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Royals gives Mountaineers a run for their money in court start<\/span><\/h1>\n

October 23, 2013 |\u00a0Mohawk College-David Braley Athletic Centre | Mohawk Mountaineers (97) vs Redeemer Royals \u00a0(92) | OCAA Men’s Basketball Home Opener<\/p>\n

Source: Article by Al Craig, Mohawk Athletics [Hamilton Scores]<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It was a bit of a seat-squirmer in the first Ontario Colleges Athletic Association regular season men\u2019s basketball game at the new David Braley Athletic and Recreation Centre, but Mohawk got by visiting Redeemer, 97-92, Wednesday (Oct. 23).<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Mountaineers led 28-15 after the first quarter, but the Royals turned the tables in the second quarter, outscoring their arch rivals 28-18, which left the score 46-43 Mohawk at the half. The Mountaineers outscored Redeemer 25-23 in the third quarter, and the teams each scored 26 in a very competitive final period.<\/span><\/p>\n

While Mohawk led for most of the game, the Royals put the issue in doubt when they pulled ahead 85-82 midway through the fourth quarter. But the Mountaineers were able to keep their composure in the final two minutes to get the narrow victory.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mohawk was led by Matt Fennell who scored 29 points. Then the points were spread out. Patrick Iavarone had 17, Andrew Cicuttini scored 14, while Xzennis Brereton and Alex Reis added 13 apiece. Cicuttini also had 19 rebounds and Taylor Dowhaniuk had 18 boards.<\/span><\/p>\n

For Redeemer, Calvin Turnbull scored 34 points and had 10 rebounds. Ben Ibrahim scored 24.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mohawk head coach Brian Jonker said his team scored just enough. \u201cWe gave up a whole lot but we scored a lot,\u201d said Jonker. \u201cUltimately, we got out with a \u2018W\u2019 but we have a lot to clean up defensively.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Jonker said Redeemer never went away. \u201cThey work hard and they\u2019re a good group,\u201d said the coach. \u201cThey made some shots that kept them hanging around.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Reis and Fennell both had some key buckets in the game\u2019s latter stages.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAlex is sneaky,\u201d said Jonker. \u201cWhen we need him to score, he scores. Matt never stops moving, so he\u2019s almost a mismatch for anyone that\u2019s going to guard him with a guard. We got a break for a couple of late possessions when he was matched up with a guard and he took advantage of it and scored.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Fine tuning needed after Mohawk opens with win<\/span><\/h1>\n

October 23, 2013 |\u00a0Mohawk College-David Braley Athletic Centre | Mohawk Mountaineers (86) vs Redeemer Royals \u00a0(69) | OCAA Women’s Basketball Home Opener<\/p>\n

Source: Article by Al Craig, Mohawk Athletics\u00a0[Hamilton Scores]<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Mohawk women\u2019s basketball team opened the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association regular season with an 86-69 triumph over the Redeemer Royals at the new David Braley Athletic and Recreation Centre Wednesday (Oct. 23). But the 17-point win wasn\u2019t always in the cards.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Mountaineers and Royals played even in the first quarter, as each scored 16 points. The home team pulled ahead 33-23 at the break, but Redeemer came out of the gate smoking in the second half with a rally which included three consecutive three-pointers, without reply and suddenly were down only 37-35. Mohawk regrouped to lead 59-47 at three quarter time and then managed to maintain a healthy margin in the final period.<\/span><\/p>\n

Stef Hrymak led the Mountaineer attack with 21 points and eight rebounds. Porscha Hewitt had 19 points while Natalie Fisher and Katelyn Arbour chipped in with 11 each. Arbour also led all rebounders with 10.<\/span><\/p>\n

For Redeemer, Lindsay Moffat had 28 points and seven rebounds. Aycha Hamaoui scored 20 points.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mohawk head coach Kevin Duffy said despite the win, his team played very sloppy basketball. \u201cI give a lot of credit to (Redeemer),\u201d said Duffy. \u201cThey played very well, they executed, they moved the ball well on offence and they hit the open shots.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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The coach felt his team had some opening night jitters and were a little tentative on the court. They also got into early foul trouble.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe just made a lot of mental mistakes. There were a lot of breakdowns, both offensively and defensively and Redeemer capitalized,\u201d said Duffy.<\/span><\/p>\n

The coach noted it wasn\u2019t all negative and he liked to emphasize the positive, such as the fact they scored more than 80 points. But the team will look at the video and deal with the defensive breakdowns.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll piece it back together and be ready for the next game,\u201d said Duffy.<\/span><\/p>\n

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