Falling Short vs. Laval

Saturday vs. Laval

Score by Periods      1  2  3  4   Total
Laval............... 16 16 19 19  - 70
Bishop's............ 12 26  8 22  - 68

My apologies for getting this out a day late. I try to get it out at the same time each week win or lose. This week I was away recruiting from Sunday morning through Tuesday with no access to my laptop. 

This loss puts us in a precarious situation. Any BU loss or Laval win now eliminates us from the playoffs. We played again with a bit of a depleted bench. Really missing Dave Belanger at times as he has been the only reliable inside scorer we have had since Big Jonah went out with his concussion in October. Regardless, I thought our guys played well, played hard and played together. 

After a good first half we just could not score in the 3rd quarter. We missed numerous layups and did not actually score until 7 minutes into the quarter. From that point on we played very well on both sides of the ball. We pretty much played 5 guards the entire 4th quarter. What we lost from a rebounding perspective we made up with ball control and defensive pressure. 

Rookie of the Year Candidate - Joany Thadal Castor

Laval did have their largest lead of 9 points in the 4th, but our small line-up did a good job of getting stops and converting in transition for easy scores to gain a 2 point lead with just over a minute to go. However, the small line-up that got us the lead got over powered on Laval's last score when they scored off their 2nd offensive rebound of the possession. With score tied and the ball at our finger tips, Laval managed to grab the ball and score the winning basket with 15 seconds to go. Definitely a disappointing loss, but I am very proud of how our guys competed and played for each other. This season has seemed to have it's challenges every week, but despite the results it has only pulled our team closer together. 

Jona led us with 16 points and 7 assists. Abdul & Joany added 14 and 12 respectively. Owen was solid off the bench and chipped in with 9 points. 

This Saturday afternoon we travel to McGill for a 'do or die' game at 3 pm. Hope to see a few friends, fans and alumni out at that game! 

I will keep you posted,

Rod