Haylie Gibbn a talented first year from Salmon Arm is starting to play andearn minutes on the Heat club. (Greystoke Photography)
Game Times
FRIDAY, FEB. 6th:
5 PM | UBC Okanagan at MacEwan
WEBCAST | LIVE STATS | TICKETS
SATURDAY, FEB. 7th:
5 PM | UBC Okanagan at MacEwan
WEBCAST | LIVE STATS | TICKETS
Edmonton, AB (MacEwan City Centre Gym)
| UBCO | TALE OF THE TAPE | MCN |
|---|---|---|
| 66.2 (9) | Points per game | 74.0 (4) |
| .314 (17) | Field Goal Pct. | .387 (7) |
| .202 (16) | Three-point Pct. | .315 (6) |
| .688 (10) | Free Throw Pct. | .727 (3) |
| -11.6 (17) | Rebound Margin per game | 3.6 (6) |
| 76.6 (17) | Points per game allowed | 62.0 (4) |
| .399 (12) | Opponents Field Goal Pct. | .355 (4) |
| .285 (10) | Opponents three-point Pct. | .255 (4) |
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| UBC OKANAGAN HEAT | MACEWAN GRIFFINS |
UBC OKANAGAN HEAT (5-16, 4-12 Canada West) SCHEDULE | ROSTER | STATS
CIS National Ranking: N/A
CanWest Standings: 5th - Explorer Division
Last week: 0-2: Fri L (72-59); Sat L (61-47) vs Thompson Rivers
Streak: 4 losses
2013-14 CanWest Record: 3-19 (8th - Pacific Division)
2014 CanWest Playoffs: N/A
2014 CIS Tournament: N/A
Last CanWest Title: N/A
Last CIS Title: N/A
This Weekend: In Edmonton the Heat will lace them up for the final time on the road when they travel to Edmonton to play the 13-4 MacEwan Griffins. The 4-13 Heat women's basketball team will hit the court at 5 p.m. (PST) on Friday night and then play their last road game of the season in the Saturday rematch with tip-off once again set for 5 p.m. (PST)
Head to Head: versus MacEwan (1-1): The two squads split their first ever series, Friday night in OT the Heat took down MacEwan (85-80) and on Saturday the Griffins topped UBC Okanagan (78-52).
Look out from the paint: Megan Wood was big time effective the last time the Griffins faced the Heat. Wood poured in 34 points in the first match and added 25 in the rematch.
~ With notes from Lindsey Bax (MacEwan Sports Information)
| HEAT TEAM LEADERS: | |||||||
| Points/game | FG-FGA (PCT) min 40 att. | 3FG-3FGA (PCT) min 10 att. | Rebounds/game | ||||
| Sarah Allison | 13.1 | Jessica Jazdarehee | 68-162 (42.0%) | Angela White | 3-11 (27.3%) | Jessica Jazdarehee | 6.8 |
| Jessica Jazdarehee | 12.1 | Olivia Johnson | 17-51 (33.3%) | Jessica Jazdarehee | 8-34 (23.5%) | Kayla McFadden | 4.6 |
| Shenelle Tamminen | 8.4 | Vanessa Botteselle | 22-69 (31.9%) | Shenelle Tamminen | 17-74 (23.0%) | Angela White | 4.2 |
| Claire Elliott | 4.2 | ||||||
| GRIFFINS TEAM LEADERS: | |||||||
| Points/game | FG-FGA (PCT) min 40 att. | 3FG-3FGA (PCT) min 10 att. | Rebounds/game | ||||
| Megan Wood | 18.1 | Megan Wood | 110-256 (43.0%) | Kendall Lydon | 33-88 (37.5%) | Kelly Fagan | 10.6 |
| Kendall Lydon | 12.5 | Kari Kubinec | 65-157 (41.4%) | Kelly O'Hallahan | 7-24 (29.2%) | Kelly O'Hallahan | 8.2 |
| Kelly O'Hallahan | 12.3 | Kelly Fagan | 70-172 (40.7%) | Kari Kubinec | 13-48 (27.1%) | Megan Wood | 5.6 |
| Kelly O'Hallahan | 59-145 (40.7%) | ||||||
MACEWAN GRIFFINS (14-5, 12-4 Canada West) SCHEDULE | ROSTER | STATS
CIS National Ranking: N/A
CanWest Standings: 2nd Explorer Division
Last week: 2-0: Fri W (77-63); Sat W (75-62) at UNBC
Streak: 2 wins
2013-14 conference record: N/A
2014 CW playoffs: N/A
2014 CIS tournament: N/A
Last CW title: N/A
Last CIS title: N/A
preseason preview courtesy of Canadawest.org
Key additions: Kelly O'Hallahan, Kari Kubinec
Key returnees: Megan Wood, Kelly Fagan, Kendall Lydon
Key departures: Bayan Kurd
EDMONTON – Last season the MacEwan University Griffins finished the season with a national bronze medal around their necks, albeit in a different league. This season, the Griffins will face a much tougher task with the move into the Canada West league, but appear to be up to the challenge.
Megan Wood, the ACAC Player of the Year in 2014, is back for her third season in the maroon and white. A dynamic player, Wood has the ability to shoot the ball from nearly anywhere, inside or out, creating numerous matchup issues.
The returning cast will also include veteran starters Kelly Fagan and Kendall Lydon. Fagan heads into her fourth year with the Griffins, while Lydon enters her second year after previously transferring from the University of Alberta. With a short bench this season, both Fagan, a post player, and Lydon, a guard, will be counted on to be workhorses this season along with Wood.
Understanding the upcoming landscape, head coach Rob Poole recruited several key players to immediately fill key roles, including a pair of guards in Kelly O'Hallahan and Kari Kubinec. O'Hallahan, a former All-Canadian and Grande Prairie Regional College transfer, and Kubinec, a University of Alberta at Augustana transfer, bring pedigree and experience to a Griffins squad that will require stability as they make their league transition. The pair will also help fill the void left by fifth year graduate Bayan Kurd.