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WESMEN CLASSIC HIGHLIGHTS |
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Radisson Hotel Winnipeg DowntownVarsity Girls Wesmen Classic Saturday January 3rd, 2004 CIS Women’s Exhibition Basketball (7:30 p.m) Wesmen clip Sea-Hawks A three-pointer by Sally Kaznica with 7:28 left in the game put the Wesmen up by 16 points, providing enough of a cushion for Winnipeg to cruise to a 69-59 win over the Memorial Sea-Hawks in CIS Women’s exhibition basketball at the Duckworth Centre on Saturday night. After a late surge in the first half No. 5 ranked Winnipeg went into the locker room leading the No.9 ranked Sea-Hawks 39-31, and kept up the pressure in the final 20 minutes. Four Wesmen players were in double-digits in points with Uzo Asagwara leading the way with 18. JoAnne Wells added 16 points to go along with 8 rebounds, while both Kate Daniels and Sally Kaznica pitched in with 10 points each. Memorial was led by Canada Basketball player of the month for November, Jenine Browne, who led all scorers with 20 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals. The Wesmen and Memorial do battle again on Sunday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. Sunday January 4th, 2004 CIS Women's Exhibition Basketball (3:00 pm) Wesmen hang on for victory over Memorial Memorial's Jenine Brown had a chance to tie the game from the line with four seconds left, but could only hit one of them - giving the Wesmen a 55-54 victory over the Sea-Hawks in a CIS Exhibition Women's Basketball game at the Duckworth Centre on Sunday. Winnipeg seemed to have the game in hand with a ten point lead with under three minutes left, but Memorial went on an 8-0 run to set up the dramatic finish. Heather Thompson led a trio of Wesmen in double-digit scoring with 16 points, while Uzo Asagwara and JoAnne Wells added 13 and 12 points respectively. Wells also had 11 rebounds. Brown, Amy Dalton and Kate Flynn all had 13 points for Memorial. The Wesmen won both of their weekend games with Memorial. Winnipeg next sees action on Thursday night at 6:15 p.m. when they resume their Canada West Conference regular season play against the much-improved Brandon Bobcats at the Duckworth Centre. Radisson Hotel Winnipeg DowntownVarsity Girls Wesmen Classic Final (11:00 am) Raiders beat Buckeyes There's a new No. 1 team in AAAA Varsity Girls Basketball in Manitoba. The No. 6 ranked Oak Park Raiders used a 17-2 run in the first ten minutes of the second half to break open a one-point game, and the No. 1 Miles Mac Buckeyes never recovered, earning the Raiders a 56-47 win in the final of the Radisson Varsity Girls Basketball Wesmen Classic. The Raiders led 25-24 at the end of a close first half but things changed dramatically in the first half of the final 20 minutes. Kelly Pickard had 16 points to lead the Raiders, while tournament all-star Sabrina Barnes added 12 points. Miles Mac's Kait Flett picked up 15 points for the Buckeyes and Laura Ruta chipped in with 13 points. Both were named tournament all-stars for their efforts. All-stars and MVP
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