The Memorial Sea-Hawks were able to complete the weekend sweep of the StFX X-Men with a 98-91 win at The Field House on Sunday afternoon. Coming into the weekend the X-Men were sitting first in the AUS, but the losses drops them to third in the standings, behind the Sea-Hawks.
The X-Men jumped on the Sea-Hawks early in this one, where Tristen Ross looked to be shot out of a cannon. He poured in 12 points in the first quarter alone. However, Kieran Hawksley wasn't going to let his Sea-Hawks fall too far behind. He made every one of his first five 3-pointers, and finished the first half with a game high 19 points, and kept the Sea-Hawks within striking distance early on their way to a victory.
The three-point shot was a theme throughout this one for the Hawks, as they rode Hawksley's hot hand in the first half and beyond. In the absence of leading scorer Vasilije Curcic, the Sea-Hawks have now had two excellent performances from role players.
For the X-Men, Kevin Bercy was his typical dominant self, recording a double-double despite the loss. He finished with 18 points and collected 13 boards, while Julius Antoine and Tristen Ross both had a team high 21 points. For Memorial, it was Hawksley's three-point barrage leading to a game high 29 points. Daniel Gordon also had a strong game for the Sea-Hawks, dropping in 27 points while shooting 4 of 8 from beyond the arc.
The Sea-Hawks as a team shot 56.5 percent from the three-point line today, and that went a long way toward securing the victory against StFX's high powered offense.
Coach Benoite was happy with the way the offense flowed this weekend, feeling that they were a little one dimensional coming in. The re-discovered offensive diversity definitely bodes well going forward.
The Sea-Hawks are back in action on February 3rd and 4th when they travel to Halifax, NS to battle the Dalhousie Tigers in another important weekend series.
By: Thomas Penney