Chargers basketball teams overpowered by nationally ranked Mariners

In PACWEST basketball action tonight, the Camosun College Chargers were overpowered by the Nationally ranked Vancouver Island University Mariners and and fell in both games in double digits. The Chargers women are now 3-2 while the men are 4-1 after being handed their first loss of the season.

Despite losing the game by 10 at the buzzer (55-45), the Chargers women did a respectable job of keeping up with the No. 2 Nationally ranked Mariners squad and worked to outscore the M’s if only by one point in the fourth quarter.


Women’s Box Scores

Quarter 1: VIU 19 – 11 CAM

Quarter 2: VIU 35 – 26 CAM
Quarter 3: VIU 49 – 38 CAM
Quarter 4: VIU 55 – 45 CAM WOMEN’S FINAL SCORE

 

Aija Salvador taking possession



Leading the Chargers in points tonight was second-year wing/point Aija Salvador (Oak Bay) who posted 12 pts and 5 rebounds. 

Shayna Worthington from the Mariners led her team to the win with 15 pts and 9 rebounds.

A slow first half for the Camosun men gave the Mariners a 17 point lead and contributed largely to the Chargers accumulating their first loss of the season. Camosun came back to play a great third quarter outscoring the Mariners by five but the home team could not hold on to their momentum and fell to the 9th nationally ranked Mariners men 96-80.


Men’s Box Scores

Quarter 1: VIU 20 – 13 CAM

Quarter 2: VIU 48 – 31 CAM

Quarter 3: VIU 71 – 59 CAM
Quarter 4: VIU 96 – 80 CAM MEN’S FINAL SCORE

Trevor Scheurmann driving to the hoop

Newcomer Trevor Scheurmann from Winnipeg (forward) was top in points for Camosun tonight with 17 pts and 4 rebounds. First-year forward James Blanford (Stelly’s) followed with 14 pts and 11 rebounds.

Jacob Thom from VIU led the Mariners with 25 pts and 6 rebounds.

The Chargers end the first half of the 2011-12 season with a trip up to Prince George next Saturday (December 3) to take on the University of Northern BC Timberwolves. Women start at 6:30pm; Men at 8:30pm.