1 01:39
Milan Hawks — Fiona Garcia offensive rebound
Q1 01:36
Milan Hawks — Leo Braun put back (2 pts)
Q1 01:21
Vancouver Orcas — Leo Braun BLOCKS Lena Petrov
Q1 01:19
Milan Hawks — Elara Ortega defensive rebound
Q1 01:13
Milan Hawks — Fiona Garcia missed catch and shoot
Q1 01:10
Vancouver Orcas — Cleo Vargas defensive rebound
Q1 01:02
Vancouver Orcas — Leo Braun STEAL from Griffin Price
Q1 00:55
Vancouver Orcas — Non-shooting foul on Lena Petrov
Q1 00:55
Vancouver Orcas — Taro Suzuki - substitution
Q1 00:55
Vancouver Orcas — Luna Henderson - substitution
Q1 00:37
Milan Hawks — Fiona Garcia missed post up
Q1 00:36
Vancouver Orcas — Cleo Vargas defensive rebound
Q1 00:33
Milan Hawks — Shooting foul on Kwame Nkosi
Q1 00:33
Vancouver Orcas — Cleo Vargas missed free throw 3 of 3
Q1 00:33
Vancouver Orcas — Cleo Vargas made free throw 2 of 3
Q1 00:33
Vancouver Orcas — Cleo Vargas missed free throw 1 of 3
Q1 00:32
Vancouver Orcas — Taro Suzuki offensive rebound
Q1 00:30
Vancouver Orcas — Cleo Vargas put back (2 pts)
Q1 00:16
Milan Hawks — Fiona Garcia missed fast break
Q1 00:15
Vancouver Orcas — Lena Petrov defensive rebound
Q1 00:00
Milan Hawks — Shooting foul on Fiona Garcia