Monday, 24 November 2014

Gaiters Top Laval on the Road

Thursday at Laval

BU      13    17    23    18   -   71
UL      15    12    20    11   -   58

This certainly was not a pretty game in the first quarter as we were awful the first 6 minutes and were not able to score. The only thing we did well was turning over the ball! We recovered from the terrible start and played better the rest of the way, but I cannot say we played that well...too many fouls and too many turnovers! We will take the road win vs. a dangerous team any day though. Especially since we were missing the inside presence of Dave Belanger and our starting PG Kurt Caro due to injury.

Jamil  Abiad 12 pts @ Laval
Matt, Kyle and PK ignited our comeback in the first quarter with their defense. However, the story of the game for us was our bench as they scored 36 pts. Big Mike had 16 pts, 11 rebounds and 3 blocked shots, but had limited playing time due to foul issues...nice to see him producing at the rate we know he can. Jamil Abiad and freshman Mathew Van Doorn played extended minutes and were integral to our success in the second half as Jona & Kyle sat the better part of the second half in foul trouble. Jamil had a career high 12 points and Mathew (aka 'White Chocolate' aka 'Choco Blanc') had 6 pts and 4 assists. Mathew is a slick passer and a very athletic guard. He looks like and has a game similar to former NBA guard Jason Williams who was nicknamed 'White Chocolate'...our guys  picked up on that right away & added the French version too!

Matt McLean returned to the form he showed late last season as he had 16 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocked shots. He knocked down a 3 point shot with a couple of minutes to go to put the game on ice and provided his usual defensive energy throughout. Majid was quiet offensively, but made a couple of timely shots. More importantly he did a great job on the glass grabbing 12 rebounds. Karim struggled early in the game, but kept things together for us in the second half.  He also did a great job rebounding as he grabbed 10 rebounds  and added 4 assists.

We close out the first semester this Saturday at UQAM @ 7 pm. (note the earlier time!). UQAM has league MVP candidate Alex Bernard and a host of skilled and athletic guards. They always play well at home and we can expect a very intense game. We hope to see you at the game!

Rod


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