Photo Credit: Freeze Frame Photos
Over the November 24th and 25th weekend, the Algoma Thunderbirds women’s and men’s basketball programs hosted the Waterloo Warriors for their Homecoming and Movember games! With fun activities and great prizes, the stands were full and the crowd brought some great energy!
On Friday, the women’s had a great second quarter, scoring 20 points with Waterloo scoring one above them. Although this didn’t make up for the first quarter, it was great to see some grit come from the team in their efforts to bounce back. It was in the fourth quarter that Waterloo took a major lead, winning the game with a score of 80-45. Ashlyn Noble was the top scorer of the game with 14 points.
We saw some improvements in their game on Saturday. With Rhianna Mae-Liang making her debut back on home court, we were excited for what was in store for this game! We saw some great plays from the team, but Waterloo once again took the win with a final score of 68-42. Top scorer of the game was Sadie Grawbarger with 13 points.
On Friday, the men’s team took a huge lead over the Warriors in the first quarter. With Waterloo creeping up in the other three quarters, they ended up taking the win with a score of 65-55. Top scorers of the game were Taleh Wade and Johan Germain. With the team playing well and a score that close, we were eager for Saturday’s game.
On Saturday, the team had a rough start, with Waterloo scoring 11 points over the team. Algoma responded back in the second quarter, leaving us with a tie at half time. With it looking like it could be anyone’s game, Algoma managed to pull a major lead in the fourth quarter to take their first win of the season! The team won 59-53, with Taleh Wade being the top scorer of the game with 23 points. Congratulations Thunderbirds!
The team ends off 2023 in Oshawa as they play against Ontario Tech and Queen’s on the road on December 1st and 2nd with a stop in Oshawa on Friday and rounding out their 2023 portion of the 2023 – 2024 season in Kingston on Saturday.
Visit Freeze Frame Photos by Bob Davies women’s and men’s photo galleries of the Thunderbirds versus Warriors in OUA action.
