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NewsDOUGLAS COLLEGE LIONS WIN 2010 CANADIAN WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPSFor Immediate Release:April 4, 2010 BC Wheelchair Basketball Society (BCWBS), Douglas College, and Wheelchair Basketball Canada host CWBL Open Finals in Coquitlam & New Westminster, BC (Coquitlam, BC) – The Douglas College Lions defeated Variety Village 58-52 to remain undefeated (4-0) and claim gold at the 2010 CWBL Open Championships in New Westminster, British Colombia on Sunday. Tournament MVP Pat Anderson (Vancouver) set the pace for the Lions with a game-high 32 points, 20 rebounds and 6 assists to ensure a club team from British Colombia won the tournament for the third straight year. Variety Village led by as much as 10 points in the first half thanks in part to the efforts of tournament all star Dayton Sopha who last played in the tournament in 2007 - the last time Variety Village won the tournament. He finished the game with 18 points, 18 rebounds, and 8 assists. The Lions closed the gap in final minutes of the second quarter and trailed by a single basket heading into the break. The veterans on the Lions seemed to get better as the intensity picked up in she final two frames. Vancouver’s Jaimie Borisoff and Elisha Williams (Team Canada Women) helped to stifle Variety Village defensively – they held them to just 6 points in the fourth quarter to secure the win.Williams pitched-in offensively with 14 points, while Derek Lundie and Bryan Shore rounded out the scoring for the Lions with 10 and 2 points respectively. Variety Village’s Abdi Fatah Dini (Team Canada Men) and Michael Broughton finished second in team scoring with 12 points apiece. Tracey Ferguson (Team Canada Women) and Jesse McNally each contributed 4 points in the loss.Les Gladiateurs de Laval Win Bronze Les Gladiateurs de Laval defeated the Alberta Northern lights 59-58 in overtime to claim the bronze medal. Marc Antoine Ducharme was the game’s high scorer with 26 points and 17 rebounds. Tournament All Stars MVP – Pat Anderson (Douglas College Lions) All Star – Dayton Sopha (Variety Village) About the tournament: The top seven competitive wheelchair basketball club teams in the country were in Coquitlam & New Westminster for the CWBL Open Finals April 2nd to 4th, 2010. The tournament featured elite players from across Canada including past, present and future members of the Canadian Men’s and Women’s National Teams that are each going for back-to-back Gold Medals at the 2010 World Championships this July in Birmingham, GB.Local British Colombia athletes and current Women’s Team Canada members Jessica Vliegenthart (Victoria), Nancy Lafleche (Vancouver), Elisha Williams (Prince George) and Men’s Team Canada member Bo Hedges (Wonowon) all competed in the tournament. Overall ResultsSunday April 4, 2010
Gold Medal Game Bronze Medal Game Game 12 - semifinal 1 A: Douglas College Lions (3-0) 80 2 B: Gladiateurs de Laval (2-1) 64 Game 10 Douglas College Royals (0-2) – 65 Douglas College Dingos (0-2) – 69 Game 8:
Variety Village (2-0) - 82 Game 7: Douglas College Dingos (0-2) – 53 Variety Village (2-0) – 77 Game 5: Alberta Northern Lights (0-1) – 44 Douglas College Lions (2-0) – 67 Game 3: Gladsiateurs de Laval (1-0) – 79 Douglas College Dingos (0-1) – 42 Game 1: photo: Tournament MVP Patrick Anderson – by Kevin Bogetti-Smith
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