News Archives: Wolves Weekend Recap - November 5, 2018
Tuesday, November 6th, 2018
Wolves split with the Vikings at home.
The GPRC Wolves Men’s Basketball team continued their home-stand welcoming the University of Alberta Augustana Vikings from Camrose.
Friday, November 2, saw the Wolves and Vikings come out offensively, with the Vikings up 27-26 after one quarter. The Wolves responded in the second, winning the quarter 24-20. At halftime, the Wolves had a 50-47 lead. The Vikings responded in the third, outscoring the Wolves 29-16 to lead 76-66. The fourth wasn’t much better for the Wolves, being outscored 38-33, resulting in a 114-99 defeat. Both teams lit up the lamp, with very little defense being played. Mr. Mike’s Player of the Game honors went to Wolves second year guard Jon Mueller with 20 points. Other leading scorers were Payton Tirrell with 28 points and 8 rebounds, and Liam O’Hallahan with 13 points and 11 rebounds.
The Wolves and Vikings returned to the hard-court Saturday afternoon (November 3) to conclude the weekend set of games. The Wolves came out of the gate playing phenomenal defense, which lead to a great offensive quarter. The Wolves led 28-12 after one quarter. The strong play continued into the second quarter with the Wolves winning, 20-15. At halftime, the Wolves had a 48-27 lead. The Vikings responded in a big bad way in the third quarter, eliminating the 21 point lead the Wolves had accrued. The Viking won the third quarter 29-10, trailing the Wolves 58-56 heading in to the final fourth quarter. The teams played the fourth quarter equal, both teams scoring 17 points, resulting in the Wolves getting the 75-73 victory.
The games this past weekend were both very different. Friday’s game being an offensive shootout and Saturday’s being a defensive battle. The results were like the past two weekends for the Wolves. The Wolves are now 0-3 on Friday nights, but 3-0 on Saturday afternoons. The Wolves just need to find a way to play both games with that sense of urgency they play with on Saturdays.
Mr Mike’s Player of the Game honors went to Wolves third year Dane Philipenko with 7 points and 7 rebounds, playing shutdown defense in the fourth quarter. Other leading scorers were Liam O’Hallahan with 20 points, 7 rebounds and Jon Mueller with 14 points and 3 assists.
With the weekend split, the Wolves are 3-3 on the season. The Wolves now enjoy their bye week before welcoming the Keyano Huskies to the GPRC Gymnasium as the home-stand concludes. The games are Friday, November 16, 2018 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, November 17, 2018 at 3 p.m. Both games can be watched online at www.acactv.ca.
Women’s Basketball
The GPRC Wolves Women’s Basketball team welcomed the #10 ranked University of Alberta, Augustana Vikings to the gymnasium on Friday (November 2) night. Lots of fans took to the stands to watch their hometown Wolves play the undefeated Vikings.
The first quarter was an exciting match up as both teams were playing hard. #11 Britney Peters scored 6 points and #11 Torey Lauber had 11 points to the end the first half.
The Wolves entered the second half down 23-14. They started to make a come back and then took a bigger lead when first year Lilee Burke-Stasiuk sporting #5 hit back to back to back 3-pointers to put the Wolves up 36-31 at half. The Wolves held the Vikings to 8 points in the 2nd quarter.
The half-time performance was brought to you by the Gymniks Cheer Team from Grande Prairie. 5 different cheer teams performed to entertain the crowd. They received lots of applause as they demonstrated their local talent and cheer skills.
Both teams came out strong in the 3rd quarter. The Vikings were looking for redemption on the scoreboard. #6 for the Vikings lead the quarter with 6 points. The quarter ended Vikings up 56-49.
4th and final quarter started. Wolves looking to regain the lead. They got 8 points from #11 Britney Peters but it wasn’t enough as the Vikings held on strong to end the game 68-60.
Mr. Mikes Player of the Game for the Wolves was #11 Britney Peters with 24 points and 6 rebounds. Player of the Game for the Augustana Vikings was #11 Torey Lauber with 17 points and 3 rebounds.
On Saturday, November 3, the Wolves were ready to even out the weekend series against the Vikings. The first quarter started off with low scoring by both teams. Wolves #11 Britney Peters scored 5 points and the Vikings put up 2 – 3 pointers to go up by 5 to end the quarter.
The second quarter started strong for the Wolves. Sophie Leslie drained a 3 pointer and a steal by Heidi Derksen put the Wolves within 2. The Vikings went onto a 5-0 run which ended with a Wolves timeout. Vikings up 23-17. A few quick hoops back and forth, a GPRC fast break and the Wolves closed the gap to 6. #11 Heidi Derksen scored and was fouled late in the quarter to come within 4. Vikings called a timeout and came out strong. #12 for the Vikings landed 3 points to go up 7. #11 for the Wolves, Brittany Peters once again responded with a bucket. Vikings drained a 3 with 20 seconds left, Vikings up 35-27 at half.
