Monday, February 11, 2013

'Wolves Finish With Split vs. Windsor on Senior Night



Media Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 9, 2013
Lancers Frustrate T-Wolves, Win 64-56
THUNDER BAY, ON -
The men's basketball team struggled to find their shooting touch against a hard-nosed Windsor defense, losing 64-56 on Saturday evening.

Windsor fought hard from the get go to avenge their loss the previous evening, holding a 20-18 edge after 10 minutes of play. In the second quarter, the T-Wolves' offensive output was severely limited, scoring only 8 points to the Lancers 16.

Halftime score was 36-26 Lancers. 

In the third, Lakehead got their offense running again, with a string of plays including a Ryan Thomson 3, followed by a Yoosria Salhia blocked shot and Greg Carter transition lay-up to close the gap to 38-33. That momentum would be snuffed out by the Lancers, but not responded to on the offensive end as Lakehead out-scored the Lancers 10-7 in the 3rd Q.

In the final quarter the Lancers would hit clutch three pointers, courtesy of Enrico Diloreto and Michael Petrella, the second of which came with under 2 minutes to play to give the Lancers a 63-56 lead and effectively terminating any Lakehead comeback.

Lakehead was led by Yoosrie Salhia with 16 points and 15 rebounds, followed by Matt Schmidt with 14, who shot a perfect 4-4 from downtown and grabbed 7 rebounds. Ryan Thomson added 10 points in the loss.

Top scorer for the Lancers was Diloreto with 22, while Lien Phillip scored 8 points with 11 rebounds.

Coach Scott Morrison:

"Windsor played tough tonight. They got exactly what they wanted from their full court pressure in the form of turnovers and indecision from our backcourt. I was pleased with our effort but our execution did not match Friday's results. It's all about next week right now and working hard to get one more W."
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Prior to the game Lakehead honoured it's 6 graduating seniors, Ben Johnson, Yoosrie Salhia, Brendan King, Greg Carter, Matt Schmidt and Joseph Jones. They were all presented with framed jerseys.


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Hugh Mullally
Sports Information Director
Lakehead University Athletics
Office: 807 766 7157

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