Gaiters Dropped at McGill

Thursday @ McGill

BU       23   21    6    13  -  63
MU      16   18   16   31  -  81

Despite being up 10 at the half I would not say we played that well. We were not always composed, we had 11 turnovers, we gave up 12 offensive rebounds and we committed 15 fouls. Those numbers do not normally translate to a 10 point lead at any point in the game! That may have given us a false sense of security and McGill definitely took advantage of that.

Sr. Captain Matt McLean

In the 2nd half we simply allowed McGill to bully us...we got the proverbial punch in the mouth and we did not respond. I am happy it happened now and not in the playoffs. If we learn from this then this will have been a good loss as I feel we are much better than we have been showing to this point. The fact of the matter is we have won some games lately and have not played that well. In 10 days (following the final exam period) when we resume practice we will have a  better idea of what we learned from this game.

Freshman Jaleel Webb

Back to the game...heading into the 4th the game was tied, but we managed to give up a whopping 31 points. McGill also did a good job of taking away primary options in our offense and we simply did not fight to get what we wanted. Watching this on video will be an enlightening experience...as they say, 'the tape don't lie!'  Anyhow, McGill fought hard for the win and they deserved to get the first W of the year in this match-up.

Scott led us in scoring and rebounding with 17 points and 7 rebounds. Matt competed hard adding 9 points and some very good defense. Freshman Jaleel Webb was a bright spot with 7 points and 6 rebounds while showing a lot of toughness despite not being the biggest body on the floor.

That was our last game of the semester and leaves us at 3-1 and in 2nd place in the RSEQ. Following the exam period we will practice for a week and then send the guys home for a holiday break. After Christmas we are at the Rod Shovellor Tournament in Halifax @ Dalhousie. We open against the host team on January 2nd and will face Saint Mary's and St. FX the following 2 days. More details to follow closer to the date.

From our everyone in our program we hope you all have safe and happy holiday season!
Rod