Over The Edge

UNBC’s Official Student Newspaper

Volume 6, Issue 10, February 21, 2000

By Melissa Bostrom

As | walked into the CNC
gym last Friday night, a
thought started circulating in
my already over-stuffed mind.
| wondered if UNBC students

know that all basketball
games played by _ the
Timberwolves have free

admission (with valid 99/00
student ID). Plus there’s the
added bonus of supporting
the basketball teams from
UNBC and watching some
great games.

The women’s team played
both Friday night and
Saturday. Coming into the
Friday night game, they were
7th in the standings of 9
teams; the top 6 go to the
playoffs. Their opponents

from North Vancouver, the
Capilano Blues, were 5th with
a record of 5 wins and 5 loss-

“Photo by Melissa Bostrom

Dana Larsen, keeping the guys in ay
Saturday’s game.

es. Also, there were factors
beyond the control of the T-
Wolves head coach Loralyn
Murdoch: two of her players
were out injured, leaving her
with the starters and three
players on the bench.

The T-Wolves ‘women
came out strong and with lots
of confidence. Still, as the
second half started, some of
the UNBC players looked
tired. They had lost some of
the confidence they had in
the first half, and allowed the
Blues’ offense to dominate for
the rest of the game. The
game ended with a 72-53 win
over the T-Wolves. Leading
scorers for UNBC: Jennifer
Bondaroff 12 pts., Nicole Kerr
10 pts. and Alicia Woods with
8 pts.

Saturday’s game started
with the T-Wolves leading 11-
6 at 15:36 of
the first half.
By half-time
Capilano had
>| the lead by
two, 35-37.
There were
major differ-
ences
jbetween
Saturday’s
game and

maFriday
night's: com-
munication
between the
4 T-Wolves had
increased,
allowing the
guards to
make shots

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and plays. More defensive
rebounding was a key to the
game, but the height of the
Blues’ s was still a problem
for UNBC. Like in the second
half of the previous night, the
physical game was there—
the T-Wolves were making
their shots—but the offense
and the mental game behind
it faltered.

Assistant Coach Lee
Huebert said after the game
that in the second half they
also had problems with fouls
by the T-Wolves. However, he
added that the post players
were doing well with rebound-
ing and had a very strong first
half. Final score for the game
was 84-64 for Capilano.
Leading scorers for UNBC:
Adelle Pereira 13 pts.,
Heather Hausot 13 pis.,
Nicole Kerr 12 pts., and Karla
Stedham with 11 pts.

This weekend the lady
Timberwolves are going to
Victoria to play Camosun
College, whose record is 2
wins and 11 losses, right
behind UNBC in the BC
Colleges’ Athletic Association
standings. The week after
that, on February 25th and
26th, UNBC will take on the
University College of the

Fraser Valley. So come out
and watch your Timberwolves \

in the last games of season
before the playoffs.

The men’s team also
played on Friday and
Saturday, both games after
the women, also against the
Capilano Blues.

The
first
half of

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Mike Davis goes for the layup in Saturday's s
game.

Friday’s game was the fast
paced game that head coach
Reg Carrick wanted. The
score for most of the first half
was a trade off after every
shot. At 14:30 UNBC led 12-
11, by 5:53 the score was tied
at 32. By the end of the first
half, the Blues were leading
46-42. The teams were even-
ly matched offensively and
defensively, yet the game
would be won by the team
who kept making the plays
and sinking the shots.
Throughout the second
half, the lead was again

tossed back and forth like the

ball itself. With 4:08 left on the
clock, UNBC had the lead by
two 78-76, with 2:09 left
Capilano had the lead 80-79.

‘It came down to the final sec-

onds-of the game, with the

packed crowd of the CNC
gym sitting on the edge of
their seats.

In the end, UNBC tri-
umphed and won the game
86-85. Head coach Reg
Carrick was pleased with the
way his T-Wolves played, say-
ing that the fast pace of the
game was the style of play he
wanted. In losing Brent
Sevigny to injury previously,
the players lost one of their
leaders. However the players
of the bench stepped up and
played their best, allowing the
T-Wolves to maintain and win
the game, showcasing the
work ethic and discipline that
comes with playing a team
sport. Leading scorers for
UNBC were Dana Larsen 24
pts., lan Hogan 17 pts., and

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