Gaiters Drop Two vs. McGill

Thursday at McGill

BU      18    11    30    12  -  71
MU     21    18    17    22  -  78

We had a good week of  practice and had our complete line-up for the first  time  all season. We certainly made gains, but  not  enough to defeat McGill on Thursday.  We were  better  Thursday than over the Christmas Break at Ryerson, but were still inconsistent with effort and execution. Despite  that it was a close game that was tied  with less  than  3 minutes to go and was decided in the final  minutes. We turned the ball over in key situations which McGill capitalized on.

Kyle led us  with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 6 steals. Matt added 13 points & 9 rebounds while Big Mike chipped in with 12 points off the bench.

Saturday vs. McGill

BU      14     7    19    19  -  59
MU     18    11   14    19  -  62

It is always disappointing to lose, but when your guys play as hard as our guys  did you can take some solace in the fact that they have the heart to compete at a championship level. Our  guys battled every possession and the game was  pretty much a war. The officials  were certainly tested as the physicality of the game, speed of play and level of intensity was high.

The game was as close as the score would indicate. The game was tied or the lead changed a total of 8 times in the final 3 minutes. Unfortunately McGill knocked down a contested 3 point shot with 4 seconds to go to break the tie and win the game. We got a decent look to tie the game with a second to go, but the shot was off the mark.

Despite the loss, it was the best 40 minutes of defensive basketball we have played all year. We are still not playing at the capacity we are capable of playing at, but we are making strides with the core of our roster back & playing. Still working out some kinks on both sides of the ball.

Kyle was outstanding again as his game is rounding into shape. He had 20 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Jona provided a scoring spark adding 14 points. He was also very good in the Thursday game vs. McGill.

Thursday we are Concordia for an 8 pm start and then return back to BU on Saturday to face the Stingers again. Last week at BU we played in the new gym. It  is a fantastic gym and practice facility, but it certainly does not have the atmosphere the Mitchell Gymnasium. Looking forward to getting back into our own gym at  some point in the near future!

I will keep you posted!
Rod