Simon Fraser University guard Sango Niang put up career numbers in two close NCAA Division II basketball games this weekend.
The 6-0 junior from Paris, France posted a career-best 26 points in SFU's 89-79 loss to Seattle Pacific on Feb. 13. Niang then beat that number, scoring 27 points and adding seven assists to lead the Clan in a 95-82 defeat to Montana State Billings on the Saturday.
"This was a disappointing road trip for our club. We had a chance to move up in the league and came up short," said SFU head coach James Blake in a Clan press release. "Individually, Sango had a very good weekend, and I'm proud of his toughness and leadership. We gave up 90-plus (points) both nights this weekend and you are just not going to win many games defending like we did."
In Seattle, Senior David Gebru scored 16 points off the bench for the Clan, while Justin Cole chipped in with a dozen.
SFU shot 54.5 per cent from the field, but were outrebounded 31-23 by Seattle Pac.
On Saturday, four other players hit double-digit numbers for the Clan. Dillion Hamilton had 14 and Taylor Dunn managed 12, while Justin Cole and Gebru added 11 points apiece to the scoreline.
Defence was again the difference in the outcome with Billings outboarding the Clan 24-15.
SFU will return to Burnaby Mountain for its final home stand of the season, playing Central Washington on Thursday before hosting Northwest Nazarene on Seniors Night on Saturday at 7 p.m.
