SFU Women's Basketball lose close game to Eastern Washington

The SFU women’s basketball team began their new season with an exhibition game against Eastern Washington, a fellow NCAA team but one that plays in Division I. SFU lost 72-66, but a six point loss to a Division I school is nothing to be upset about.

“It is early and combined with our youth we are working on many strategies to see which will stick” said SFU head coach Bruce Langford talking to BC Sports Hub. “We are good first half limiting them to 13 points each quarter. Second half we turned the ball over for easy layups and it gave them life. We shot the ball well in the first half and poorly in the second. That made all the difference.”

The SFU women’s basketball team began with an exhibition game against Eastern Washington, a fellow NCAA team but one that plays in Division I. SFU lost 72-66, but a six point loss to a Division I school is nothing to be upset about. shooting over 50% from the field. Violet Kapri Morrow of the Eagles had 19 second half points in just 16 minutes of action.

Drynan ended up with 14 points, while Ozi Nwabuko had 13. Freshman Sienna Lenz, formerly of Abbotsford Secondary, had 8 points and 10 rebounds.

SFU faces a tough test next against the University of California San Diego on November 9th. Their first official home game is not until November 27th, when they take on cross border rivals Western Washington University in GNAC play.

Written by: Nick Bondi