Wesmen Athletics
Basketball Falls Short Against Fraser Valley
The Wesmen Basketball Teams Fell Short In Their Respective Games Against The Fraser Valley Cascades Saturday Evening In Abbotsford, BC..
Saturday, November 24 (All Times Listed are Wpg Start Times)
Women's Basketball -
WESMEN 52 Fraser Valley 60
The University of Fraser Valley Cascades defeated the Winnipeg Wesmen 60-52 Saturday evening on the road in Abbotsford, BC.
Game Statistics
The Cascades advance to 8-0 while the Wesmen drop to 3-5 in Canada West regular season play.
The Wierk's sisters led the way for the Cascades. Sarah scored 14 points and grabbed 14 rebounds. Nicole added 14 point, including three-three pointers and nine rebounds.
Yael Kaplan led the Wesmen with 13 points, including four-three pointers. Tia Coulter added 10 points and a team leading six rebounds.
The first quarter set the tone for the night, the veteran Cascades fighting against a determined Wesmen team. Scoring remained relatively even, the Cascades with a one point lead at the end of the first. This was the closest the Wesmen would get. The Cascades went into the halftime break leading 27-21.
After the halftime break, the Cascades continued to put the pressure on the Wesmen team. Fraser Valley outscored Winnipeg 20-11 in the third quarter to open up a 47-32 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
Winnipeg managed to outscore the Cascades 20-13 in the final 10 minutes but were unable to makeup the deficit.
The Wesmen will be on home court next Saturday against Thompson Rivers (1:00 p.m.) and on Sunday against UBC Okanagan (1:00 p.m.)
Men's Basketball -
WESMEN 62 Fraser Valley 68
The Winnipeg Wesmen had their five game winning streak come to an end Saturday night. The University of Fraser Valley Cascades defeated the Wesmen 68-62 in Abbotsford, British Columbia.
Game Statistics
The victory improves the Cascades record to 5-3. Winnipeg with the loss also sits with an identical 5-3 record.
The Cascades were led by Sam Freeman's game high 24 points, including six-three pointers. Kevon Parchment had a double-double 20 points and 12 rebounds.
Steven Wesley led the Wesmen with a double-double consisting of 17 points and 12 rebounds. Benny Iko had 14 points, including four-three pointers. Andrew Cunningham dished out nine assists.
Tonight’s game was exciting from the opening whistle to the final, as both teams gave the crowd end to end fast paced basketball the entire evening.
Winnipeg started off fast as they quickly built a lead early in the first quarter and held the lead throughout the quarter. UFV played great defense the entire game; it was the Cascades shooting that was cold early in the game. UFV was held to nine first quarter points and 22 at the half, but by keeping the high scoring Wesmen team to only 33 at the intermission, it set up for an excellent second half.
The third quarter belonged to UFV as the Cascades crawled back into the game by outscoring Winnipeg by 11 points to tie the game at 45 each. UFV continued to play great defense holding Winnipeg to outside shots and not letting their big men penetrated the paint for easy lay-ups. Tied as the fourth quarter started, UFV took control of the game as they outscored Winnipeg by six down the stretch to complete the comeback..
Winnipeg will return to home court for a pair of afternoon games next weekend. On Saturday Winnipeg plays Thompson Rivers and on Sunday will play host to UBC Okanagan. Tip off is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. both days.
Friday, November 23
Women's Basketball -
WESMEN 68 Trinity Western 44
The Winnipeg Wesmen picked up their third win a row with a 68-44 victory over the Trinity Western University Spartans Friday night on the road in Langley, British Columbia.
Game Statistics
The win improves Winnipeg’s record to 3-4. The Spartans remain winless with a 0-7 record.
The Wesmen were led by Lauren Anderson, who was dominant down low in earning a team-high 13 points and two blocks, while Yael Kaplan added 12 points and two steals. Tia Coulter had a team high nine rebounds to go along with three steals and nine points. Katie Waring drained three-three pointers.
