On Saturday, the mens and womens teams
marched into York University to take on the Lions in
Toronto.
Both squads suffered losses.
The men lost 80-67.
Top scorers from the game were Andy Grieg and
Matt Brown, who both put up 15 points each in the loss.
The women experienced a 73-67 loss.
The top scorer was Cassandra Carpenter with
18 points.
On Sunday, the woman managed to turn around
their fortunes, beating the Lions at the Ben Avery Gymnasium
61-58.
Once again, Carpenter lead the way with 23
points.
"I knew it was going to be a tough game and
we just wanted to compete," said head coach Mike Clarke in a
press release. "The team has suffered some injuries and
personal issues in the last couple of days, but I am happy with
their performance."
The personal issue Clarke was referring to
was the passing of rookie Amanda McConnell's mother over
the weekend.
As for the men, they dropped a tough 84-82
game to the Lions at the Ben Avery Gymnasium.
The top scorer from Laurentian was big Ben
Palmer who dumped in 26 points.
The men also suffered a huge personal loss,
as a former teammate, Colin Yates, was killed in a car accident
on Friday, Dec. 3.
Yates plied his trade with the Voyageurs from
2001-04.
