OVER THE EDGE September 12-26, 2007 apes Hine ain UNBC men’s TimBERWOLVES TEAM, HEADED BY COAGH Zane ROBISON DURING A PRACTICE LAST tg ate RRR “Were pretty athletic, but need to Dons on defence. tence ercitend work will go a ag way. -UNBC men’s Timberwolves head coach Zane Robison said. TyLerR CLARKE Proouction CoorpINATOR Both men’s and women’s UNBC Timber- wolves Basketball coaches have their final teams selected, and are confident they’ ll be kicking some ass throughout the province this coming semester in the British Colum- bia Colleges Athletic Association league. MEN’S Team “We're pretty athletic, but need to work on defence. Defence and hand work will go a long way,’ UNBC men’s Timberwolves head coach Zane Robison said. The men’s team of 16 players will see five returning players from last year. These players include Jay Gladish, Chris Laurie, Paul Bicho, Jarett Borsoi and Scott McCor- mick. Gladish and Laurie return after injuries put them out of most of last season. Gladish had a back injury, and Laurie fractured his wrist in the first semester and could only practice with the team 10 per cent of the time. “They’re healthier this year and I expect them to do better,” Robison said. Robison describes Bicho as a hard-work- ing workhorse that he hopes will be a good leader, and an even better player should he work some more on his defence. Borsoi is a six foot seven inch tall player that Robison said has a lot of potential this coming season. MeCormickcis a six-foot-thtee-firialt tor ward who Robison said “has a great atti- tude. He’s a team guy and a good leader and wouldn’t take any crap from anybody.” Robison said that he usually has more re- turning players than he did this year, though thanks to a series of happenings his return- ing player roster is only five. Other players he wanted to return went to other schools, had injuries, or graduated. One player, Jeff Van Dolah went to the higher CIS league, something Robison sees as a great success. “When you’re in a lower league you can run the risk of losing them,” he said. Of new players, Robison got players ‘from various high schools, as well as other universities. John Locht is one such player from an- other university, previously having played for Trinity Western in the CIS league. “He’s a little rusty after not playing for so long, but we hope he develops into the player that he can be,” Robison said. New player Dennis Stark from Kelly Road high school in Prince George helped his school’s team do the best they’ve done in 30 years, and was deemed one of the key players. New player Sean Corcoran is from the Nanaimo Dover Bay basketball team, the team that placed first in the B.C. AAA high school division. “He’s a very good effortless shooter,” Robison said. “T’m really looking forward to the up- coming season. I want to improve on my ball-handling,” Corcoran said. “Everybody seems pretty athletic.” Corcoran said his greatest strength is his shooting, while the weakness he hopes to work on is his defense. In the coming weeks the team will be practicing at high school gyms in Prince George, until the Northern Sport Centre opens and they can begin playing on cam- pus. “Things are going in the right direction. The Nothern Sport Centre will make it more accessable for students,” Robison said. WOMEN’S Team UNBC women’s Timberwolves Basket- ball céach Loralyn Murdoch said that her team is looking fairly athletic. They have six players returning from last year, about five less than Murdoch usually sees returning. “Tt’s opened up a lot of room for rookies,” she said. All these rookies are straight out of high- school. These schools include Vernon, DP Todd, Stelley’s (Vancouver Island), Brook- swood (Fraser Valley), Kelly Road, Van- derhoof, Valemount, and Dawson Creek. Murdoch wasn’t quite certain Friday about what the team’s strengths or weak- nesses were, as they’d only gotten together a couple of times this season, with the team not finalized until Monday September 11. In order to better know the team, and for players to get to know each other, they’re setting out to Valemount for a weekend re- treat September 29. They plan on hiking, admiring lakes, camping, and making pies. “Tt’s definitely a team-building activity,” Murdoch said. With regards to the Northern Sport Centre, Murdoch said she and the team are all looking forward to an increased UNBC presence. Last season they saw between 800 and 1,000 people turn out per night at their previous location in the CNC gym. This year, with the Northern Sport Centre’s capacity of 2,500, Murdoch hopes to have the facility packed every night. UNBC’s basketball season begins Sep- tember 22 with an Alumni game at 7 p.m. at the Northern Sport Centre. League games begin for both the men’s and women’s teams November 2 when they play against the Kwantlen University College teams, followed by November 3 games against Langara College, both at the Northern Sport Centre. chedule; (Home games in bold) MEN’S EXHIBITION Oct. 3-6 King’s College Tournament in Edmon- ton Oct. 7 VS Grand Prairie Oct. 18-21 VS Lakeland College in Lloydmin- Ster Oct. 26-27 VS Quest University Dec. 30 VS Grand Prairie Jan. 26 VS Quest University WOMEN’S EXHIBITION Sept. 22 Alumni Game 7 p.m. Oct. 4-7 SAIT Tournament in Calgary Oct. 18-21 Mt. Royal Tournament in Calgary Oct. 26-27 UNBC VS QUEST at 6 p.m. Men’s/Women’s LEAGUE Nov. 2 VS Kwantlen University College Nov. 3 VS Langara College Nov. 9 VS CBC Nov . 16 VS Douglas College Nov. 17 VS Capilano College Nov. 23 VS Camosun College Nov. 24 VS Malaspina University College Jan. 12 VS UBC Okanagan Jan. 18 VS Kwantlen University College Jan. 19 VS Langara College Jan. 25 VS CBC Feb. 1 VS Douglas College Pah 9 VC en Fut Callege CU. me rw Feb. 8 VS Gainounn College Feb. 9 VS Malaspina University College Feb. 16 VS UBC Okanagan Feb. 27- Mar. 1 Basketball Provincials at UNBC Mar. 13-15 Nationals - ACAA