Tough Start at Home

Friday vs. Queen's

BU          14   19   22   11   -   66
QU          21   25   20   15   -   81

Full credit to Queen's as they did a very good job defensively and we never found our rhythm. Shooting 2-26 from the 3 point line is not going to win you many games and that was the case here. Defensively we had some issues all weekend. Those will be looked after with some practice and video sessions though. Regardless of anything we knew we were playing a good & currently underrated team with a point guard that is I think is exceptional.

Playing from behind all game was not ideal. We did manage to build some momentum late in the 3rd quarter and early in the 4th. With 7:30 to go in the game we were down 4 points. Unfortunately we only scored 4 points the rest of the game. We did not turn the ball much during that period, but missed  a lot of good shots. We were still within striking distance with 3 minutes to go as it was a 6 to 8 point game, but we could not capitalize on opportunities.

2nd year guards Alex Boisse & Joany Castor Thadal led us with 11 points each. 2nd year transfer Kasey Paul-Buzas added 9 add points. Freshman forward Harvey Matou had 9 rebounds to pace us there.

Sunday vs. Ottawa

BU          15   18   23   14   -   70
UO          20   23   28   14   -   85

We were a little better offensively in this game, but defensively we continued to struggle. Ottawa can be a tremendous 3 point shooting team and we did a decent job from that perspective as they only shot 6-24. However, we did not guard the ball very well in 1-1 situations. That is something we can improve on quickly based on the guys we have.

Just like the Queen's game we played from behind throughout. We managed to stop our own runs most of the time though and could not make a serious run at them. We had some great offensive & defensive possessions, but we also had some horrid possessions. Closing the gap between our worst & best possessions will happen with time.

Joany bounced back from a poor shooting game vs. Queen's to score 19 points on 12 shots. Abdul was solid all around as he had 15 points, 7 rebounds & 4 assists. That should be a little less that what he could average in each of those categories. It would not surprise me if he has a triple double at some point this season. 3rd year forward Duncan Lambert had 12 points as he went 4-8 from the 3 point line.


Next up is our tour of BC. Our first game is Thursday in Victoria at Belmont Secondary School vs. UVIC. It does not get any easier as we head back to the UBC Thunderbird Invitational to face UBC on Friday night and then Alberta Saturday. Both likely to be top 5 team USport teams this year. Hope to see a few of our BC alumni out there! Competition will be very challenging, but our team is in definite need of a road trip together at this point.
Rod