Wesmen Game Results - Fri. Nov 6 - Sat. Nov.7, 2009
Friday, November 6, 2009
HOME:Women's Basketball vs Alberta
WESMEN 40 Alberta 77
PANDAS DOWN WESMEN IN HOME OPENER
The Alberta Pandas took advantage of 29 Winnipeg turnovers on their way to a convincing 77-40 victory Friday night at the Duckworth Centre in Winnipeg.
The staggering Wesmen turnovers transpired into 24 Alberta points.
Nicole Clarke led the Pandas with a game high 19 points. Georgia Porpoise was next with 11 points.
Kaitlin Rempel led the Wesmen with nine points. Amy Ogidan scored seven. Jessica Stromberg led the team in rebounds with six.
Alberta jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead at the start of the first quarter. MacKenzie Prasek drained a long three to pull the Wesmen to within four points at 9-5 but the Pandas outscored the Wesmen 10-8 down the stretch to lead 19-13 after the opening quarter.
The Pandas broke the game open early on in the second quarter by going on a 10-2 run to open up a 29-15 lead midway thru the quarter. Alberta continued to dominate and went into the halftime break leading 36-20. Winnipeg was guilty of 19 turnovers in the opening half which transpired into 16 Panda points. The Wesmen struggled from the field shooting 26% in the opening half.
The Wesmen struggles continued in the second half as the Pandas outscored the Wesmen 23-13 in the quarter to extend their lead to 59-33 and never looked back in the final frame on their way to their third victory of the season.
The loss did not sit well with Wesmen Head Coach Tanya McKay who added “It was a very disappointing effort by our team”, stated McKay.
Game Notes: Alberta had the advantage on the glass out rebounding the Wesmen 51-32. Alberta had 14 steals to Winnipeg’s seven.
The Wesmen (1-2) and the Panda’s (3-0) will wrap up their weekend series Saturday night at the Duckworth Centre. Game time is 6:00 p.m.
Men's Basketball vs Alberta
WESMEN 56 Alberta 74
GOLDEN BEARS SPOIL WESMEN HOME OPENER
The Alberta Golden Bears played the role of spoilers. The Golden Bears spoiled Winnipeg’s regular season home opener defeating the Wesmen 74-56 Friday night at the Duckworth Centre.
Four Alberta players scored in double digits led by Jamaal Bucknor with 16. Jordan Baker added 15. Harvey Bradford and Sahr Saffa finished with 12 and 11 points respectively.
Peter Lomuro led the Wesmen with a game high 18 points. Ben Kingdon added nine and a team leading six rebounds.
Alberta rolled out of the gate on the fire in the opening quarter pulling ahead 11-1 before the game was three minutes old. The Golden Bears continued to carry the play leading 17-9 when the Wesmen went on a quarter closing 8-5 run to close the gap to 22-17 after the opening quarter.
The “long ball” carried Alberta in the second quarter. The Golden Bears connected on four-three pointers to extend their lead to 37-20 with over three minutes to play before halftime. The Wesmen did not give up, scoring eight unanswered points to trail 37-28 at the break.
The Golden Bears extended their lead to double digits (40-30) early in the third quarter until Lomuro scored five straight points to cut the lead to 40-35. Alberta took control of the game soon afterwards scoring ten straight points to open up a 50-35 lead. The Bears led 56-43 after three quarters.
Alberta carried the play in the fourth quarter leading by as much as 20 points to secure the victory.
The Wesmen (0-3) and Alberta (3-0) will continue their weekend series Saturday night at the Duckworth Centre. Tip off is scheduled for 8:00 p.m.
AWAY:
Women's Volleyball @ Alberta
Alberta def WESMEN 3-0 (25-17, 25-19, 26-24)
WESMEN SHOWING POSITIVE SIGNS IN LOSS TO PANDAS
The Winnipeg Wesmen lost the match but are showing positive signs. The Wesmen dropped a 3-0 (25-17, 25-19, 26-24) to the third ranked Alberta Pandas Friday night in Edmonton.
The Wesmen (0-3) gave the Pandas (5-0) all they could handle and more in this match.
Alberta opened up a quick 4-0 lead in set number one and carried the momentum throughout the set eventually pulling out a 25-17 win in the first set.
The Wesmen gave the Pandas all they could handle in the second set. The Pandas led 8-4 at the first technical timeout but the Wesmen mounted a comeback evening the scores on three occasions, the latest being 13-13 until Alberta pulled ahead and won the second set 25-19.
Winnipeg came out in the third set opening up a 5-1 lead and extending their lead to 8-2 at the first technical timeout. The Pandas battled back but the Wesmen had the advantage at the second technical 16-15. The Wesmen continued to lead at 22-19 but eventually came back to win a hard fought third set 26-24.
