Scheduled Game: @Simon Fraser*

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GAME RESULTS 1 2 3 4 T Trinity Western 13 18 0 8 39 Simon Fraser 36 26 24 13 99 « FINAL

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Game Recap

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009
TWU SPARTANS (39) AT THE SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY CLAN (99)

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SFU DOMINATES SPARTANS IN HOME OPENER

BURNABY, B.C. – When teams talk about the No. 1 ranked (CIS) Simon Fraser University Clan women’s basketball team; they often focus on the prolific Clan offence. On Friday night, against the Trinity Western University Spartans, the Clan’s defence was on full display, as SFU shut out TWU in the third quarter, ultimate winning 99-39. The win moves the Clan to 2-0 on the year, while the Spartans fall to 0-2.

Simon Fraser also shot over 70 per cent in the first half, hitting 26-of-35 shots in the first 20 minutes, including 7-for-10 from beyond the three-point arc. In the third frame, SFU held Trinity Western scoreless; the Spartans shot 0-for-9 from the field, while the Clan scored 24 to put the game out of reach.

“I thought we shot the ball very well in the first quarter, we were getting open looks and hitting what was given to us,” said SFU head coach Bruce Langford following the game. “We adjusted our defence a little at halftime, and we played very good defence in the third quarter, I was very pleased with how we played in that quarter.”

SFU scored 36 points in the opening quarter to the Spartans 13, and hit their first five three-pointers of the game. By halftime, the Clan had run their lead to 62-31, with Katie Miyazaki (Richmond, B.C.), Robyn Buna (Kelowna, B.C.) and Laurelle Weigl (Stony Plain, AB) all in double figures with ten points at the half.

In the second half it was more of the same, as freshman Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe (Vernon, B.C.) finished the game as the Clan’s leading scorer, registering 16 points. Five players in total finished in double figures for SFU. The Clan shot 60.6 per cent for the game, including hitting 9-of-18 total three pointers. SFU also registered 28 team assists, with freshman Kristina Collins (Port Coquitlam, B.C.) leading the way with six.

For the Spartans, Amanda Knauff (Maple Ridge, B.C.) finished as the team’s leading scorer, registering 16 points and shooting 6-for-10 from the field. The Spartans out rebounded SFU 35-to-30, however committed 34 team turnovers, which led directly to 42 Clan points.

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-courtesy SFU Sports Information

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