Game #13
AAU vs. Simpson University
1/6/2009
Tip off 1:00 PM
OPENING TIP:
The Knights return home after a two game road trip to Denver, Colorado where they took on host institutions Regis State University and Metro State College. AAU returned to San Francisco 1-1 losing to Regis State 89-62 and beating Metro State 85-76, improving their record to 2-13.
LOOKING AHEAD:
The Urban Knights have a hectic schedule during the month of January. AAU will travel first to Lacey, Washington on Jan 16th where they will match-up against a tough St. Martin's team who is 8-4 (as of Jan 9) they then travel up to Redding, California where they will face off in the second and final meeting between the Redhawks of Simpson University, and finally they will travel to Hawaii to face-off against all but one of the Pac-West Conference Hawaii Schools, taking on Chaminade on Jan 24, BYU-Hawaii Jan 26, then traveling to the Big Island to face University of Hawaii-Hilo on Jan 28.
SCOUTING THE REDHAWKS
Simpson University has won three games all season with their last win coming on Dec. 18 against William Jessup University (a team in which the Knights lost too in their home opening exhibition match on Nov. 13.) They played on Jan. 8 against Dominican University, dropping that match 68-54. Leading the Redhawks in scoring is Freshman Guard Paige Barrett who is averaging 8.8ppg next is Junior Center Dominique Simmons who is chipping in with 7.5 ppg and adding 5.5 rpg. Junior Guard Chalynn Passmore is third on the team in scoring averaging 6.5 ppg but is leading the team in rebounds at 5.8 rpg.
AGAINST THE ROADRUNNERS:
The Academy of Art women's basketball team shot 53% from the field and 58% from behind the arc and managed to get to the line 28 times knocking down 21 of the 28, as they cruised to an 85-76 victory Saturday afternoon against the Metro State College Roadrunners. Five players scored double figures for the Urban Knights, KaUwila Lavea, Sondra Stilwell and Lorraine Etchell all finished with team high 14 points, Lavea records her first double-double of the season finishing with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Levalasi Key chipped in with 13 points, while Caprice Hall added 12 points shooting 4-5 from behind the arc and nabbing 3 steals.
POST GAME COMMENTS BY COACH YAMASAKI:
"We played for a full 40-minutes, and although we made mistakes, they were coachable mistakes. They were not like last night's where I felt the mistakes we made were uncoachable - like, for example, fundamentals, I can't teach how to box-out or make a lay-up mid game. We are always so close with a lot of teams, and tonight we worked hard and believed in ourselves and our vision and came out of it on top. We won today, and without a doubt we were the better team."
