Athletics - Cegep Vanier College

By Andy Hertzog

BASKETBALL NEWS
AAA TEAMS HEAD ON TO PROVINCIALS ON WINNING NOTE
AAA LADIES WIN 78-58 / AAA MEN WIN 89-61
March 1, 2010

Dear Alumni & Friends,

Our AAA basketball teams finished off the regular season at home last night.

AAA WOMEN

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Mathilde Larochelle

The women took on Champlain St. Lawrence in the first game. The visitors came in with an upset on their minds, and took a 22-16 lead after the first quarter.

Our women turned things around and dominated the second period, taking a 39-35 lead into halftime. We continued taking the game to the visitors after halftime, and opened up a 56-43 lead after 3, and finally coasting to a 78-58 victory.

We had 5 players scoring in double figures in a balanced attack. Mathilde Larochelle (left) had 16 points, Natasha Raposo (right) had 15, Cassandra Doughlin had 12, Andrea Baptista had 11 and Shelby Eveleigh had 10.

Our women finished the regular season in 4th place with a 15-5 record.

Natasha Raposo

AAA MEN

Kareem Jackson

In the second half of the doubleheader, our men took on Limoilou.

We dominated the game right from the start, opening up a 29-10 lead after the first quarter and taking a 52-20 lead into halftime, before cruising to a 89-61 win.

Our leading scorers were Kareem Jackson (left) with 20 points, Jerome Blake with 16, Lenny Austin with 12 and Thomas Pearson with 10.

Our men finished the regular season in 4th place with a 9-7 record.

Jerome Blake

Both our AAA teams advance to the Provincial championships next weekend at Ahuntsic College in Montreal. Our women play Trois-Rivières on Friday at 4:00 P.M. and our men take on rival Dawson on Friday at 8:30 P.M.

Come out and support your Cheetahs !
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Have a great week !
Andy Hertzog

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