Despite the loss Wesmen Head Coach Diane Scott is staying positive. “We got better as the match went on, learning to win is a tough lesson but we are getting so close”, added Scott.
Ariel Smith led the Wesmen with 12 kills. Lauren Sears added eight.
The two teams will meet Saturday night in the final match of the weekend series. Match time is 9:30 p.m. (Wpg Time)
Men's Volleyball @ Alberta
WESMEN def Alberta 3-2 (19-25, 25-22, 25-21, 23-25, 15-12)
WESMEN BEAT DEFENDING CHAMPS IN FIVE
In another epic battle between the winners of the last three CIS Men's Volleyball Championships the Wesmen earned bragging rights on this night. The Wesmen defeated the Alberta Golden Bears 3-2 (19-25, 25-22, 25-21, 23-25, 15-12) in a five set thriller late Friday night in Edmonton.
"The match had several close plays for both sides it was a close match but we will take the win", added Wesmen Head Coach Larry McKay.
Justin Duff and Maurice Williams led the Wesmen with 13 kills each. Williams also added five blocks. Matthew Schriemer continued his fine play adding 12 kills and five blocks. Marc Ross led the team with 10 defensive digs.
Alberta had an impressive opening set finishing with a hitting percentage of .542 on their way to a 25-19 opening set win.
The Wesmen rebounded in a big way winning the next two sets 25-22 and 25-21 to take a 2-1 advantage in the match.
Alberta forced a fifth and deciding fifth set winning the closely played fourth set 25-23.
In the fifth set Winnipeg jumped out to a 8-5 lead and were able to eventually win the fifth set 15-12.
The Wesmen (2-1) will take on the Golden Bears (3-2) in the series ending match Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. (Wpg Time)
Saturday, November 7, 2009
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Women's Basketball vs Alberta
WESMEN 64 Alberta 58
WESMEN COMEBACK TO BEAT PANDAS
The hometown Winnipeg Wesmen mounted a third quarter comeback to defeat the Alberta Pandas 64-58 Saturday night at the Duckworth Centre.
Winnipeg trailed 30-26 at halftime before a solid third quarter propelled the team to victory.
Catie Gooch led the Wesmen with a game high 19 points, seven steals. Amy Ogidan contributed a double-double 18 points, 11 rebounds. Alex MacIver finished with 11. Kaitlin Rempel was a monster on the boards finishing with a game high 14 rebounds.
Marisa Haylett led the Pandas with 18 points. Emily Bolduc was next with 13. Bolduc also added eight rebounds.
The two teams got off to a flying start in the first quarter matching each other basket for basket. After a highly entertaining opening quarter Alberta held a 22-19 lead.
The teams had their share of struggles in the second quarter combining for a total of 15 points. Alberta went into the halftime break leading 30-26.
Alberta continued to hold the lead for the opening four minutes of the third quarter when the Wesmen made their move. A jumper by Jessica Stromberg gave the Wesmen their first lead since early in the first quarter (36-35). The Wesmen went on to outscore the pandas 8-6 down the stretch to hold a 44-41 lead heading into the final quarter.
Winnipeg came out in the final quarter on a 7-2 run to make the score 51-43 but soon after ran into foul trouble as Stromberg and MacIver fouled out of the game. Winnipeg regrouped opening up their largest lead at 57-48 with just over three minutes to play. The Pandas did not die scoring six straight points to cut the Wesmen lead to 57-54 with 1:35 left. Gooch clinched the game sinking three free throws after being fouled on a three point attempt with just over a minute to play.
The victory evens Winnipegs record to 2-2. Alberta suffers their first defeat of the season and sit with a record of 3-1.
Winnipeg will face the Manitoba Bisons next Saturday night at the University of Manitoba. Alberta will head to Victoria for a weekend series against the Vikes.
Men's Basketball vs Alberta
WESMEN 68 Alberta 71
WESMEN PUT IN GOOD EFFORT IN LOSS TO ALBERTA
The Winnipeg Wesmen put up a good fight and fell just short of tasting their first victory of the 2009-2010 regular season. The Alberta Golden Bears edged the Wesmen 71-68 Saturday night at the Duckworth Centre.
Harvey Bradford led the Golden Bears with 16 points. Scott Leigh finished with 11, including a pair of three-pointers. Khas Toker had 10. Jamaal Bucknor had a game high 16 rebounds.
Eric Zimmerman led the Wesmen with a game high 20 points. Peter Lomuro added 12. Brayden Duff finished with 11, followed by Nick Lother with 10 points. Ben Kingdon had nine rebounds to lead the Wesmen.
