It was a good night for Lumberjack Basketball as WE were able to defeat United Tribal Technical College by a score of 84-56. Often times players and coaches emphasize playing hard to finish games, but WE strive to prioritize each possession as the most important possession. As soon as the ball was thrown in the air it was clear the Jack Boyz had came to play beginning the game on a 11-0, and eventually taking a 25-6 lead early on. When the buzzer sounded to go in at half WE had executed on both ends of the floor, which led to a 47-20 score at intermission.
The second half would lead to a much more even style of play as the game slowed down. Our offense begin to become stagnant in fear of allowing UTTC to have more possessions which caused some hesitant basketball. Defensively more layups and fouls began to take place, but WE never appeared to give UTTC any confidence that the game would ever be in question. As a coach I was extremely proud of our TEAM for their performance in the first half stemming from discipline, execution, and communication.
Highlights:
Sam Robinson (FR) Chicago, IL - 13 points, 10 rebounds
Jalyn Turner (FR) Chicago, IL - 15 points
Billy Engel (SO) Cooperstown, ND - 10 points, 3 assists
Moving On:
With last night's win the Lumberjack Basketball TEAM moves on to the 2nd Round. Sunday, March 2nd at 2pm the Dakota College Lumberjacks will play host to Gogebic Community College (20-10) who sport an 8 game winning streak. Come visit "The Woodshed" and cheer on your Jack Boyz as WE attempt to survive another game, and hoist the Region XIII Title.
Thank you for the continued support.
Get Jacked UP,
Cory Fehringer
