MOHAWK 97, FANSHAWE 73

HAMILTON, Ont. - The Mohawk men's basketball team will be the top West Divison seed at the upcoming OCAA men's basketball Championship.

The Mountaineers earned their position with a 97-73 win over visiting Fanshawe, combined with Sheridan's 86-84 loss at Humber Wednesday (Feb. 19). Mohawk finished the regular campaign with a 15-3 record. Fanshawe was 11-7.

Andrew Cicuttini led Mohawk with 23 points and five rebounds. Matt Fennell had 19 points, Xzennis Brereton scored 18 and fifth-year player Alex Reis, appearing in his final home game, had eight points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Mohawk was 14-0 in all home games this season and has gone 41-4 over the last three seasons.

"It's the first time in my nine years we have finished the season as the No. 1 seed," said Mountaineer head coach Brian Jonker. "We played very efficient basketball tonight. I really like the way we are heading into the tournament. Offensively we have been very efficient and defensively we believe in what we are doing and have held teams to less than 34 percent shooting in each of the last eight games."

Meanwhile, the Mohawk women, who are already assured a spot in the OCAA championship as tourney host, completed their regular season with a 13-5 mark after downing Fanshawe 67-46. The Falcons wound up with the same 13-5 record.

Stef Hrymak led the Mountaineers with 15 points. Careena Browne scored 13 and Jen Abella added nine. Mohawk was up by seven points after three quarters and went on a 10-0 run to start the fourth.

Mountaineers head coach Kevin Duffy described it as a hard fought victory. "I have such respect for Fanshawe," said Duffy. "They are extremely well coached and very hard working. They make you earn everything because they never quit."

Source: Mohawk College

HAMILTON, Ont. - The Fanshawe men's basketball team lost to the Mohawk Mountaineers last week but came back with a huge playoff win on the road versus the Centennial Colts to keep their season alive.

Fanshawe will now head to the OCAA provincial championship, starting on Thursday at Sheridan College.

Fanshawe was on the road last Wednesday versus the Mohawk Mountaineers (15-3) for its final regular season game of the year. Mohawk jumped out to a 28-10 lead after the first quarter and never looked back.

Fanshawe's Chris Stanhope finished with a team-high 16 points but the Falcons lost the game 97-73. With the loss, Fanshawe would have to go on the road to Centennial College for a cross-over playoff game to determine who would go to the OCAA provincial championship.

On Saturday afternoon, the Falcons took the court against the Centennial Colts (10-10). Fanshawe was fired up to start the game and led by 11 at the half. The Colts wouldn't give up and slowly crept back in the game.

The Falcons would hold on to win 85-80 and Fanshawe's Stanhope and Chavaun Miller-Bennett led the team on offence with 26 and 25 points respectively.

Fanshawe will now head to the OCAA provincial championship, hosted by Sheridan College, starting on Thursday. The Falcons will face the Mohawk Mountaineers in the quarter-finals at 6 p.m.

Source: Fanshawe College