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Women’s Basketball - Canada West Regular Season
Wesmen 63 Victoria 56
WESMEN SHOW CHARACTER IN VICTORY
OVER VIKES
The Wesmen
showed tonight what kind of team they are. The answer is a team with character
and grit. The Wesmen came back from a 12 defecit in the first half to defeat
the Victoria Vikes 63-56 in front of 1300 spectators at the Duckworth Centre on
Friday evening. In the first half the Wesmen trailed 22-10 but the team showed
what they are made of by going on a 26-10 run to end the half and take a 36-32
lead into the dressing room at half time. The Wesmen led despite having the
Vikes shooting an impressive 67% from the field in the first half. Fifth year
star JoAnne Wells had a great first half scoring 16 points to pace the Wesmen.
In the second half the Wesmen used superb defense and clutch free throw
shooting to hold on to the lead and clinch the victory. The Wesmen held the
Vikes to only 24 points and 29% shooting in the second half. The Wesmen were
led by CIS scoring leader JoAnne Wells, who poured in a game high 22 points and
12 rebounds. Uzo Asagwara also had a strong game for the Wesmen scoring 16 points.
LeAnne Shenton who scored 16 points in a losing effort led the Vikes. The
Wesmen received an emotional lift in this contest as fifth year player Heather
Thompson made her return to the lineup after missing the last six games with a
knee injury. The Wesmen now have an impressive record of 16-3 and they will
close out their Canada West regular season schedule tomorrow evening when they
will face the number three ranked UBC Thunderbirds at the Duckworth Centre.
Men’s Basketball - Canada West Regular Season
Wesmen 67 Victoria 73
SLOW START HURTS WESMEN IN LOSS TO VIKES
The story
this game was one that is all too familiar this season. The Wesmen got off to a
bad start and could not recover, as they were defeated 73-67 by the number eight
ranked Victoria Vikes Friday evening in front of 1400 spectators at the
Duckworth Centre. The Wesmen ran into a hot shooting Vikes team in the first
half as Victoria connected on 56% of their shots from the field on their way to
a 36-30 halftime lead. The Wesmen did not have a bad half as they shot a
respectable 47% from the field but they did not visit the free throw line at
all in the opening half. The Vikes were able to hold Erfan Nasajpour to only
four points in the first half. The Wesmen in the second half were able to close
the gap on several occasions but the Vikes would match the Wesmen basket for
basket on their way to the victory. The Wesmen who for most part are a pretty
good three point shooting team went ice cold this game, as they were 1-of-14
from three-point territory. Dan Shynkaryk led the Wesmen with 18 points on
9-of-13 shooting, and also grabbed nine rebounds. Chris Trumpy led the Vikes
with 14 points and five assists. The Wesmen now have a record of 5-14, which
puts them in third place in their division and good enough for a playoff spot.
The team will close out their regular season tomorrow night against the UBC
Thunderbirds at 8:00 p.m. at the Duckworth Centre.
Wesmen @ UBC – Women’s Volleyball - Canada West Regular Season
British Columbia
def WESMEN
3-1(25-17,22-25,25-16,25-21)
The Wesmen
women’s volleyball dropped a 3-1 decision to the UBC Thunderbirds Friday night
in Vancouver. Second year player Nicola Dirks had a strong game for the Wesmen
with 13 kills and eight digs and Jocelyne Roy came up with 12 digs in the
defeat. The loss for the third ranked Wesmen was there second loss in a row and
puts the Wesmen’s record at 15-4. The Wesmen will close out the regular season
tomorrow night when they face the same UBC team in Vancouver.
Wesmen @ Saskatoon – Men’s Volleyball - Canada West Regular Season
Saskatchewan def WESMEN 3-1
(25-23,22-25,25-17,25-21)
WESMEN SHOWING SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT DESPITE LOSS TO HUSKIES
The Wesmen
men’s volleyball team played a hard match but fell 3-1 to the Saskatchewan
Huskies in a match played Friday night in Saskatoon. The teams were even after
the first two sets but the Huskies powered their way to victory by winning the
next two sets. Despite the loss coach Larry McKay likes what he is seeing with
his team. “We are playing hard and showing good signs of improvement”, said
McKay. The Wesmen were led once again by fourth year player Jarrod Small who
had 16 kills and seven blocks. The team now has a record of 7-12 and they will
close out the regular season tomorrow night with a match against the same
Saskatchewan Huskies in Saskatoon.
