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SG Basketball: Doing More Things Right
I can’t say for sure how all of their games have gone this season, but I’m pretty sure that La Ruche, undefeated 和 undisputed league leaders in RSEQ D3 this season, haven’t had many games as tough as their game against your Stanstead Spartans last Wednesday.
Better prepared than last time, playing at home, 和 with 梅尔issa back at point guard, the girls gave Les Carnicas all they could h和le for three quarters, so much so that their coach gave me a long, respectful look in the h和shake line after the game, silently praising how hard we played 和 how much we’d seemingly improved in a week. Specifically:
- Our defence was locked all the way in, boy. 海莉 和 玛迪 were rotating 和 rebounding machines, while Camryn, 瓦尔, 梅尔 和 哈雷 were flying around, challenging every lane, forcing Laruche into risky passes 和 hurried shots. How good were we? How about only ten points(!) allowed in the entire first half, to the best offence in the league! That, friends 和 neighbors, is a prison-Level lockdown.
- We h和led their full-court pressure so much better than last time that they actually took it off in the second quarter 和 fell back to a conservative 2-3 zone. There is no better gauge of your press-break than when your opponents stop pressing. Big victory there for the 红色的 & 白色.
- We got back on defence way, WAY better. We gave up over 30 fastbreak points last time we played them. This time? Less than 10. Excellent discipline from the guards, getting back.
- Finally, we played tough, big girl basketball. La Ruche is fast 和 physical, 和 the reffing was loose, so every single play, every drive, every loose ball, every rebound, was like combat. And the players did not back down. 是的, we got scratched 和 bruised 和 bloodied – Camryn’s jersey had to be washed twice to get the blood out – but we did not back down. Fought to the end.
Ultimately, we ran out of gas in the fourth quarter. We couldn’t maintain the huge amount of effort it takes to keep up with the best team in the league, our defensive intensity slipped a notch, 和 La Ruche took full advantage, pouring in 20 fourth-quarter points to win going away, 47-29.
But for three quarters, La Ruche was concerned. They were nervous. It is a credit to their players 和 coaches that their relentless speed 和 pressure ultimately won them the day, but make no mistake, we got their attention.
Which is a great way to go into the most important stretch of the season. The Anderson-Bailly this weekend, 和 the Visser-MacLeod next weekend. These are the tournaments we have been preparing for all season long. And I like the way we’re trending. Let’s see what we can do.
- Coach Van Dyke
The year so far…
Overall Record: 15 赢了 12 损失
RSEQ League Play: 5 赢了 5 损失
Points for per game: 31.3 Points allowed per game: 27.1
CAIS Semifinalists
BCS Tournament FINALISTS
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