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6:00 pm Simon Fraser - Women’s Basketball - Canada West Regular Season
Simon Fraser 69 Wesmen 48 boxscore

WESMEN ICE COLD IN LOSS TO SIMON FRASER

The number one ranking in the country was there for the taking, but the Wesmen could not capture that spot. The Wesmen played their worst game of the season in a 69-48 loss to the Simon Fraser Clan Friday night at Simon Fraser University. The Wesmen shot a horrific 28% from the field on their way to their lowest point total of the season. The Clan were inspired from the start as they drained four- three pointers before the game was five minutes old to keep the Wesmen attack off balance. Despite the teams shooting woes the Wesmen were only trailing by nine points at halftime by a score of 31-22. The Clan did their job focusing on the dynamic duo of JoAnne Wells and Uzo Asagwara who were held to five and eight points respectively in the first half. In the second half the Wesmen looked like a desperate team as they were missing easy baskets and shooting from every range possible. The Clan had their way with the Wesmen under the boards as they out rebounded the Wesmen 56-33. The team was playing without Heather Thompson who is the second leading rebounder in Canada West. Super rookie Jenny Ezirim gave the team a spark as she scored 12 points in the half to try to close the gap. Unfortunately for the Wesmen the Clan kept up their strong play and went on to defeat the Wesmen and in the process give the Wesmen their first regular season loss of the season. JoAnne Wells led the Wesmen with 17 points and Jenny Ezirim had 14 points in the loss. Simon Fraser was led in scoring by Devon Campbell who scored 18 points. The 12-1 Wesmen will not have too much time to think about the loss as they go right back to action on Saturday night when they battle Trinity Western University.

8:00 pm Brandon - Men’s Basketball - Canada West Regular Season
Simon Fraser 78 Wesmen 64 boxscore

HOT SHOOTER DOWNS WESMEN IN LOSS TO SIMON FRASER

The Wesmen did enough to win but as we have seen all season luck was not on their side. The Wesmen dropped a 78-64 contest to the Simon Fraser Clan Friday night at Simon Fraser University. The Clan’s Brent Charlton was on fire all game scoring a game high 33 points to bury the Wesmen. The team in the first half fell behind early as Simon Fraser connected on several three pointers to gain a 44-26 lead at halftime. The Wesmen who have several weapons from beyond the arc were 0-for-8 from three point territory in the first half. Erfan Nasajpour the heart and soul of the team had constant pressure on him all game and could not get on track. In the second half the Wesmen played hard and were trying to make up the defecit, but the Clan matched the Wesmen basket for basket to run away with the victory. Dan Shynkaryk was the top scorer for the Wesmen with 22 points.The Wesmen now have a record of 3-10 and are still battling the Manitoba Bisons for a playoff position. The team will next see action tomorrow evening as they take on Trinity Western University.

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6:30 pm Regina - Women’s Volleyball - Canada West Regular Season
Wesmen def Regina 3-0 (26-24, 25-20, 25-21) boxscore

WESMEN WIN STREAK NOW AT ELEVEN

The Wesmen women’s volleyball ran their unbeaten streak to 11 matches with a 3-0(26-24, 25-20, 25-21) victory over the Regina Cougars Friday night in Regina. Fourth year player Jocelyne Roy led the Wesmen pounding away 16 kills while Kristin Brisebois had a strong defensive game coming up with 13 digs. The Wesmen record now stands at 11-2 and they will look to improve that Saturday evening as they face the Cougars in Regina.

8:00 pm Regina - Men’s Volleyball - Canada West Regular Season
Wesmen def Regina 3-1 (25-19, 25-16, 21-25, 25-16) boxscore

WESMEN WIN BATTLE OVER COUGARS

The Wesmen played a solid match in defeating the Regina Cougars 3-1 (25-19, 25-16, 21-25, 25-16) Friday night in Regina. The power was supplied by Ben Schellenberg who pounded away 16 kills while Ryan Bevan had a strong game with 10 kills. The Wesmen now have a record of 6-7 and will look to hit the .500 mark as they face the Cougars Saturday night in Regina once again.

