OCAA SEMI-FINAL SHOWDOWN: No.2 HAWKS VS No.10 FANSHAWE
WELLAND, ON: In their quest to repeat as provincial champions, the no.2 Humber Hawks (18-0, 1st West) have a difficult opponent standing in their way. On tap for the Hawks in the OCAA semi-finals will be the no.10 Fanshawe Falcons (14-4, 3rd West).
On their way to the West Division title, the Hawks rolled the competition and finished the season by winning every game by an incredible 32.1 points-per-game. Despite extending their win streak to 35 games yesterday afternoon, Humber had difficulty with Fanshawe when these two teams played in January, narrowly escaping with a three-point victory. Jillian Semple, the fourth-year centre from Etobicoke, finished with a career-high 20 points in the win.
Over their last eight match-ups, Humber is 6-2 including winners of six straight.
The Falcons advanced to the semi-finals after a dominate 64-49 victory over the St. Lawrence(K) Vikings. Lara Vere, an OCAA second-team all-star led the Falcons in rebounds, assists, and steals while adding 10 points.
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BY THE NUMBERS |
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TEAM |
GP |
RECORD |
STREAK |
HOME |
AWAY |
PPG |
FG% |
3PT% |
FT% |
RPG |
APG |
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FANSHAWE |
18 |
14-4 |
Won 5 |
7-2 |
7-2 |
67.6 |
35.5 |
23.0 |
63.6 |
52.7 |
14.9 |
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HUMBER |
18 |
18-0 |
Won 18 |
9-0 |
9-0 |
80.6 |
41.0 |
27.0 |
66.0 |
53.5 |
21.5 |
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TEAM LEADERS |
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HUMBER HAWKS |
FANSHAWE |
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14.3 |
PPG |
9.1 |
Laura Vere |
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Ceejay Nofuente |
8.7 |
RPG |
6.0 |
Natalie Warren |
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Ceejay Nofuente |
6.4 |
APG |
3.4 |
Laura Vere |
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Ceejay Nofuente |
4.5 |
SPG |
2.1 |
Mikhaila Wright |
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Jill Semple |
1.2 |
BPG |
0.8 |
Mikhaila Wright |
Tip-off for tonight's game is set for 6:00pm at the Welland Campus Athletic Centre. The winner of the game will go on to play for the 2016 OCAA championship Saturday evening at 8:00pm. All games can be live streamed here.
