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Written by JASON PETERS
Citizen staff
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Friday, 14 November 2008 |
Jaclyn Nazareno of the UNBC Northern Timberwolves tries to find a way around Carling Muir of the Langara Falcons in Friday’s BCCAA home-opener at the Northern Sport Centre. The T-wolves stretched their home winning streak to nine games, dating back to last season, defeating the Falcons 76-49. (Citizen photo by David Mah)
The UNBC Northern Timberwolves women’s basketball team won its home-opening game at the Northern Sport Centre on Friday night. The Timberwolves slowly wore down the Langara College Falcons of Vancouver and walked off the court with a 76-49 victory.
The game was actually close, in the first quarter. The T-wolves led only 19-17 after the first but started to take control in the second. They outscored the Falcons 20-12 for a 39-29 advantage at halftime. In the third, the game really tilted in UNBC’s favour. And the key was forcing the Falcons into turnovers.
After a three-point play by post player Erin Beckett gave the home team a 44-33 cushion, UNBC’s Kady Dandeneau stole the ball right back and scored from under the glass. Again, the Timberwolves gained control of the ball and, this time, Jaclyn Nazareno drilled a three-pointer. After another Langara turnover and a couple Dandeneau free throws, she came up with one more steal and finished the play with an uncontested layup. Just like that, in a span of about two and a half minutes, a 10-point lead became a 20-point lead and the game was basically over.
“We wanted to be more aggressive in the guard spot and deny their inbounds plays,” said UNBC head coach Loralyn Murdoch. “We got a couple steals and a five-second violation, which was awesome. That’s what we talked about at half and they went out and they executed. It was just picking up the intensity and making Langara’s guards work a little bit harder.”
Laurel Wallace, a fifth-year UNBC forward, led her team with 13 first-half points, while Dandeneau hit for nine. Carling Muir was the dominant player for the Falcons in the first. Muir, a third-year forward who was an All-Canadian last season, was on target for 10 points.
Wallace finished the game with 15 and Dandeneau ended with a team-high 16. Muir, with 12 total points, was the top Falcon, while Virginia Watson - another All-Canadian - hit for 11.
Late in the game, UNBC guard Jessica Wallace came off the bench and poured in eight points in a little more than a minute. Two of her hoops were from three-point land. Jessica Wallace missed all of last season with a knee injury, so her stellar finish on Friday had her smiling.
“I just went out there and played ball for my team,” said the Vanderhoof product. “It wasn’t just me, it was good passes and all that stuff. It was exciting.”
The T-wolves improved to 2-1 in the B.C. Colleges Athletic Association this season. The Falcons dropped to 1-2.
“The intensity was better, the defence was better,” said Murdoch, who watched her T-wolves split road games against the Vancouver Island University Mariners the first weekend of the season. “That’s kind of our goal. Every time we get on the court, we have to get better.”
Counting last season, the Timberwolves are now 9-0 on home court.
Close to 1,400 fans watched the game, which was played in front of four members of the Canada West Universities Athletic Association. Clint Hamilton, Dick White, Sandy Slavin and Coleen Dufresne of the CWUAA were in town Friday to evaluate UNBC’s application to Canada West for the 2010-11 season.
The Timberwolves and Falcons will be back on the NSC floor tonight at 6.
Friday’s game between the UNBC and Langara men was still in progress at The Citizen’s press deadline. See www.pgcitizen.ca for details. The men’s teams will battle tonight at 8.
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