Women’s Basketball - Canada West Regular Season
Wesmen 77 UBC 61
WESMEN END REGULAR SEASON IN
IMPRESSIVE FASHION
The Wesmen
women’s basketball team needed a good test to end the regular season. The UBC
Thunderbirds stayed close for one half but the Wesmen ran away to a 77-61
victory in front of 1600 fans at the Duckworth Centre Saturday night. The
T-Birds ran out to a quick 8-2 lead but the Wesmen came back to tie game at
8-8. The T-Birds took advantage of JoAnne Wells on the bench by scoring nine
straight points and a 21-15 lead. From there UBC opened up a 10 point lead to
make the score 28-18. The Wesmen showed what they are made of by going on a
10-1 run to close out the half to make the halftime score 29-28 in UBC’s favor.
In the second half the Wesmen roared out of the gate by going on a 14-7 run to
open the half. At the midway point of the second half the Wesmen started to run
away from the T-Birds, shooting an impressive 57% from the field and on their
way to scoring 49 points in the half to seal the victory. The Wesmen were led
once again by JoAnne Wells who had a great game scoring 32 points on 14-for-19
from the field and also pulling down nine rebounds. Uzo Asagwara played a great
game as well scoring 23 points. Super rookie Jenny Ezirim had a great game
defencesively by coming up with 6 steals in the contest. Julie Little who
scored 15 points led the T-Birds. The Wesmen end the 2004-2005 Canada West
regular season with an impressive 17-3 record. In a special pre-game ceremony
coach Tanya McKay and the Wesmen honored fifth year players JoAnne Wells and Heather
Thompson who were playing their last regular season home game at the Duckworth
Centre. Next up for the Wesmen is the opening round of the Canada West
playoffs. The Wesmen will host Victoria starting Friday night at 6:00 p.m. at
the Duckworth Centre.
Men’s Basketball - Canada West Regular Season
Wesmen 85 UBC 81
ROPER,
NASAJPOUR LEAD WESMEN TO BIG WIN OVER UBC
The Wesmen
men’s basketball wants to play there best come playoff time. In this game the
Wesmen played a solid all-round game in defeating the UBC Thunderbirds 85-81 in
front of 2000 excited fans at the Duckworth Centre Saturday evening. The Wesmen
were down at halftime by six points by a score of 44-38,in a half that saw the
T-Birds connect on a n amazing 60% from the field. In the second half the
Wesmen tightened up on defense holding UBC to 37 points and only 41% shooting
from the field. Rookie Ryan Roper had his best game of the season coming up
with three huge three pointers in the second half to give the Wesmen the lift
they needed to clinch the come from behind victory. Super guard Erfan Nasajpour
was solid once again for the Wesmen scoring team high 27 points and adding nine
assists. Ryan Roper finished the game with 21 points on 7-for-8 shooting
including a perfect 3-for-3 from three-point territory. Casey Archibald led the
Thunderbirds with 30 points in the loss. The Wesmen honored fifth year player
Tony Richter who was playing in his final home game for the Wesmen. The team
finished the regular season with a 6-14 record and will next see action in the
Canada West playoffs against Regina in Regina.
Wesmen @ UBC – Women’s Volleyball - Canada West Regular Season
UBC def WESMEN 3-1 (25-21,19-25,25-13,26-24)
WESMEN DROP
SECOND MATCH IN A ROW TO T-BIRDS
The Wesmen
women’s volleyball concluded their regular season schedule with a 3-1 loss to
the UBC Thunderbirds in Vancouver. Aynsley Laluk led the Wesmen with 11 kills
and nine digs while Jocelyne Roy had 10 kills and 11 defensive digs. The Wesmen
have now have lost 3 of their last 4 matches to close out the regular season
with a 16-4 record. The team will now prepare to host the opening round of the
Canada West Playoffs against Alberta starting Friday night at the Duckworth
Centre.
Wesmen @ Saskatchewan – Men’s Volleyball - Canada West Regular Season
Saskatchewan def WESMEN 3-0 (25-21,25-15,26-24)