Howard Tsumura continues his usual stellar job covering all things Canada West in today's Vancouver Province including recaps of last night's Canada West - West Division games plus a preview of UBC's trip to play a pair of U.S. Division 1 teams including the Oklahoma Sooners in Norman where over 10,000 tickets have already been sold. Let's hope the T-Birds can build on the success paved by McMaster yesterday.
Howard Tsumura's Sunday recap
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More on McMaster's big win at Wagner College yesterday afternoon...
Wagner drops exhibition basketball opener to McMaster, 71-61
Staten Island Advance file photo by Derek AlvezWagner College's Chris Martin led the Seahawks with 14 points in their preseason opener Saturday.Call Wagner College’s 71-61 exhibition loss to McMaster University on Saturday a learning experience.
"We got a lot out of it," insisted Seahawk coach Mike Deane after his freshman-laden squad was victimized by the Canadian team’s experience, including a 31-point, 11-rebound effort from former Brown University star Keenan Jeppesen.
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Ron Rauch of Victoria Times-Colonist has a piece on UVic's committment to defense which was written prior to last night's loss to Simon Fraser
Defence first for young Vikes
Third-year guard Ryan MacKinnon will need to have his shot working this season as he’ll be counted on to lead the Vikes’ offence.Photograph by: Darren Stone, Times ColonistDuring his six years as the head coach of the University of Victoria Vikes men’s basketball team, Craig Beaucamp has instilled a tradition of stingy defence.
For five consecutive seasons, the Vikes have been the best at preventing the other teams in the Canada West conference from scoring. The defence is expected to again keep the team in games, but the biggest question mark for the Vikes is who will do the scoring.
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