Alberta took advantage of some early Wesmen shooting struggles in the opening frame. Winnipeg connected on 1-of-10 shots from the field in the opening 4:30, which enabled Alberta to race out to a 10-2 lead. Alberta led after the opening quarter 18-10.
The Golden Bears continued to lead for the entire second quarter and after a pair of three-pointers mid way thru the quarter opened up a 10 point lead at 29-19. Winnipeg, led by Zimmerman's eight points made a charge late in the second quarter outscoring Alberta 18-11 to go into the halftime break trailing 40-37.
The Wesmen opened up the second half going on a 9-1 run to take a 46-41 lead midway thru the third. Winnipeg continued to hit their shots and stifle the Alberta shooters leading 59-53 after three quarters.
The Golden Bears did not go away and stayed within striking distance of the Wesmen and regained the lead at 67-65 with over three minutes to play. Winnipeg had several chances to tie the score in the final 30 seconds and had a chance to tie the score at the buzzer only to have Nick Lothers three pointer rattle off the front of the rim.
Winnipeg's record falls to 0-4 while the Golden Bears remain undefeated at 4-0. The Wesmen will take on the Manitoba Bisons next Saturday night at the U of M. The Golden Bears will travel to Victoria to take on the Vikes.
AWAY:
Men's Volleyball @ Alberta
Alberta def WESMEN 3-1 (26-24, 17-25, 25-19, 25-22)
ALBERTA DOWN WESMEN IN FOUR
The Alberta Golden Bears defeated the Winnipeg Wesmen 3-1 (26-24, 17-25, 25-19, 25-22) Saturday night in Edmonton.
Fourth year middle Justin Duff had a match high 18 kills for the
Wesmen, and a 52% hitting percentage. Impressive first year player Matthew Schriemer had 12 kills and Andrew Town finished with 10.
The opening set, 26-24 Alberta, was a tight affair after the Bears
clawed back from an early 3-0 Winnipeg lead. The two teams were tied
7-7, but Alberta earned their first lead courtesy of a pair of Alberta kills and
never looked back. Although they stayed in front the rest of the set,
they had a hard time closing out the Wesmen, needing extra points to do
so.
Winnipeg regrouped in the second set opening up a 10-6 lead to start the second set, and was never really tested by the Bears in the set that the Wesmen eventually won 25-17.
That momentum was tugged back in the third by the Bears, but neither side would claim it as their own until Alberta took a two-point lead courtesy a pair of Wesmen attacking errors. Alberta would go on to win the set 25-19, due to an illegal rotation by the Wesmen at set
point.
Alberta started the fourth set jumping out to an 8-5 lead, but again, couldn't hold Duff and the Wesmen off. Winnipeg tied the match at 16-16, and the two sides went back and forth
until the Bears jumped ahead for good at 22-20. The teams exchanged a pair of kills kills to make the score 24-22 when the Bears ended the match with a service ace.
The Wesmen (2-2) will head home to prepare to face the Manitoba Bisons next Friday night at the Duckworth Centre. Match time is 8:00 p.m.
Women's Volleyball @ Alberta
WESMEN BEAT THIRD RANKED ALBERTA
WESMEN def Alberta 3-1 (30-28, 16-25, 26-24, 26-24)
The Winnipeg Wesmen picked up their first win of the regular season beating the number three ranked and undefeated Alberta Pandas 3-1 (30-28, 16-25, 26-24, 26-24) Friday night in Edmonton.
First year left side Sonia Rossy had the best match of her rookie season, led the Wesmen with 17 kills, 20 digs, three blocks and two service aces. Middle blocker Lauren Sears had 10 kills, six blocks and three service aces. Alix Krahn had nine kills and five blocks.
In the opening set Winnipeg jumped out to leads of 8-5 and 16-10 at the technical timeouts. Alberta battled back evening out the score on several occassions during the set. Winnipeg eventually won the first set 30-28.
In the second set the Pandas built leads of 8-7 and 16-13 on their way to evening the match with a 25-16 set win.
Alberta looked to go ahead in the third set leading 8-4 and 16-15 at the technical timeouts. Winnipeg mounted a comeback late in the set and after four straight attacking errors by Alberta won the third set 26-24.
The Pandas carried the play early on in set number four leading 8-4 at the first timeout and 16-13 at the second. Once again the Wesmen machine came back late in the set and staved off a match point at 24-23 when Lauren Sears tied the set at 24-24 setting up Sonia Rossy's back-to-back kills to win the set and close out the match.
Winnipeg (1-3) will head home to face the Manitoba Bisons Friday night at the Duckworth Centre. Match time is 6:00 p.m.