DOL Bib ei One of Korea’s Top Ten papers since 1976 Men’s basketball team dissects UNBC in final pre-season game Royal Massacre E WHO WALKS BEHIND I HE BENCHES Be afraid. Very afraid. If last ny indication, the Douglas ollege men’s basketball team will be on top of the pile at the end bf the year. The Royals lominated UNBC rom the opening. ip, quickly scoring d throwing on a mothering man- ress that was mer- ifully taken off fter five minutes. he Northern imberwolves were p confused by Douglas’ defense at they frequent- threw the ball ay or had the all stolen before ey had a chance b setup in the f-court. Although sent b the bench with ree personal buls late in the rst half, Aaron ampton was a pminant force in e middle, scoring 4 points and abbing 8 bounds. Three of his fourteen bints came on a thunderous nk after he sprinted the floor d was fouled by a UNBC play- vainly trying to stop the evitable. In the last two minutes of the , the Royals stepped into a “2 inute defense” forcing 5 rnovers and going on an 8—I to head into the locker room th a 50-20 lead. ote to the rest of the BCCAA: baturday’s final pre-season game is The first three minutes of the second half was pure “rat ball,” with both teams basically doing wind sprints up and down the court. The game settled down after UNBC was charged with an intentional foul, giving the Royals two free throws and possession out of bounds. Douglas used this and pulled a wicked double crossover move on a bewildered UNBC player that led to 2 of his IS points. Late in the second half, with the game becoming embarrassing- ly one-sided, assistant coach Alex Zabori, taking his first turn in the head chair, was forced go with a zone defense. However, the switch was barely notice- able, as the Royals contin- score easy bas- kets. Despite serious efforts to keep the score semi- close, Douglas 104—37 victo- ry. “We have | our first league game in #) a week, so basically I just wanted them ‘| [the team] to All the UNBC guys want a piece of the Douglas balls momentum to go on a [S—O run, effectively crushing any hope of a T-wolves comeback. If there had to be one Royal who stood out on the floor on Saturday, it was Blair Chan-Kent. Although he didn’t start, he came in early in the first half and stayed on until the game was comfortably in hand. He grabbed rebounds, made numerous steals focus on their defense and intensity,” Coach Zabori said after the game. If the Royals keep up this level of intensity and trapping, press- ing defense, the rest of the BCCAA had better start training for a marathon, because games against Douglas are going to be tests of both will and stamina. Volume 23 © Issue 10 Mariner Invasion! Royals win one, lose one to As the Douglas College volleyball teams an id their first game on home court against the Malaspina Mariners last Saturday, only one thought came to my mind: It could have been a lot better. I’m not insulting these teams. Clearly, the potential to obtain BCCAA gold is present in both of them. They have worked hard and practiced efficiently, as evident in their play style, drive and strategy. Still, the outcomes weren't what I expected. The women’s volleyball team lost to the Mariners 3-0, while the men did better, winning 3—2. The three keys to winning in volleyball, as displayed by the game, are defense, teamwork and discipline. Whoever won the game employed the best mix of these three qualities. Having said that, let’s get to the games: The Women The first game had DC begining with serve, and losing it right away. DC never really recovered from that point. Despite the great kills from Christine Bonish and Harninder Reel, and the good serves provided by Coralie Hiemstra, the Mariners maintained the lead, ending the game 15-7. The second game fared better for DC, turning the pressure up with many more unanswered kills, tips and serves. Douglas also improved its defense with crucial blocks and amazing digs. The Royals pulled to a lead of 9-8. Unfortunately, DC could not keep this lead, and the Mariners won the second game, IS—12. The team looked uninspired in the third game, as if their will to win had been crushed by losing the second game. Even with the kills pro- vided by Kirsten Homeniuk and Coralie Hiemstra, Malaspina took the third game and the match, winning 15—6. The women’s volleyball team was somewhat lacking in defense, as a considerable number of points were obtained by the tip. A good defense watches for this and deals with it. Teamwork was also poorly demonstrated, as players were playing out of position at times. As for discipline, the women’s team must work on being focussed and must not lose heart, even when losing. Fortunately, it’s early in the season, and as Coach Sharp said, “It’s good to get these kind of games out of our system now.’ On to the Men... The men’s team went into the game unsure of what the outcome would be, but had two strategies ready against Malaspina: shut down their passing game, and shut down their key players. The first game set the tone of the match: Spike or die. Justin Harder and Mike MacKay introduced the ball to the floor three and four times respectively, and Darryl McCrady scored an ace. In spite of this, Malaspina took the game I S—7. Losing the first game seemed to wake up the men, who started off the second game aggressively, throwing up walls and throwing down attacks. Darren Gross led the attacks in this game. DC kept the lead throughout the game, and Malaspina tried everything to stop DC. Near the end of the game, Malaspina spent five minutes arguing that a kill from Justin Harder should not have counted due to a net violation. The ref disagreed, and DC went on to win the game, 15—10. Malaspina was still arguing about the call before the beginning of the third game. Naturally, this resulted in the Royals going for a kill. Continued Page 8... eS