Senior Girls D3 Basketball

SG Basketball: Best Served Cold

2/4/2020

By Erik Van Dyke

In another much-anticipated rematch, your Spartans travelled to Du Phare to try to avenge the
47-35 overtime loss we suffered on our home floor back on December 7.

And as if we needed any more motivation, apparently a couple of our opponents were overheard before the game confidently stating that they were not too worried about the game given that they had beaten us by 12 last time.

Nothing like a little bulletin-board material to get the juices flowing!

Or maybe not, as we inexplicably came out as flat as a pancake. A crepe, even. The warm-up was meh, and the game was worse. It was like we were moving in quicksand, with no intensity, no urgency. And with our opponents playing similarly uninspired basketball, the gym was a crypt. No energy. No fast breaks. 6-3 lead for us after one quarter. 12-7 at the half. Just boring, ugly ball from both teams.

But your Spartans turned it around in the third quarter, exploding for 19 points, including a 13-0 run to finish the quarter that effectively iced the game! Getting out quickly in transition, and working smartly through Elisabeth Shane in the low post, we consistently moved the ball and got good looks by getting the ball inside and kicking it out, with the main beneficiary being Player Of The Game Rosemary Lefebvre, who finished with a game-high 14 points.

feFinal score 43-25 for the good guys. From a 12-point loss to an 18-point win. A 30-point improvement. Now that’s nice to see! Especially with the highlight of the season up next on the schedule. That’s right, it’s finally here. The Anderson-Bailly Small Schools Provincial Tournament. In Quebec City. Everything we’ve worked on all season has been in preparation for this upcoming weekend.

All we’ve learned this year, from November to now, can we put it all together and bring home the championship banner?

Only one way to find out - here we go!

The year so far….

Overall Record: 12 wins 17 losses
RSEQ League Play: 3 win 9 losses
Points for per game: 32.0 Points allowed per game: 34.5

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