Fresh off their first two games of the season in Alberta last weekend, both Men and Women Basketball teams took to their home courts for the first time this season as they welcomed the MacEwan Griffins into the Bridge City, and both teams putting up a solid performance to grab their respective victories
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The first game of the evening saw the Women’s team hit the court first, and they dominated from start to finish in Lead Assistant Coach, currently interim head coach, Laura Dally’s first career win as a head coach. The Huskies quickly jumped out to a 25-5 lead by the end of the first quarter and almost doubled their score by halftime, leading 48-10. Carly Ahlstrom led the way at halftime with 16 points with Gage Grassick, Courtney Primeau, and Andrea Dodig all tied with 8 points a piece.
By the end of the third quarter, the Dogs had a very comfortable 67-15 lead and would end the game by tailing 91 total points and only giving up 27 to pick up their third win of the season and increase their perfect record so far to 3-0.
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Interim Head Coach Laura Dally:
GAME STATS
#3 – Carly Ahlstrom (24pts, 1 Assist, 6 Rebounds)
#5 – Gage Grassick (16pts, 2 Assists, 6 Rebounds)
#15 – Courtney Primeau (12pts, 2 Assists, 5 Rebounds)
#1 – Maya Flindall (12pts, 2 Assists, 1 Rebound)
#4 – Tea DeMong (11pts, 3 Assists, 4 Rebounds)
#7 – Andrea Dodig (10pts, 5 Assists, 4 Rebounds)
NEXT GAME: vs. MacEwan Griffins on Saturday, November 11th at 7:00 p.m.
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As for the Men’s team, they dominated down the stretch, but it was a much closer game. The Dogs jumped out to an early lead, but MacEwan would claw their way back and continue to trade points back and forth and would result in a Huskies 18-15 lead. Saskatchewan had a solid second quarter, putting up 24 points this time around heading into halftime with a 42-33 lead.
MacEwan would come out of the gate hot to start the second half catching the Huskies by surprise, but would rebound and go into the fourth quarter with a narrow 56-50 lead. The fourth quarter however was the best quarter played by the Huskies without a doubt, outscoring MacEwan 22-11 and playing a strong defensive game that seen key blocks multiple time in the final minutes. Saskatchewan pulled away with a 78-61 victory and their second win of the young season, improving their record to 2-and-1
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Head Coach Jamie Campbell:
GAME STATS
#6 – Alexander Dewar (20pts, 3 Assists, 6 Rebounds)
#2 – Easton Thimn (17pts, 0 Assists, 10 Rebounds)
#1 – Chan De Ciman (12pts, 1 Assists, 5 Rebounds)
#15 – Ryker Wuttke (7pts, 0 Assists, 11 Rebounds)
NEXT GAME: vs. MacEwan Griffins on Saturday, November 11th at 6:00 p.m.
