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Feeling the Blues

» Douglas women’s basketball falls to Caps

Eric Wilkins
Sports Editor
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_ @theotherpress.ca

 

n January 31, the women’s
basketball team made the
trip out to North Vancouver
to take on the Capilano Blues.

time out, Douglas was looking
for a repeat performance.
Unfortunately, it wasn’t in the
cards as the Royals fell 69-58.
“We had a couple people

not show up who are usually key

players for us. And when that
happens, it’s tough to win,” said
coach Courtney Gerwing after
the game.

Right out of the gate, it
was evident that Capilano was
ready for Douglas. By the time
the Blues had put up 13 points,
the visiting Royals had a mere
two. The quarter was a difficult
one for the Royals and they
would come out of it down
25-16. In the second, Capilano
continued to heavily pressure
the inbounds pass, forcing
Douglas into some mistakes

: that would give the hosts seven
: straight. But then the Royals

: started to show some life. The
team went on an 11-point run

: that got started when Nanaya

: Miki drained a long two. After

: Mackenzie Brenner collected a
: deep pass and took it in herself
: for the layup, the momentum

: started to shift. Some hard work !
Having beaten Capilano the last :

from Sarah Jorgenson and Miki

: helped the Royals along, and

: by the end of the half the score
was a very manageable 36-31 for :
: Capilano.

The Royals couldn’t
maintain their energy in the

second half though, and it was
: to be a forgettable one for the

: visitors. Jorgenson and Miki

: continued to put some points

: on the board in the third,

: but the squad was unable to

: keep pace with the hosts—a

: nine-point run near the end

: of the third quarter helping

: to illustrate the fact it was not
: to be the Royals’ night. The :
: quarter ended with Cap still out :
: in front 53-40. Although the :
: Royals actually put upa solid 18 }
: points in the third with Jettie —}
: McLaughlin and Simran Bir

: putting up a few, it just wasn’t
enough. Final score 69-58 for
: Capilano.

“I think we've gelled a lot

: more. I think we're still in it

: and I think lots of teams doubt
: us now. They came out ready

: to play and we didn’t and that’s
: what ultimately hurt us. But

when we do come out ready, we

: surprise people,” commented
: Lauren Sollero on the team’s
: development since Christmas.

McLaughlin spoke to

: the team’s upcoming games

: against Kwantlen and CBC,

: two squads the Royals recently

: beat: “I never go into anything
too confident because I believe

: when you're too confident that’s
: when you make mistakes, but

: I'm definitely excited. I think we
: play and match up really well

: against them and we're going to
: learn from mistakes we made

: last time.”

Player of the Game:

#11 Jettie McLaughlin

It ain't over till it’s over

» Douglas beats Capilano with seconds left

Courtnie Martin
Sports Reporter

Hz" dropped their last
scheduled game against

Douglas, Capilano University
came out with a chip on their
shoulder against the Royals’
basketball team. But again,
Douglas was to be no pushover.
“We were short players
due to injuries, so it was huge
having all the remaining guys

 

step up tonight,’ said three-point :

specialist Ethan McKean, who

finished the game with 16 points

and six rebounds.

Douglas opened the quarter :
with the first bucket. From there, :

it was a back-and-forth race to
the net. Douglas slipped early

quick transition buckets later,

: Douglas snuck back into the

: game—ending the quarter up by
: one.

: The second quarter was a

: different story. Douglas struggled
: with the second rotation as Cap

: easily found the open player. The
: Blues found a rhythm and were

: determined to keep Douglas

: down. Douglas began taking

: ticky-tack fouls, allowing Cap

: toinch away. The Blues went up

: six, forcing the Royals to calla

: to lose their footing, the Blues

: capitalized on every opportunity,
: and Douglas ended the half

: down 42-33.

: Fresh out of the locker room
: Douglas brought the heat as

: Grant Campbell converted to

: tighten up the score. Capilano

: clearly felt the pressure and set

: traps, which Douglas struggled
: with the first few possessions.

: After the Royals started to figure
: itout, however, Cap pulled out of :
: the tough press. Andrew Baron, :
: who tore it up on the scoreboard,
: was thrown a gorgeous alley-

: oop pass which would have

: been successful if Baron was

: not fouled in mid-air by two

: defenders.

The final quarter was by

: far the most intense of the four.
: Despite being down by 15 at one
: point in the game, Douglas was
: timeout. As the Royals continued :

digging out of the hole they’d

converted Baron drive-and-dish

: to Ryan Hopson with only eight
: seconds left on the clock sealed

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: the game. The final score was

78-77 for Douglas.
“These guys have shown

: resilience all year. Some games

: we make a push and come back,

: others we come back from being
: down double-digits to lose by a

: couple points, and then there are
: nights where we go down and get
: blown out. This is the first game

: that we have come back from

: a big deficit and won it. Ryan

: played a good game tonight—

: [his] defence and toughness

: fallen into and got the game tight :
: In the final frame. With less than
: three minutes left, Baron hit

: athree to tie it up. After some

: intense action, another Baron

: three with 34.3 seconds left put

: the Royals up one. Cap then took
: a one-point lead of their own

: with 25.8 seconds left. Then a

Seer : upa full-court press with sideline :

really helped tonight,’ said coach

: Denis Beausoleil.

Andrew Baron had another

: solid night, leading the way with
: 20 points, seven rebounds and

: five assists. Campbell had 13,

: Bradyn Norris had u, Kristian

: Hildebrandt had eight point and
: five rebounds, and Hopson had

: nearly a double-double with 10

: points, seven rebounds, and the
: game-winning bucket.

 

 

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Player of the Game:

#13 Ryan Hopson