Saints Basketball Update October 30 2024
St. Clair College Men’s Basketball Enjoy Win at Lambton
The St. Clair College Men’s Basketball team moved their West Division leading record to 3-0 early with a 91-68 win over Lambton College in Sarnia Wednesday night. The Saints are the top-rated team in the OCAA and started at #2 in the initial Canadian rankings that were released on Tuesday.
St. Clair started well Wednesday night building a 29-17 cushion over Lambton heading to the second quarter and increased their lead to 57-39 by the intermission. The Saints went ahead by their biggest margin at 25 points with just under four minutes to go in the third and were able to share the minutes down the stretch.
The St. Clair defense only allowed Lambton to shoot 35% from the field and even though turnovers were relatively close (20-23) the Saints outscored the home team 24-14 off those miscues. St. Clair also enjoyed a 47-38 advantage in rebounding and scored 21 second-chance points.
Kyle Brown-Fazekas (Windsor, ON/Kennedy) scored a game high 19 points including four triples and topped four Saints in double figures. Jacob Masters (Toronto, ON) had 17 points to go with 5 steals and Ethan Reid-Massiah (Toronto, ON) netted 13 points off the bench while Darnelle Peddie (Pickering, ON) chipped in with 10 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for St. Clair.
The Saints next go to Redeemer University (Ancaster) Nov. 8th followed by a matchup at Conestoga College (Kitchener) on Nov. 9th. St. Clair will be at home against Fanshawe College (London) on Nov. 16th.
St. Clair College Women’s Basketball Suffer Early Season Loss
The St. Clair College Women’s Basketball fell short in a tough test Wednesday night in Sarnia dropping a 65-59 decision to Lambton College who are the defending OCAA Champions. The Saints are now 1-1 early in their West Division regular season schedule.
Lambton was able to move ahead 18-15 after the opening quarter but the Saints overtook the home team for a 34-30 halftime lead. St. Clair was undone by a poor third quarter only scoring six points in the frame and trailed 49-40 heading to the fourth. The Saints dug a 16-point hole with under seven minutes to play and mounted a comeback that saw them come within four points in the final minute but would come no closer.
St. Clair shot 30% in the contest and made just eight of their 3-point attempts (24%) while only getting eight attempts from the charity stripe. Lambton had a decided advantage in rebounding most of the game outscoring the Saints 13-5 in second-chance points. The deficit on the glass shrunk to 53-46 by the final buzzer thanks in part to St. Clair forcing Lambton into some quick shots with pressure defense.
Shae-Lyn Murphy (Windsor, ON/Holy Names) managed a double-double for the Saints scoring 16 points while adding 11 rebounds and 6 assists. Kaelyn Batten (LaSalle, ON/St. Thomas of Villanova) also had 16 points to go with 8 rebounds but was the only other St. Clair player to reach double figures.
The Saints will be on the road next to face Redeemer University (Ancaster) on Nov. 8th and finish the road trip at Conestoga College (Kitchener) on Nov. 9th. St. Clair will be home next on Nov. 16th against Fanshawe College (London).