The top University and College
basketball players from across the country converged on Humber College this weekend for the second annual
Be One All-Canadian Weekend. Celebrating and rewarding the accomplishments of
Canada’s collegiate players, the
weekend culminates with a Men’s and Women’s All-Star Games. Led by Sarah Crooks,
Team Red won the first game of the double-header 72-62, while Patrick Perrotte
scored 25 points to power Team Red to an 85-82 victory over Team White in the
men’s action.
The women’s game kicked off
at noon with a back-and-forth first quarter that saw Team Red, coached by Vanier
College Head Coach Ruby Viray – who led her team to the Canadian College title
earlier this year -, take a slim 20-18 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Team White battled back in
the second quarter however, outscoring red 24-17 in the period to take a 42-37
halftime led by a game-high 16 first-half points by team white’s Laurelle
Weigle, the CIS rookie of the year from Simon Fraser University. Two other
players finished in double-digit scoring, both from Team Red, CIS player of the
year and national team player from the University of Saskatchewan, Sarah Crooks
tallied 16 points while Laurentian University’s second team All-Canadian
Cassandra Carpenter added 10 points.
Team Red battled back in
the second half holding white to just eight points in the third quarter while
tallying 23 themselves to take a 60-50 lead into the final stanza of play.
Both teams scored 12 points
apiece in the fourth quarter as Team Red maintained their 10-point lead to
ensure the victory.
“This event is a great
opportunity for the best in Canada to showcase their talent”, commented
winning team red Head Coach and Canada West Coach of the Year Scott
Edwards. “Coaching Sarah (Crooks) was fun, after coaching against her several
times in the season.”
Crooks led all players in
points (22) and rebounds (11) and was named the games MVP. Team white was led by
20 points from Weigle.
“It was really fun to come
in and play against players that you hear about all year and never had a chance
to play with,” commented Crooks. “It’s great to come together and make a team
and then interact with each other”.
The men’s game tipped off
at 2:30 p.m. with Team Red, lead by Canadian National team member Osvaldo
Jeanty, owning a 23-18 after a closely fought first quarter.
Team Red extended their
lead early in the second quarter before Team White battled back with an 8-2 run
in the middle of the stanza. Team White went on to win the period 23-19 and cut
Red’s lead to 42-39 at the half. Doug McKinney, an AUS All-Star from the
University of
Prince Edward Island, led
all scorers in the half with 14 points for Team White. Two other players scored
in double figures with 10 points; University of British
Columbia and Team White guard Casey Archibald, and Douglas College and Team Red forward Andrew
Sturgeon.
Both teams fought hard in
the third quarter, with Team Red outscoring Team White 21-19, on the strength of
Concordia
University and First
Team-All Canadian Patrick Perrotte. Team Red held a 63-58 lead into the fourth
quarter.
Team White closed the gap
in the fourth quarter with a 9-0 run, making the game a back-and-and forth
affair down the stretch until in the final seconds when Perrotte hit a three
pointer as the buzzer sounded to win the game for Team Red and make the final
score 85-82.
“The three point shot
happened so fast,” said Perrotte. “We had nothing to lose. I hit the shot, we
win the game, I miss, we go to overtime.”
Perrotte also earned game
MVP honors, leading all scorers with 25 points and adding four assists. Team
White was led by McKinney with 21
points.
“The weekend was a really
great experience and it was exciting to showcase our skills in front of national
team coaches,” added Perrotte. “It was really great to compete with and against
the best collegiate players in the country”.
“It was a great weekend.
The player and guest coaches got a chance to watch and learn from the national
team head coaches and everyone learned a lot,” said Head Coach Scott Mawhinney.
“The kids played extremely hard and you could see their improvement over the
course of the weekend.”
The second annual Be One
All-Canadian weekend brought together Canada’s top basketball talent under
one roof. This game and weekend celebrated the accomplishments of the top
players and coaches across the country, giving them the opportunity of being
watched by National Team coaches.
WOMEN’S GAME
LINE-UP
TEAM
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MEN’S GAME
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For further information
please contact
Tanya
Phillipps
Canada
Basketball
416-614-8037