Heading into the Holidays, the Memorial Sea-Hawks Men's Basketball team sits first in the AUS.
The Sea-Hawks have won 5 of their last 6 games to end the semester. Their last weekend ended their 4 game win streak where they split the games with the Cape Breton Capers. The first was a back and forth game where at half, the Capers only led by 2 points, 48-46. The Sea-Hawks were then able to net 28 points in the third quarter to gain a 74-67 lead but fell apart and managed only 12 points in the fourth where the Capers ultimately came out on top at 90-86. Game point leaders were Capers #4 Shakael Pryce with an impressive 29 followed by Sea-Hawks #14 Nicholas Tuff with 23. Sea-Hawks #11 Flynn Boardman-Raffet gained the games only double-double with 11 rebounds and 14 points.
The next game followed a different momentum. The Capers flew out of the gates, gaining a 10 point lead in the first 6 minutes. The Capers found themselves up by 14 until Sea-Hawks #13 Emmanuel Ring netted a 3 to end the second quarter to cut the Capers's lead back to single digits. In the third quarter, the Capers managed to gain a promising 18 point lead before the two teams grew intense tension and showed it on the court. The Sea-Hawks felt a sense of urgency and subbed on #23 Miles Fryett who has yet to touch the court this season. Fryett set a whole new tone with his demanding energy along with some help from #24 Jodick Moudiandambu. The Sea-Hawks fuelled by the heat, found themselves back within 3 to end the third quarter with major help from #13 Emmanuel Ring. Ring gained Memorial's first lead of the game in the fourth quarter off of a layup with 4.5 minutes remaining. The Sea-Hawks then opened the flood gates netting 31 points in the fourth quarter to end the game at a 98-83 win for the Sea-Hawks.
Game point leader was Sea-Hawks #13 Emmanuel Ring with a season high 38 points in a single game. He was followed by teammate #11 Flynn Boardman-Raffet who gained 23 points. Notable player in the Sea-Hawks come back was #23 Miles Fryett who changed the pace of the game bringing his uplifting energy the first step he took on the court. This energy earned him player of the game in his first game this season.
The Sea-Hawks are looking to hold their first place position into the next semester where they first face the St.FX X-Men on the road. Sea-Hawks point leader and point per game leader is #13 Emmanuel Ring who currently has 184 points in 10 games, averaging 20.4 points per game. Behind him is #11 Flynn Boardman-Raffet with 169 points and #14 Nicholas Tuff with 157 points. #14 Nicholas Tuff leads the team with 23 3-pointers so far this season. #7 Jason Thompson plays a crucial role on the court with 34 assists. Top rebounder is #11 Flynn Boardman-Raffet who used his height to grab 66 total rebounds. Ring and Boardman-Raffet lead the team in steals, each with 15, and ring leads the team with 11 blocks.
Photo by: Udantha Chandraratne
Written by: Hannah Lucci