RSEQ Week #10

Thursday vs. Laval

BU          16   14   20   17  -  67
UL          25   20   28   16  -  89

If we were able to defeat Laval by 20 in this game there was a small chance we could catch them for 3rd place. However, they were just really good this game and that was not happening! They are probably the most athletic team in the country and when they are making shots they are very difficult to beat. That was the case in this game and despite beating them a few days earlier, we did not threaten in this game at all.

Graduating Sr - Dave Belanger

Abdul led us in scoring with 16 points. Freshman Jordan Thornhill had 15 points including a couple of nice follow up dunks. Kevin Davis had 9 points and 4 assists, he is starting round into form. Dave played a pretty ineffective 18 minutes. He got hurt Sunday at Laval and played this game, but he just was not right. So much for being thankful for being healthy for the first week in 2 years last week!



Saturday at McGill

BU          13   21   15   22  -  71
MU         28   24   18   23  -  93

We basically had almost zero prep time for McGill after playing Laval on Thursday night. That Thursday night game was supposed to be on Tuesday, but an electrical power issue forced the change of days. Regardless, not sure that was going to make much of a difference in this game. We did rest Dave on Saturday and Nervens played the first 3 minutes before getting a hip pointer which had him out for the rest of the game. Our bench was very short once again!

After a shaky 1st quarter we had some decent minutes, but I would not say we played well. McGill is the class of our league with a senior laden line up that is a heavy favourite to win the playoffs. So, playing well against them is not exactly easy. Put it this way, neither Laval or Concordia are envious of the fact that we open up against McGill in the playoffs! That game will be played on Wednesday February 28th @ McGill by the way.

Abdul - RSEQ Scoring Leader

Abdul continues to score as he led all scorers with 29 points on only 12 field goal attempts. He could have gone scoreless in his last 4 RSEQ games and still probably had the league scoring title. Kevin had a career high 17 points. He does a lot of things for us on both sides of the ball and is likely our best all around player. It is too bad he has missed most of the season with injuries. Jordan was solid again with 8 points and 6 rebounds.


We have 1 league game left before playoffs begin. This Friday is the Shoot for the Cure game and we honour graduating senior Dave Belanger in his final home game vs. Concordia.

Dave has had an excellent 5 year career. He has seen the best of times and the toughest of times in his 5 years, but has represented us with grace & dignity in every situation. He has developed into a well respected player and I believe he is deserving of being recognized as a league allstar this year. More importantly, he has become a strong student at BU and could be an Academic All Canadian/Honour Roll student for the second year in a row this year. Dave is also the Head Delegate of BU's Model UN team that competes in NYC each spring. He will likely be off to grad school next year unless he picks up a position in an organization such as the UN that he cannot pass up on. The future is bright for Dave!

I will keep you posted,
Rod