Our Men’s 1st team travelled to Cambridge for their week 3 fixture. Cambridge got off to a strong start with their captain Ramsay connecting on a couple 3’s. Early contributions from James Davis, Akil Simpson kept our seven man roster close. In addition to a 3 from Jacob Dearman. Emmanuel Yeboah got himself on the scoreboard, reeling off 11 straight points to extend our lead. Some good defensive plays allowed our Men’s team to close the quarter with a 10pt lead (25-15). the second quarter saw some fight back from Cambridge with some good defensive and offensive plays. They tied the game 32-32. Our Men’s then closed out the quarter with a 6-2 point run, to take them in to the 2nd half (40-34). Our 7 man roster needed the break it seems as they started the 3rd with a stronger focus. With Coach Dean rotating the bench to keep players fresh, the team took control of the game ending the 3rd quarter with a 17pt cushion (61-44). The 4th quarter became a 3pt frenzy. Our men scored 21 of their 27 fourth quarter points from 3. The final basketball of the game being a 3 from Finn to seal 88-60 win.
Results round up of week 3
Our Men’s 2nd team travelled away in the second round of the National Cup. Taking on University of Birmingham Men’s 1st team, in the Wednesday evening fixture. After a strong start our men eventually lost the tie 73-47. Disappointed that our men got knocked out of the cup. But we know our men will bounce back.
Week 4 of BUCS action
Our Men’s 1st take on BCU 8pm tip at University of Worcester Arena. Our women travel up the M5 to take on University of Wolverhampton 5:30pm. Our Men’s 2nd team get the opportunity to bounce back against Aston University. Whilst our Men’s 3rd team travel down south to Bedford to take on University of Bedfordshire’s 1st team.
