WBB CLOSES OUT SEASON WITH DEFEAT TO SFU February 6, 2010
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Kailey Colonna (A. Snucins photo)
Although the Clan move to a nation best 16 and 0, head coach Bruce Langford wasn’t happy with his team’s performance. “ I thought we struggled a bit,” he said. “ We experimented a bit with our defence in the first half. In the third quarter, we went back to what we knew .”
The first half saw the WolfPack down 23-16. SFU led 41 to 30 at half time. The third quarter saw SFU go on a 12-0 run to go from a 48-35 lead to a 60-35 advantage.
WolfPack head coach Scott Reeves believe his teams downfall on this night was their achillies heel throughout the season: turnovers. They gave up 30 in comparison to SFU’s 18.
“ And finishing too,” he said. “ They finish their inside stuff—their layups and transition. They attack the basket and make it or at least get a free throw. We have a tendency not to finish.”
Reeves plans to upgrade his teams off-season development program to focus in on those short comings.
The WolfPack did go 12 for 25 on field goals in the first half (48.0%) while SFU was 15 of 33 (45.5 %).
SFU had three players in double digits: Robyn Buna (4th year, forward, Kelowna, BC) had 16 points to lead her team. That was one point beter than Katie Miyazaki (3rd year, guard, Richmond, BC) and two better than Kate Hole (4th year, post, St. Albert. Ab).
The games high scorer was Kaitlyn Widsten of TRU. The third year guard from Tswwassen, BC had 22 points. She got praise from both coaches.
“I thought that Widsten was very outstanding for them,” said Bruce Langford “ She hit some tough shots.”
“ She was outstanding,” Reeves stated. “She shot the ball well. They gave her looks but she knocked them down. As a third year kid, she has been in our system a while. With the potential she has, she should be making those shots. I am very proud of Kaitlyn.”
Widsten was the TRU Bookstore “Leader of the Pack” player of the game for her efforts. Kali Ellis (4th year, guard, Campbell River, BC) was next for the WolfPack with 8 points.
SFU outrebounded TRU 35-31 in the contest.
DOUBLE DRIBBLES: Reeves has sent a message to his young team: it’s time to improve on their skills going into 2010-11. “ We have focused more on fitness in the past. I’m going to have to balance that a bit more. The young period is over. They know what we want from them and what is expected. They have to bring it next year.
TRU WOLFPACK ATHLETICS: PROUD HOSTS OF THE 2010 CIS MENS NATIONAL VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS-MARCH 12-14 TH TOURNAMENT CAPITAL CENTER, KAMLOOPS BC
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