Holland College splits final regular-season games
Against St. Thomas Tommies in Charlottetown
The Holland Hurricanes’ basketball teams split their final Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA) regular-season games on Saturday at the Holland College Centre for Community Engagement.
The women lost 78-64 while the men picked up a 127-80 win. Both games were against the St. Thomas Tommies. In the women’s game, the Hurricanes fell behind 17-14 after the first quarter, and would trail 39-29 at the half.
The Hurricanes would make up some ground in the third quarter, and cut the deficit to 51-45, but would lose the fourth quarter by eight points for the double-digit loss.
Jayla Verney led all scorers with 15 points along with four rebounds, two assists and four steals.
Lexi MacInnis added 13 points, five rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block. Keionia Beals and Kendra Craswell both reached double figures in scoring with 12 and 11 points, respectively. Beals added two rebounds and two assists while Craswell had five steals and a rebound in the loss. Tyleigha Nelson had a teamhigh, seven rebounds and four assists while also chipping in with a steal and a block.
The Hurricanes completed the regular season 11-7 (wonlost) in third place. They’ll take on the sixth-place UNBSJ Seawolves in the quarter-finals this Friday in Truro, N.S. The Tommies will also finish with an 11-7 record, but will enter the playoffs as the fourth seed based on Holland College winning the season series.
Men
In the men’s game, the Hurricanes jumped out to an early 38-15 lead after the first quarter, and would not look back.
They expanded the lead to 71-39 at the half, and 104-68 after three quarters, before taking the fourth quarter by 11 points.
Antonio Kostakos came off the bench to lead all scorers with 20 points, and Jalen King had 17 off the bench. Michael Kayeye led the starters with 15 points while Marcus Dawkins had 14 and Chidi Majok and Jace Colley each had 12. Kyle Lefave added 10 off the bench in the win.
Chase Bowden picked up team-highs in both rebounds with 12 and assists with four. Majok, Colley and Greg Munroe all had six rebounds while Dawkins and Kayeye both had five assists. Kayeye had a game-high six steals while Dawkins and King both had five and Bowden chipped in four.
The Hurricanes, who completed the regular season at 20-1, enter the ACAA championships as the No. 1 seed. The ‘Canes will receive a bye to the semifinals in Truro, which will take place on Saturday.
With the loss, the Tommies finish the regular season at 4-17.