GAME 2 QUEST MAKES HISTORY

Our semifinal on the consolation side of the draw matched us up with Columbia Bible College, a team in the rebuilding phase of their program. It was a great match up for our girls and I was really interested to see how we would respond after Friday nights game against Capilano. I was hoping that we could get back some of our confidence that was nowhere to be seen last night. The girls were ready for this game and it was a big opportunity for us and our program. We got off to a slow start as the CBC nailed two three's right off the start and we found ourselves down 6-0. With CBC's short bench we wanted to establish our running game and it was the running game that got us back into the first quarter and helped us establish our style of play. We still had trouble making lay ups which caused frustration throughout the first half. We are still learning how to play with one another and the mental effects from the night before had not left our systems. In spite of this we found ourselves up 26-17 at the half. Not happy with our play we decided to press full court for the second half in order to use our fitness and push the pace of the game to our advantage. The press worked well as we created turnovers and more scoring opportunities. We are still struggling offensively in the half court so getting easy lap ups and scoring chances from our defense and fast break is what we were concentrating on. We started a fast lineup today using a four guard one post lineup, Hajia at point with Britt Harteveld, Chelsey and Charlotte filling the perimeter spots and Nicola Hitchcock patrolling the paint. We pushed the pace in the second half which caused CBC to break down defensively. We got some great minutes from Allison Black and Britt Shalagan. Britt Shalagan continues to impress me with her determination and knack to get to the basket. She is also one of our better offensive rebounders. Allison continues to improve every day and is starting to contribute offensively as she continues to learn the game. Naomi Hughes-Hall was our defensive star who showed great effort and technique to cause pressure against whomever she was matched up against. It is this type of defensive effort that we need every night from players 1-9. So it was with this effort that the Quest Women's Basketball Team made history today. We won our first game convincingly 56-36. We did feel though that we could have played a lot better as we missed 15-20 points in lay ups again. Our free throw shooting was better but nowhere near our expectations, we went 9-17. Regardless, we won and that was very important to us. Congratulations to the girls for their first win. I am proud of all of you. Britt Harteveld found her shooting touch and led the team with 19 points. Hajia Sooria had 11 points from the point guard position and Chelsey Forsberg had 8. Our second year guard Chelsey came off the bench vs Capilano with great energy. She ran the floor well and made good decisions, today's game was no different and I need to continue to look to our "veterans" for leadership and experience. With this win we move into the Consolation final against another top ten team, UBC Okanagan. Another challenge awaits us.