The SFU Clan women’s basketball team enters the holiday break on a high note, delivering one of their more complete performances of the season in a 76-56 win over the Nova Southeastern Sharks on Monday on Burnaby Mountain.
It was the seniors who paved the way for the Clan, as forward Meg Wilson led the home side with 19 points and five boards, while fourth-year guard Ellen Kett counted 13 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Fellow guard Elisa
Homer also contributed 13 points, including a 3-of-5 run from three-point range.
“I thought everyone did something positive tonight – it was a really solid all-around performance,” assessed SFU head coach Bruce Langford. “We shot the ball from deep much better than we have of late, and I thought we did well to slow them down on defense for the most part.”
Behind Homer, Kett, and rookie guard Taylor Drynan, the Clan hit a season-high 42.8 per cent (9-of-21) from behind the arc. Combined with some solid defending in the first half that held the Sharks to just 10-of-24 shooting, the Clan jumped out to a 40-29 lead at the break.
Up 47-36 six minutes into the third quarter, the home team closed out the frame on a 15-8 run to open up a commanding 17-point lead over the Fort Lauderdale, Fla. -based rival heading into the final stanza.
The Clan essentially sealed the win with a 5-0 burst to open the fourth quarter, with Wilson and Tayla Jackson, who finished with seven points, creating havoc in the paint and converting on the ensuing free throws.
Langford now has the task of keeping the momentum going until the 10-2 Clan return to action on Thursday, Dec. 29, when they face the Western Oregon Wolves at SFU.
