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Durham Lords Media Release
Saturday, November 21, 2009

Sheridan repeats as champions at the Big 8 Classic

OSHAWA, Ont. – In a repeat of last year’s final, the Sheridan Bruins captured the Durham College Big 8 Classic tournament title with an 82-55 win over Fanshawe College.

In the Bruins one sided victory over the Falcons, Donisha Young led the way on the scoresheet draining 26 points in the win. Following the tournament, she was named the championship MVP.

The no. 1 ranked Bruins looked impressive over the two-day tournament knocking off Durham, Jamestown and Fanshawe enroute to the tournament title.

In the consolation final, the Humber Hawks came away with a close 50-44 over the Durham Lords. The Hawks managed to come back in the game against Durham, as the Lords held a ten point lead in the second half.

The Lords advanced to the consolation finals earlier in the day with an impressive 66-34 victory over Tyndale College, which featured every player in the Lords lineup recording points.

All-Stars were announced following the conclusion of the tournament. Allison Cain (Newmarket, Ont.) of the Durham Lords received all-star recognition. Other all-stars included Chrissy Gordon (Humber), Kaitlind Dutrizac (Fanshawe), Jessica Finlay (Fanshawe) and Hali Burns (Sheridan).

The Lords will be back in action on Tuesday, November 22 when they take on the first place George Brown Huskies at the CRWC. Tip-off for toy drive night is at 6 p.m.

BIG 8 CLASSIC SUMMARY

Friday, November 20
Game One: George Brown defeated Humber 81-39
Game Two: Fanshawe defeated Seneca 64-49
Game Three: Jamestown defeated Tyndale 80-11
Game Four: Sheridan defeated Durham 69-42

Saturday, November 21
Consolation Semi-Final #1 – Humber defeated Seneca 70-56
Consolation Semi-Final #2 – Durham defeated Tyndale 66-34
Semi-Final #1 – Fanshawe defeated George Brown 53-47
Semi-Final #2 – Sheridan defeated Jamestown 76-52
Consolation Final: Humber defeated Durham 50-44
Championship Final: Sheridan defeated Fanshawe 82-55

Tournament All-Stars:
Humber – Chrissy Gordon
Durham – Allison Cain
Fanshawe – Kaitlind Dutrizac
Fanshawe – Jessica Finlay
Sheridan – Hali Burns

Tournament MVP:
Sheridan – Donisha Young

DAY TWO LEADING SCORERS

Consolation Semi-Final 1: Humber defeated Seneca 70-56
Seneca: Ruth Holland – 17 points
Humber: Kayla Suriani – 15 points

Consolation Semi-Final 2: Durham defeated Tyndale 66-34
Durham: Jessica Newton & Allison Cain – 10 points
Tyndale: Chara Benson – 10 points

Semi-Final 1: Fanshawe defeated George Brown 53-47
Fanshawe: Jessica Finlay – 15 points
George Brown: Chantal Gray – 15 points

Semi-Final 2: Sheridan defeated Jamestown 76-52
Sheridan: Jeralyn Espiritu – 19 points
Jamestown: Alicia Stebbins – 10 points

Consolation Final: Humber defeated Durham  50-44
Durham: Jessica Newton – 14 points
Humber: Kayla Suriani – 11 points

Championship Final: Sheridan defeated Fanshawe  82-55
Sheridan: Donisha Young – 26 points
Fanshawe: Jessica Finlay – 19 points

QUICK LOOK AT THE LORDS
Overall Record: 6-7
Conference Record: 4-1

Next Home Game: Tuesday, November 24 vs. George Brown (6 p.m.) – CRWC
***HOLIDAY TOY DRIVE NIGHT


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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Scott Dennis
Sports Information and Marketing Coordinator
Durham College and UOIT Athletics
905.721.2000 Ext. 2784 (P)
905.721.3117 (F)