Hi Folks,
Despite playing short-handed (again) we managed two home
wins during the week, beating York 73-38
and Algoma 72-38. Gemma Bullard, Gia
Spiropoulos and Liz Boag all missed the games, while Emily Hazlett sat out
almost the entire second half against Algoma after taking an elbow to the
head. Our defensive pressure was really
the story in both games forcing York to cough the ball up 30 times and Algoma,
36 times. Our shooting percentage
against York still suffered (32%) from the floor but we had 24 more shots than
York thanks to our offensive rebounding (22) and their turnovers. Against Algoma, our shooting percentage was
much better (41%) which is pushing closer to where we would like to be on the
season. With balanced scoring against
York, our high scorer only recorded 12 points (Jenny Wright), with two others
at 10 (Emily Hazlett & Abby Dixon).
Abby continued to find her range against Algoma, posting 20 points to go
along with her 7 steals. Jenny Wright
added 11 points, with the rest of the scoring spread across almost the entire
roster.
That ends our fall schedule with a league record of 4-3
(12-5 overall), with 12 league games scheduled for January/February. We spent
the fall ranked in the Top 10 in Canada, but fell to #12 last week. Not likely to climb back into the Top 10 this
week, but stranger things have happened.
Hopefully, with the break now, we can see our sidelined
players recover and return to full strength following the holiday break. Time will tell.
Q’s SID reports:
We hosted our Annual
ID/Training Camp on Saturday with 21 players attending (9 Grade 11s and 12
Grade 12s). It was a very successful and
busy day. Thanks to all the players (and
parents) for making the effort to attend.
Up Next on the Road:
Concordia Tournament
Sunday, December 28 tbd
Monday, December 29 tbd
Tuesday, December 30 vs. McMaster 12 noon
Have a great week!
Dave.
