Sarah Moxley was a force on Ontario basketball courts. Since her return to full health, she has been showing the same qualities here in B.C. with the UNBC Northern Timberwolves.
Moxley, a fifth-year post player but a first-year member of the Timberwolves, had another dominant outing Saturday night at the Northern Sport Centre. In a 94-57 win against the Kwantlen Polytechnic University Eagles, she hit for a game-high 18 points, hauled down 10 rebounds, had three assists and four steals.
Moxley, a 26-year-old from Sarnia, started her season with a stress fracture in her left foot. Then, she had to deal with a pinched nerve in her back. As a result, she wasn't physically able to play up to her capabilities.
Moxley has been feeling like her usual self for about six weeks now and the T-wolves have benefited. Since the Christmas break, she has been one of their best players.
"I am just amazed at the athletic ability that she has, and her ability to see the floor and to pull the rebounds down and score some key points," said Rachel Hulme, interim head coach of the Timberwolves.
-- Offensively, they have the talent to shoot down most of their opponents.
But the UNBC Northern Timberwolves sometimes lack the defensive discipline that can turn a good team into a championship team. On Saturday night at the Northern Sport Centre, the Timberwolves showed a renewed commitment to defence and beat the Kwantlen Polytechnic University Eagles 105-61 in a B.C. Colleges Athletic Association men's basketball game.
The previous night, the Timberwolves also grounded the Eagles but gave up way too many points to a team that is near the bottom of the BCCAA standings. That game ended 114-91 in favour of UNBC.
In Saturday's rematch, the Timberwolves rose to a challenge issued by head coach Todd Jordan.
"We actually set a goal to hold them under 60 for the Saturday night game," Jordan said. "That was definitely a huge change. I was really happy with our performance on Saturday, just the fact that the guys were able to bear down and focus a little bit more on the defensive end of the floor.