Sat. Jan 22, 2005

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6:00 pm Trinity Western - Women’s Basketball - Canada West Regular Season
Wesmen 70 Trinity Western 50

WELLS LEADS WESMEN TO VICTORY OVER TROJANS

The Wesmen put last nights loss to Simon Fraser behind them and played a solid second half game as they defeated Trinity Western 70-50 Saturday night in Langley, B.C. The Wesmen were only up by a score of 33-30 at halftime to the Trojans who entered the game with a 1-12 record. In the second half JoAnne Wells put the team on her shoulders and went on to score 16 points in the half to lead the Wesmen to victory. Wells, the C.I.S. scoring leader led the Wesmen with 26 points. Uzo Asagwara also had a solid game finishing with 18 points including two-three pointers. Samantha Hill led the Trojans with 12 points. The Wesmen now head home with a respectable 13-1 record and will next face their cross-town rivals Manitoba Bisons on Thursday at the Duckworth Centre.

8:00 pm Trinity Western - Men’s Basketball - Canada West Regular Season
Wesmen 72 Trinity Western 74

WESMEN LOSE HEARTBREAKER TO TROJANS

The Wesmen men’s basketball team is all heart and it showed as they battled to the end in a 74-72 loss to Trinity Western Saturday night in Langley. The Wesmen buried themselves in a hole in the first half trailing 39-30 at halftime and shooting 35% from the field. The game was completely different in the second half as the Wesmen played tough defence and also connecting on 52% of their shots on their way to scoring 42 points in the half. The game was decided in the last 1:30, with the Trojans leading 72-70, Dan Shynkaryk sank two big free throws to even the score at 72-72. The Wesmen made a big stop on defence and had the ball and a chance to score perhaps the winning basket. Unfortunately a questionable traveling call with 32 seconds left gave the Trojans the ball. And with three seconds left Steve Janzen of the Trojans sank a jumper to give the Trojans the victory. Dan Shynkaryk battled all game and led the Wesmen with 18 points. Adam Friesen led the Trojans with 27 points. The Wesmen finish the west coast swing 0-2 and now have a record of 3-11. The Wesmen will play their rivals Manitoba Bisons in a big game Thursday in Winnipeg.

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6:30 pm Regina - Men’s Volleyball - Canada West Regular Season
Wesmen def Regina 3-2 (25-18,17-25,25-15,25-27,15-9)

WESMEN EVEN RECORD WITH VICTORY OVER COUGARS

The Wesmen men’s volleyball team evened their regular season record to 7-7 with a hard fought 3-2 victory Saturday night in Regina. The teams took turns winning sets as both teams never gave an inch in this match. The duo of Ryan Bevan and Jarrod Small were a force all night each coming up with 13 kills. Setter Dustin Addison-Schneider had a solid 44 set assists in the match for the Wesmen. The 7-7 Wesmen will next battle the Manitoba Bisons in a weekend series that starts Friday at the University of Winnipeg.

8:00 pm Regina - Women’s Volleyball - Canada West Regular Season
Wesmen def Regina 3-1 (25-17,25-18,21-25,25-18)

WESMEN SWEEP COUGARS TO EXTEND STREAK TO 12

Coach Diane Scott has her team on a roll. The Wesmen extended their match unbeaten streak to 12 with a 3-1 victory over the Cougars. The Wesmen who were victorious Friday night are one of the hottest teams in the country. Andrea Charbonneau rebounded from a tough match last night to lead the Wesmen with 16 kills, three aces and five big blocks. Aynsley Laluk was solid once again with 11 kills. The team also got a huge game from Nicola Dirks who had eight kills and eight defensive digs. Setter Christa Desrochers had 42 set assists to go along with five blocks. The Wesmen now have a record of 12-2 and will next see action on Friday and Saturday as they take on the Manitoba Bisons in the annual Duckworth Challenge.