Both teams came out strong in the second half. The Vikings put a quick 10 points on the board to take a bigger lead. Wolves battled hard and closed the gap to 54-40.
#12 Sophie Melin had 6 points for the Wolves during the final quarter. Both teams battled hard at both ends, and the game ended 66-51 for the Vikings.
Mr. Mikes Player of the Game for the Wolves was #12 Sophie Melin with 18 points and 9 rebounds. For the Vikings #5 Jessica Haenni with 16 points and 3 rebounds.
Men’s Volleyball
Despite the steady snow all day, the crowd piled in to the Augustana court to watch the Vikings take on the visiting GPRC Wolves from Grande Prairie. After five hard fought sets, the Wolves ultimately lost to the Vikings.
The first set was a good indicator of what was to come as both teams battled it out with the Vikings eventually pulling just slightly ahead taking a 27-25 win for the set. The Wolves picked up their game in the second set taking Augustana 25-22. They continued this momentum into the third winning 25-21. The Vikings found their ground again, and won the fourth set 25-16 after gaining an early lead. With both teams looking to take the win for the night, intensity was high. Augustana managed to get a slight edge and take the win, with a fifth set score of 15-12.
GPRC Wolves first year setter, Sean van Oosterwijck, was awarded Player of the Game with 2 blocks, 5 service aces, 8 digs and 32 assists. On the Augustana side the Player of the Game Award went to Jesse Weber, second year biology student, with 4 digs and 17 kills.
For Saturday’s afternoon game, fans gathered despite terrible roads to watch the Augustana Vikings and the GPRC Wolves compete on day two of the weekend matches. Vikings came out victorious the previous night so the Wolves were hungry for redemption.
Taking the lead early in all three sets, even if by just a few points, the Augustana Vikings held on. They got a taste of victory the night before and did not want to let go. Both teams played hard, but power was the focus of the game. Phenomenal hits came from both sides and at the end of three, Vikings pulled out a win.
Bringing the Vikings to a win was player of the game, Jesse Weber, #11, with 16 kills and 6 digs. Taking home player of the game honours from the GPRC Wolves was #6, Kirk Testawitch with 10 digs, 3 assists, 2 blocks, and 1 service ace.
Women’s Volleyball
GPRC Wolves Women’s Volleyball took on the University of Alberta, Augustana Vikings this past weekend, November 2 and 3, in Camrose, Alberta.
Despite the steady snow all day on Friday, the Wolves were able to play in a gymnasium full of fans, making the energy of the match that much better.
Despite an incredible effort, the Vikings came out with a victory after four close sets.
The Vikings started strong taking the first two sets, 25-22 and 25-18 respectively. The Wolves then found their ground and got an early lead on the Vikings, although the Vikings caught up after a while, Grand Prairie pulled ahead with the win of 25-22 in the third. After some firm words from head coach, Greg Ryan, the Vikings managed to win the fourth set to complete their work for the night with a final score of 25-17.
Bailey Chartrand, first year student from Edmonton, AB, was awarded Player of the Game for the Wolves with 2 blocks, 6 digs, 3 aces and 23 assists. On the Augustana side the Player of the Game Award went to rookie Sydney Leslie, with 6 digs and 11 kills.
The two teams met for the final match on Saturday, November 3.
After starting the game strong with a win in the first set, Augustana Vikings lost to the GPRC Wolves in a very close second set. The Wolves brought on the heat despite the cold outdoor temperatures and were on their game, making the Vikings work for every point they earned.
From the beginning, the Wolves took the lead, Vikings scrambling to catch up but once they did, the plays were tight and the competition was at its peak.
The third set kept a tight score until halfway through the set when the Wolves pulled away, winning 25-14. Heading into the fourth, the score was nail biting, inching its way up point by point with a 1-3 point split each time. In the end the Wolves managed to pull out the win with a score of 28-26, taking the match and ending with a 3-1 split for the Wolves.
Taking home player of the game honours for the GPRC Wolves is #10, Karly Burkinshaw, with 7 kills, 5 digs, 5 blocks, and 2 service aces. #8, Shae Boyes of the Augustana Vikings took home player of the game honours with 11 kills, 12 digs, and 1 block.
It took some time for the fan engagement to begin but once the cheers started, the gym was filled with victorious cheers from both teams, fans and players alike. For an icy day in Camrose, fan turnout was impressive. Seeing much more that just students of Augustana in the stands, it is awesome to see local community members supporting our teams.
Cross Country Running
GPRC Wolves Cross Country Running team is preparing to head to Toronto, Ontario this coming weekend to compete at the 2018 CCAA XC Running Nationals at Seneca College’s King City Campus on November 10.
Make sure to follow @GPRCWolves on Instagram for an athlete take-over to show you all the behind the scenes action of their time in Toronto.
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