women’s team HAMISH KNOX The Douglas College women's basketball team failed to impress two weeks ago as they flattened the University College of the Fraser Valley Cascades. DC jumped on Fraser Valley early, mixing a maa press with Men’s team struggles to find offense in loss HAMISH KNOX The men’s basketball team had a different encounter with the Fraser Valley Cascades two weeks ago, one that left them with many questions to be answered on the offensive end of the floor. The first few minutes of the games could be ~ described as “controlled runn’gun.” Both teams were run- ning wind sprints § up and down the court, yet they managed to step up their offenses and take good shots. Both teams cooled off quick- ly, however, as each employed a too many open lay ups and easy cut lanes, falling behind 23-8. Carrie Rogers was on fire early in the game, nailing two quick three pointers and finishing 4\5 from beyond the arc. “She’s one of those players who, you look at the score sheet and she has 20 points and you don't even remem- ber it [scoring 20 points|].” Said Coach Richard Williams. “She's definitely a go to player. She can Swept away very effective full court press. With both teams matching up poorly, Douglas went to a 2-3 zone to counter the Cascades’ inside presence and Fraser Valley shifted into a 3—2 in an attempt to take away the DC shooters. The Royals strategy appeared to work as they began to slow down ate offense for herself.” UCFV managed to climb back n the game for a brief moment in the first half, going on an 8-2 run that drew them to within 9 points, 25—14. Coach Williams called a time-out to tell his troops to pick up the defense and tend the boards as the Cascades were dominating the Royals on the offensive glass. DC managed to hold on for the rest of the half, benefiting from a couple of lucky bounces, keeping them at a com- fortable 34-24 score going into the UCFV post players and slow- ly climbed back into the game behind Danny Elliot's outside touch. “Danny's a phenomenal player,” said Coach David Munro. “He comes from a solid coaching background and he's the toughest competitor on the team.” Douglas did benefit from some home court reffing ni the lockér room. Douglas came out of half time with the intensity of the first few minutes of the first half, domi- nating Fraser Valley with a wild combination of full court presses and opening a 13 point lead. DC was on the receiving end of a number of questionable calls, resulting in Rogers picking up her third personal foul with 15 min- utes left. As the game wound down, both teams exchanged runs, Douglas going 7-0 then UCFV wrestling match with one of the Cascades. This was the turning point of the game as Fraser Valley ran out to a 49-37 half-time lead. After their locker room chats, both teams came out in a stale- mate as they traded buckets until the mid point of the second half. After. the Royals took a time-out with UCFV leading 63-46, the Cascades went on a 14—5 run, taking advantage of several DC turnovers. The game evolved into a physical shooters battle as Douglas tried to bang away on 5 woh = COLLEGE UNIVERSITY DAYS AN INVITATION TO ALL COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY STUDENTS & EMPLOYEES December [7 & 18, 1999 S—O, but it wasn't enough for the Cascades who couldn't overcome their half-time deficit and lost 62-43. Afterwards, Coach Williams was impressed by his players per- formance—in parts. “It was good in segments we started out really well, then took a break and let them [UCFV] back in it [the game]. Same thing in the second half. I guess it depends on your expectations [of the players].” the inside as Fraser Valley rained shots on them. The Cascades were also helped by many lucky bounces and stunning saves, on the way to a 99-66 defeat of the Royals. “We didn't have a great game,’ said Coach Munro. “Technically we have some things to work on...we're just in a state right now, we have a couple of injuries, guys are 80-90%, you take the sum of those things...it was a tough one tonight.” ew 2 more days Yes, the Other Press is giving away four FREE tickets to the Vancouver Canucks game on December 23 against the Calgary Flames, but you only have two more days to get your entries in! All you have to do 1s answer the questions (they're all current or former NHLers) below and drop off this form in the OP office, room 1020. Most correct answers wins! The draw will be made Friday at noon and the winner contacted by phone. Good luck! Entry form in the November 25 1998 Issue of the Other Press (the laslt issue) Aw Uy, o ~ M1inw™ | PRESENT YOUR ID CARD WHEN PURCHASING TICKET ACCOMMODATION ON THURSDAY & FRIDAY NIGHT $30 PER PERSON BASED ON DOUBLE OCCUPANCY (excluding taxes). GROUP ACCOMMODATION AVAILABLE AT $20.00 PER PERSON (organized groups). FOR RESERVATIONS PHONE (250) 840-8822 or FAX (250) 840-8848 EMAIL US: “ey NEAT The Other Press September 23 1998 Page 15