Women's Basketball - Update

Hi Folks,

I thought I would provide a brief re-cap of the fall season, but first, congratulations to Robyn Pearson, who was named the Queen’s Athlete of the Week last week for her record-breaking performance (rebounding) in our win against Algoma.  She has cracked the OUA All-time Top 10 list for rebounding and has her sights on climbing the list in the second semester.

We are 6-0 in league play with wins:

at York, 85-54

at Guelph, 63-47

vs. Laurier, 84-78

vs. Waterloo, 93-63

at Lakehead, 68-61

vs. Algoma, 73-33

The U-Sports (formerly CIS) keeps track of team (and individual) statistics across the 47 teams in the country, rating 23 different categories related to on-court performance.  Here’s a quick run-down of some of the highlights:

We are currently ranked #1 in the country in 5 of the 23 categories:

·         Points per game (77.7)

·         Field Goals made per game (28.8)

·         Field Goals attempted per game (72.2)

·         Offensive Rebounds per game (20.5)

·         Blocks per game (5.2)

Other categories where we are in the Top 10 in the country:

·         Field Goal % (9^th)

·         3 Point Field Goal % (9^th)

·         Free Throws made per game (10^th)

·         Free Throws attempted per game (8^th)

·         Total Rebound per game (3^rd)

·         Rebound margin per game (4^th)

·         Steals per game (10^th)

·         Personal fouls per game (9^th)(least)

·         Points allowed per game (7^th)

·         Opponent’s Field Goal % (2^nd)(least)

·         Opponent’s 3 Point Field Goal % (10^th)(least)

Our biggest area requiring improvement is the turnover category.  We rank 23^rd in the country with a whopping 18.8 turnovers per game.  While this is somewhat a product of the fast-paced game we play, it is still an area that needs to be improved significantly as we move into the second semester……..a semester that will feature some much tougher games.

Up Next on the Road:

Thunder Selects Tournament (at St. Mary’s University) – Halifax, NS

Wednesday, December 28 vs. St. Mary’s  6pm (local time)

Thursday, December 29 vs. Acadia  7pm

Friday, December 30 vs. Dalhousie  2pm

As this will be my last Newsletter prior to the holiday break, on behalf of our entire team, I would like to wish you and your family a very safe and enjoyable holiday season.

All the best.

Dave.