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Michael Sopow
Sports Reporter

he Douglas College

women’s basketball
team played their second
regular season league game
on November 7 against the
Vancouver Island University
(VIU) Mariners.

The Royals, having started
off the season with a close-
fought but confident win
against the Langara Falcons,
were looking to maintain their
composure and add another

“oo”

w’ to the win column. The

Mariners, also having won their
: thing.”

first game, were ambitiously
looking to reel in the victory
from Douglas’ grasp. The game
began with pressure from both
teams right from the get-go.
The pace of the game was
defined and determined by
quick-moving offensive plays

and solid “brick-wall” defensive :
: couple possessions. However,

: the Royals quickly regained

: their composure and once

: again began to pull away on the
: scoreboard.

stops.

Although the Mariners
appeared to have an early
advantage in the beginning
minutes of the first quarter,

the Royals’ defence soon began :
: the Royals up 42-33, the game

: seemed like it was already over.
: However, as the last quarter

: proceeded, the Mariners

: began to make some crucial

: baskets and inch the score

: closer and closer. What truly
point but looking motivated to : kept the Royals ahead was

: their team energy. Even as the

: game became increasingly

: tense, they continued to be

: supportive on and off the floor,
: and the support definitely

: showed in their playing. In the
: last two minutes of the game,

: the Mariners tried everything

: they could to try and get back

: into the game but at the end of
: the day, they just couldn't stay
: afloat. Final score, 50-46.

to take its toll on VIU’s lead
and the Mariners’ turnover
rate was certainly noticed on
the scoreboard. By the closing
seconds of the first quarter, the
Royals had brought the game
back to 9-8, trailing by one

come into the second
quarter with a bang.

Douglas College started
off the second quarter with
some nifty offensive plays
that generated multiple
offensive opportunities and
defensive fouls, allowing them
to not only keep up with the
Mariners, but to start pushing
ahead on the scoreboard
through successfully made

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: free-throws and nicely timed

: shots. The Mariners seemingly
: had no answer for Douglas

: College’s stellar defensive-

: based offensive and they soon
: began to trail by the end of the
: second, 25-18.

“T think our defence was

: phenomenal in the first half

: and that kind of set the tone,”

: said head coach Courtney

: Gerwing. “They only scored

: nine points each of the first

: two quarters which against that
: team is pretty good defence.

: I think that sets the tone for

: us, and then our offence got

: better as the game went, but

definitely defence was the first

After the half, VIU began

: to pick up the pace and seemed
: to find a temporary gap in

: Douglas’ defence. Coming

: out strong in the first minutes

: of the third, they brought

: the game back to within one

point and kept it that way fora

Shortly into the fourth,

 

Royals fall at CCAA soccer nationals

» Hard-fought season ends for men’s soccer

Michael Sopow
Sports Reporter

n November 5, the
Douglas College men’s
soccer team began their
quest for the CCAA National
Championship, facing off
against host team, the Sheridan
Bruins.

The game started out with
equally ambitious movement
from both sides of the pitch,
each team striving to capitalize
early and gain an advantage.
Sheridan, known for flashy

plays and quick-footed wingers, :

looked to use the sides of the

: field to their advantage and
: create offensive opportunities
: with their pace of speed.

Throughout the first

: half, both teams’ efforts were

: appropriately stellar and

: backed with enthusiastic

: determination, but neither

: teams’ offence seemed to

: find a way to the back of the

: net. Few open opportunities

: slipped through both teams’

: defence and shots on the net

: were limited. There was the

: occasional chance for both the
: Royals and the Bruins before

: the half, but in the end neither

could capitalize.
In the 55th minute,

: the Bruins were awarded a

: controversial penalty kick

: which allowed them to take

: the lead and the first goal of

: the game making the score 1-0.
: This seemed to be the needed
: catalyst for the Bruins’ offence,
: and Sheridan only picked up

: the pace from there.

The Royals were valiant

: in both their offensive and

: defensive efforts throughout

: the remainder of the game, but
: the Bruins seemed as though

: they could not be contained,

: and they proceeded to score

: two more goals before the final
: whistle. The Bruins took the

: game 3-0.

Douglas played their

: second game against the

: Northern Alberta Institute

: of Technology (NAIT) Ooks.

: Although the offensive chances
: could be deemed proportionate
: throughout the first half of

: the game, Douglas definitely

: showed an edge both physically
: and mentally on the field at

: points in the game.

The Royals seemed to

: demonstrate more of a fluent

: playing style against the Ooks

: than the Bruins. More of the

: field was used to the Royals’

: advantage and they seemed to

: open up their passes, bringing

: things to their own style of play.

The first half left both

: teams without a goal, but it was
: certainly a hard-fought battle.

: Going into the second half, the
: Royals were looking to focus

: on maintaining their energy

: and being patient with their

: offensive chances.

In minute-49, their hard

: work paid off and they took

: the lead (1-0) from a rocket by
: centre-back, Devin Phelan.

: The Royals’ offensive pressure
: seemed relentless throughout
: the game, but by the 73rd

: minute, the Ooks managed to
: bring the game back to even

: before winning 2-1.

The final game of the

: tournament for the Royals

: resulted in a 2-1 win over

: the Holland Hurricanes ina
: consolation match.