In the Win Column...Finally!

Friday @ Laval

BU           8     17     22     17   -   64
UL          16    14     15     13   -   58

It was definitely nice to get into the win column in league play. We were not in a must win situation, but it was getting close to that. Regardless, we felt prepared heading into the game. We had practiced well in December and January, but were certainly not game sharp after a 7 week break from our last CIS game. That showed in the first quarter as we had 10 turnovers. We figured things out and had 8 the rest of  the game.

BU Athlete of the Week - Big Dave

We have been putting a lot of time into becoming better from a defensive and rebounding perspective. That showed this weekend as we were at a level higher than we had been in the first semester.  That allowed us to stay in this game during a wretched offensive first quarter and during the 3rd quarter where we were down by as much as 11. It is never easy winning on the road, but if you defend & rebound you give yourself a chance.

Dave was just really solid all weekend and was especially good this game. He had 19 points & 8 rebounds while anchoring our defense. Jona did not shoot the ball well, but handled Laval's pressure well and provided stability. As our lone seniors, both these guys did a nice job leading this weekend.
Abdul struggled shooting the ball, but made a big 3 point shot that gave us a cushion in the final 3 minutes. He also had 13 rebounds and 5 assists.




Saturday vs. Laval

BU          23     25     17     19   -   84
UL           9      19     15     26   -   69

We are in the part of our schedule where we play teams in a back to back, home & home series. Winning 2 in a row is rare unless you are just that much better than your opponent. We are not that much better than any team in our conference and Laval is very formidable. Fortunately, we showed no  complacency and came ready to compete Saturday night.

Sr Leader - Jona Bermillo

The first quarter might have been our best quarter of the year. We were very good in every aspect of the game, but we did not let up. We pushed our lead to 25 early in the 3rd quarter, but Laval made a run to get it back to 14. We held at that point got the lead back to a safer margin. We had the lead to 26 with 6 minutes go, but Laval made a final push to narrow the point spread.

We had great balance on offense with almost 7 guys in double figures...Dave 15 points, Nick 14 points, Joany & Owen with 12 points, Abdul 10 points, Jona 9 points, Yassin 8 points. We moved the ball well and handled Laval's 40 minutes pressure defense pretty well.

The 2 wins puts in a position where we are 1 win behind UQAM & Concordia for the final playoff spot and 2 wins out of 2nd place where Laval sits. We host UQAM Friday and travel there Saturday to play a 7 pm game. Hope to see a few our fans and alumni at both games!

I will keep you posted!
Rod