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Bring the house down

» Royals basketball teams win in thrillers at home

Davie Wong
Sports Reporter

hings are in full-swing here at

Douglas College. For the Roy-
als, each week brings them closer
to the provincial playoffs. There
has been a constant drive to im-
prove from all, and this week the
basketball teams got to show the
home crowd how much progress
they’ve made. However, they faced
some stiff competition from the
Capilano Blues.

The women started the night
off on the wrong foot. A handful
of errors and a pinch of bad luck
put the Royals in a bad spot, com-
ing out of the first quarter down
20-7. They fought back in the sec-
ond to end the first half down by
10 points.

The third quarter set the pace
for the second half as both teams
came out firing on all cylinders.
But it was the fourth that was the
highlight quarter for the Royals.
Down by g points going in, things
were beginning to look grim. Then
it was as if someone flipped the
“go” switch.

The girls went on tear in the
fourth, scoring left, right, and
centre. The crowd exploded as
point-by-point, the Royals made
the comeback a reality. Midway
through the quarter, an offensive
foul by the Blues sent Nanaya Miki
to the free-throw line. She sank
both shots and gave the team their
first lead of the night.

From there, the Royals just
unloaded on the Blues. They gave
Capilano a total of 4 points in the
fourth while proceeding to drop
21 of their own. The crowd was

: electric as the final seconds ran

: down. The thriller ended with a
final score of 59-51 in favour of the
: Royals.

Several players had notable

: nights in the defensive depart-

: ment, but it was Amber Beasley’s
: hard driving style that won the

: hearts of the fans, and ultimately,
: the game. Her constant pressure

: and offensive positioning led to

: her being sent to the free-throw

: line for a total of 10 opportunities.
: She made the Blues pay, sinking 6
: of those 10 on her way to her sea-
: son high total of 18 points.

After the game, coach Court-

: ney Gerwing spoke about her

: team’s thrilling victory. “I feel re-
: ally good about that game. There
: was a weird energy at the begin-

: ning, like we were just try to hold
: it together until halftime. The flow :
: and energy Capilano had was cut
: after halftime and it allowed us to
: get back into the game.”

The win helps the team main-

: tain their vice-like grip on first
: place in the conference and brings
: their win streak to a total of 12.
: They end January with a record of

: 7-0.

After a thriller like that, it’s

: nearly impossible for any game

: to match that energy level. The

: men, however, came out and did

: just that. Like the ladies, the men

: started the game off at a much

: slower pace than anticipated. Sev-
: eral missed chances and giveaways
: gave the Blues a 7-point edge com-
: ing out of the first quarter.

The men would eventually

battle back in the second and head :
: into halftime trailing by a single
: point. That, however, marked

: the end of the tight competition.
: Coming out of the locker rooms

: to start the third, the men looked
: like a different squad.

Constant driving and quick

: breaks made the Blues take bad

: fouls and by the end of the third,
: it was as if the Royals spent the

: entire quarter at their free-throw
: line. The fourth was an offensive
: show for the fans.

They wrapped up the game

: with a score of 90-56. Fifty-eight

: of those go points came during

: the second half breakout that the

: Royals experienced. Royals’ guard
: Grant Campbell finished the game
: with a season high of 20 points,

: shooting for over 50 percent from
: all over the court. His 6 rebounds,
: 4 assists, and 4 steals helped his

: team steamroll the Blues. Bradyn

Norris also had a great offensive

: night, finishing with 15 points,

: while teammate Malcolm Mensah
: put 14 points on the board for the
: Royals.

Coach Denis Beausoleil was

: happy to provide his input on his

: team’s victory, “It was a really good
: win tonight. We started the game

: with good energy and at halftime,
: we made some offensive changes

: that caused the Blue to get into

: some foul trouble. From there, it

: opened up other offensive options
: which we exploited.’

The win gives the men a game

: up in the standings to tie them

: with Camosun. They also put

: themselves within striking dis-

: tance of fourth place in the con-

: ference, which is currently held by

the Blues. They end the month of

: January with a record of 4-3.

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INSTITUTION CONF PTS
DOUGLAS 13-1 26
VIU 12-2 24
CAPILANO 10-4 20
QUEST 6-8 12
LANGARA 5-9 10
CBC 5-9 10
CAMOSUN 5-9 10
KPU 0-14 Oo

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INSTITUTION CONF PTS
VIU 14-0 28
QUEST 12-2 24
LANGARA 9-5 18
CAPILANO Fim 14
DOUGLAS 6-8 12
CAMOSUN 6-8 12
CBC 2-12
KPU 0-14

 

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INSTITUTION CONF PTS
VIU 16-4 32
CAMOSUN 13-7 26
CAPILANO 9-9 18
UFV 9-9 18
DOUGLAS 8-10 16
COTR 7-13 14
CBC 4-14 8

MEN'S VOLLEYBALL

INSTITUTION CONF PTS
CAMOSUN 17-3 34
DOUGLAS 14-4 28
VIU 12-8 24
UFV 10-8 20
COTR 8-12 16
CAPILANO 4-14 8
CBC 1-17 2