Stretch drive for Dal basketball

Comeback for surging men’s team

If there were any doubts that Dalhousie men’s basketball team isn’t a threat in the AUS, the team attempted to silence its last detractors Feb. 16 at the Homburg Centre.

The Saint Mary’s Huskies were in control from the start of the halftime break, but the stingy Tigers saved their best for last.

Up 71-64 with three minutes to go, the Huskies would not score again. Dal’s William Yengue made three baskets in a row and Devon Stedman dropped a lay-up while being fouled to earn the Tigers their seventh win in nine games.

This mid-season turnaround is from the same Tigers team that recorded a far from stellar 2-5 record before the holiday break.

Women’s Tigers keep it close

Fresh off a midweek loss that ended Saint Mary’s undefeated streak at 16, the Huskies had no intention of starting a losing skid against the Dalhousie Tigers.

The Huskies took the lead early Feb. 16 at home and never let go, dispatching the Tigers 83-78.

SMU’s Justine Colley—who has topped 30 points on 10 occasions this year—led the way with 31 points. Barring a catastrophe, Colley likely secured the three points she needed Feb. 20 to take sole possession of the AUS’ single-season scoring record. The current milestone is 515 points.

The fourth-ranked Tigers saw point production in the losing effort from Anna von Maltzahn with 20 points, 18 from Robbi Daley and 16 from Tessa Stammberger.

Dal’s basketball teams are in action against Acadia Saturday, Feb. 23 at the Dalplex to close the regular season. The AUS men’s championships are the first weekend of March, while the women’s tournament happens in the second weekend.