A Note from Head Coach Bruce Langford
Now that we have gotten into games, things are starting to heat up. We learn more about ourselves each day. After two tourneys and five games we have seen several types of ways to play basketball. We opened with Cal Baptist the then number two team in America.
In a close fought game that came down to the last minute we lost. We showed that we can compete and come back. We have since won our last 4 games. At times we have shown good competitiveness. A few of players have shot well but we have not been the shooting team in games that we see in practice. We need to fix that. Most games we have met our goal of being good on the boards. With the blend of skill sets that we have we should show better chemistry on offense soon. Certainly we are working on doing that.
The Alumni game this week should be a good chance to have some fun and mix with our ex players. Then we are off to a hectic week, games around San Francisco Tuesday and Wednesday and home to two noon games on Friday and Saturday. We have seen some flashes of brilliance from our seniors Ellen Kett and Meg Wilson. Come watch as they lead us against a strong Cal Poly Pomona team in the back to back games.
I would like to thank Jessica for organizing the clothing sales and I want to thank any and all who bought something as it does help our team. You can still buy something up to the 27th.
Make yourself a great day,
Wilson, Kett & Homer Named to Pre-Season All GNAC Team
Days after the squad was picked to finish second in the preseason coaches' poll, three Clan players were selected to the Preseason All-GNAC Team.
Simon Fraser's Meg Wilson was chosen to the team for a third time. Wilson played in only two games last year before taking a medical redshirt. She scored 33 points with 16 rebounds, seven steals, five assists and two blocks in those two games before shutting down her season.
During the 2014-15 season Wilson averaged 12.9 points per game and a team high 8.7 rebounds.
Wilson's teammate Ellen Kett, who had a conference-best 7.1 assists per game, was also among the 15 players voted by conference coaches to the team. Kett was one of five players on the Clan averaging double-digit scoring. Elisa Homer also joined Wilson and Kett on the list. The junior scored a team-best 16.5 points per game, making 99 three-point field goals, which was the second best in the conference.
Simon Fraser and Western Washington were the only two schools with three players selected to the team.
To see full story please click the link below.
ALUMNI GAME
Just a reminder that our annual alumni game will be held this Saturday, November 19, at 4:00pm! We hope you can mark it on your calendars for a great day of basketball, fun, family and friends! It will be in the East Gym as Volleyball has a game that night in the West.
Last year was a great turn out! We hope everyone can make it!
2016-17 SFU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CLOTHING SALE
We have teamed up with Skyline Athletics to provide the opportunity for our alumni and fans to order some SFU women's basketball gear! The sale is only open for 2 weeks so it will be closing on November 27th. All items are available in men's and women's sizes.
A percentage of all sales will go directly to our women's basketball program.
Please click the Buy Now link below to go directly to the online store or follow the prompts below.
Simon Fraser University Basketball 2016
You can now purchase your items online in 3 easy steps:
1. Go to the online store at https://sfubasketball2016.itemorder.com
2. Choose your items and add them to your cart
3. Securely checkout with your credit card
Online Store Deadline: November 27th, 2016 (11:59pm)
HOME OPENER
Friday November 25th and Saturday the 26th we will be hosting Cal Poly Ponoma in our last set of non-conference games. Tip- Off will be 12:00pm in the West Gym on both days.
The special lunch time basketball game on November 25th is Elementary School Day with Grade 4 and Grade 5 students, their parents and their teachers receiving free admission to the game. On these days we are celebrating the schools, teachers and students who invest their time and energy into teaching children to play basketball. It's an opportunity for Grade 4 & 5 students to watch university basketball players in action during school hours.Teachers can reserve a spot to the game on Nov.25th by emailing sfrost@sfu.ca.
We hope to see familiar faces in the stands!
COMMUNITY
