Huskies over Panthers in semis, fall to TIgers in final

Saint Mary's 87 UPEI 81 - It looks like it will be the battle of Halifax for the Shoveller crown as the Saint Mary's Huskies took down the UPEI Panthers 87-81 in semifinal action on Saturday night at the Dalplex.

After the Panthers took a one point lead after the first quarter, Osman Barrie exploded for 17 points in the second quarter and the Huskies found themselves up by seven going into halftime.

The Panthers got the deficit down to just three points going into the final frame, but they couldn't manage to fend off Barrie and the rest of the Huskies as they pulled away late to come away with the win.

Osman Barrie finished with 19 points and 18 rebounds, while Theon Reefer had a game-high 26 points to go along with six rebounds. Marquis Clayton had 21 of his own after going 11-12 from the charity stripe in the contest.

CIS leading scorer Tyler Scott fell just short of a double-double with a 25 point, nine rebound performance in the loss to lead the Panthers in the loss, while Brad States finished with 20 points and 13 boards.

Saint Mary's will face their cross-town rivals the Dalhousie Tigers in the final tomorrow at 3:00pm, while the Panthers will take on the Concordia Stingers tomorrow at 1:00pm.

Dalhousie 77 Saint Mary's 52

The Dalhousie Tigers claimed their second consecutive title as they defeated the Saint Mary's Huskies in the final of the Rod and Joan Shoveller Memorial tournament Sunday at the Dalplex.

The Tigers stingy defense kept the Huskies' high powered offense at bay all game long, and after the Tigers led by just eight points at halftime, they opened the floodgates in the second half as they came away with a 25 point victory.

William Yengue had a huge night offensively for the Tigers, as the former AUS defensive player of the year had a game-high 22 points as he pulled down eight boards. Sven Stammberger was the only other Tiger to reach double digits as he added ten points to go along with six rebounds. Matt McVeigh had nine points off the bench on 3-4 shooting from deep.

Theon Reefer had a team-high ten points in the loss for the Huskies on 5-15 shooting. Marquis Clayton struggled from the field, finishing with seven points on 4-14 shooting from the field and 1-6 shooting from the line.

Source, DAL communications, photo Trevor MacMillan