Hawks Win Tightly Contested Battle Vs X-MEN

Hawks Win Tightly Contested Battle Vs X-MEN

In what was a close game for the duration of the night, the Memorial Sea-Hawks were able to come out on top by a final score of 90-84. Both teams struggled to make shots out of the gate, leading to an uneventful first quarter which saw the X-Men take an 18-15 lead after the first frame.

            Shots would finally starting to fall for the Sea-Hawks as they began the second quarter, resulting in an uber successful, 27 point quarter, while the X-Men were still being stifled by the Sea-Hawks defence, heading into halftime, the Sea-Hawks led 42-35.

            The Sea-Hawks would continue their scoring ways in the third quarter, thanks to contributions from their top players, especially a sensational second-half performance from Cole Long. The Sea-Hawk centre found his stroke from 3-point range and was able to find success in the paint as well. Thanks to the efforts of Long among others, the Sea-Hawks would take a 12-point lead heading into the final frame.

            Despite a 12-point deficit entering the fourth quarter, the StFX X-Men would show plenty of resilience in their comeback effort. The X-Men were almost drawn back into the game, thanks to scoring bursts by Avan Nava and David Muenkat, StFX were able to draw within 1 as the game neared a conclusion. However, the Sea-Hawks led by Subway Player of the Game Cole Long's 24 points and 10 rebounds, plus 17 points and 11 rebounds from teammate Boris Ristanovic to put the X-Men away. Ultimately, the Sea-Hawks effort on the backboard helped them soar to victory, outrebounding the X-Men by a total of 47-29.

The teams clash again tomorrow, 3pm at the FIeld House.