For the Spartans, it was Holly Strom with a game-high 14 points to go with five rebounds, while both Emily Knauff and Chelsey Olsen each had 10 points. Olsen also had a team-high six rebounds.
Trinity Western got off to a quick start as they opened a 9-5 lead early in the first quarter. But Winnipeg followed that with a 13-2 run, capped by a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from Stephanie Kleysen that gave the Wesmen an 18-11 advantage after the opening frame.
Like the first quarter, the Spartans started the second with a surge, closing to within two points after a Chelsey Olsen 3-pointer made it 18-16. But, again, similar to the first frame, the Wesmen were dominant in the latter stages. After an Olsen free throw got TWU again back to within two points, at 25-23, Winnipeg went on a 10-0 run, thanks largely to a pair of 3-pointers from Waring, to end the half up 35-23. Winnipeg’s Tia Coulter sunk a lay-up at the buzzer that gave the Wesmen their biggest lead of the game to that point.
The teams played back-and-forth basketball early in the third quarter, but with Winnipeg up 43-30, TWU started to claw back. The Spartans earned seven straight points to close the gap to six points, at 43-37. However, the Wesmen stole some momentum back at the buzzer when Alyssa Grant knocked down a long jumper to give the visitors a 45-37 edge going into the final quarter.
In the fourth quarter, the Wesmen proved too strong for the Spartans. They came out fast and put the game away early as they continued to dictate the play and outscored TWU 22-7 over the final 10 minutes.
Winnipeg will wrap up the weekend Saturday night in Abbotsford against Fraser Valley. Game time is 7:00 p.m. (Winnipeg Time)
Men's Basketball -
WESMEN 76 Trinity Western 56
The Winnipeg Wesmen extended their current winning streak to five as they cruised to a 76-56 win over Trinity Western Friday evening in Langley, British Columbia.
Game Statistics
Winnipeg improves to 5-2 with the win. The loss drops the Spartans to 2-5.
Winnipeg killed the Spartans with the deep ball as it hit nine shots from beyond the arc on 28 attempts while the Spartans were just one for 16 from distance.
Winnipeg had four players in double-digit scoring with Benny Iko earning 18, Travis Krahn picking up 14, Steven Wesley nabbing 12 and Andrew Cunningham putting up 11. Iko also had a team-high 11 rebounds for the double-double, while both Cunningham and Jordan Clennon each had four steals.
For the Spartans, it was Mark Perrin leading the offence with 17 points, while Denny McDonald had 14 and Tyler Lintell had 12. Lintell also had 13 rebounds.
Trinity Western came out of the gate hot as they quickly opened a 7-1 lead after a trey from Lucas Goosen. But with the Spartans up 11-6, the Wesmen completely took over. Dropping 3-point shots from all over the place, including two from Iko, Winnipeg finished the quarter on a 20-0 run. The Wesmen put an exclamation point on the quarter when Nolan Gooding dropped a lay-in off a steal at the buzzer to lead 26-11.
In the second quarter, the Spartans seemed to wake up. Outscoring the Wesmen 17-10 in the frame, TWU closed the cap to just eight points at the break. With the Spartans trailing 33-18, the home side went on a 10-1 to make it 34-28 just before halftime. A late basket from the Wesmen gave them a 36-28 halftime lead.
The Spartans got off to a strong start in the third quarter as a monster dunk from McDonald got the ball rolling for TWU. With the Wesmen on their heels, the Spartans made it game, getting to within four points at 36-32. From there, a couple of big dunks from both McDonald and Perrin kept the Spartans close and gave them considerable momentum heading into the fourth quarter down by just six, at 55-49.
However, the fourth quarter belonged to Winnipeg. With Cunningham, Wesley and Dominique Brown leading the way with six points apiece, the Wesmen buried the Spartans as they pulled away for the 20-point win.
Winnipeg will take on the Fraser Valley Cascades Saturday night in Abbotsford. Game time is scheduled for 9:00 p.m. (Winnipeg Time)
