Ss Women fail to come from behind Women’s Falcons lagged behind the Chargers, but put up a good fight 1n the last minutes By BRONWYN SCOTT o minutes wasn’t enough time for the women’s basketball team against Camosun College during last Friday’s game. Two minute was the amount of time it took the Langara Falcons to score six points, but it still wasn’t enough to catch the Chargers. The women’s basketball team lost to the Camosun Chargers 53-52. The Chargers gained an early lead and kept their advantage throughout eT ae the game. But the Falcons didn’t give up in the last quarter and started to turn the tides. “We played hard at the end because we were desperate,” said head coach Mike Evans. The Chargers shared their sense of urgency at the end, said Elyse Mat- thews of Camosun. With just three-and-a-half minutes left the Chargers boasted a nine-point advantage. When time was down to 1:44 the Falcons cut the lead to six. Within the next 40 seconds the Fal- cons scored again, making it 53-49. The Chargers have been a challeng- ing team for Langara, said spectator Todd Hebron. Just when it looked like Camo- sun would hold their four-point lead, with six seconds on the clock Lan- gara managed a three pointer, which brought the game to its closing score. Denise Busayong of the Falcons, “one of the more talented offensive players,” according to Evans, scored the last nine points. Despite their loss Langara players were optimistic. “T think we played well,” said Jessica Eng. “We played all the way to the end ... our team was really proud of that.” Their coach didn’t share their sense of accomplishment. “We were very poor from the free throw line and we missed a lot of easy shots, and we turned the ball over too much,” Evans said. “When you consider all three of those things and the fact that we only lost by one, IguessI could beencouraged by that.” omen's Ine-up November 16, Kwantlen Eagles, Surrey November 17, Columbia Bearcats, Abbotsford November 23, Douglas Royals, New Westminster Source: Langara Athletics =F , F } be 7 ! é Clockwise from top: Falcon Charlotte Lau attempts a. lay-up against a Camosun defender, Lau attempts to ma- neuver around Camosun player, a Camo- sun player makes an attempt a the hoop, while a Falcon defends, Falcon Glenn Ruby attempts the hoop. JUDY CHERN(top), BRONWYNN SCOTT photos er i i es — Hard win In Falcon favour The Falcons stayed strong against the Mariners, despite the Vancouver Island team’s physical size By JUDY CHERN cons a strong start, scoring four points and taking two steals in a row. The Falcons won by 6-points Satur- day against the Vancouver Island Uni- versity Mariners in a game that kept the crowd on edge the whole game. The home team had a 17-10 lead in the first quarter that ended with the Mariners taking it 19-22. The second quarter established the tone for the rest of the game. It was 28- 26 for the Mariners early and 37-37 by the end. Both teams battled to break away from the close game as the Mariners took the lead at the end of the third. The turning point came very late in the game for the Falcons according to head coach Paul Eberhardt. “We executed very well in the last two minutes which was what made the difference,” he said. It was neck to neck with four min- utes left in the fourth quarter. The Fal- cons led 66-62 and Eberhardt was seen kicking chairs in frustration before his team finished the game with a 75-69 victory. Despite his strong performance ear- ly on Greig called the game a “slow start” for the Falcons, noting that they encountered problems in the second quarter when the game was getting close. He was frustrated with size of the Mariners’ team, which they used to their advantage against the smaller- bodied Falcons. Eberhardt echoed Greig’s senti- ments. “They were very physical,” he said. “Tm disappointed that we didn’t match up with their physicality. . they didn’t shoot the ball well.” G::: Brody Greig gave the Fal- Langara instructor holds workshop at ‘YOGA convention Langara yoga teacher held work- Aes with 120 exhibitors last weekend at YOGA, the Confer- ence and Show at the Vancouver Con- College By TANYA HILL teacher says yoga’s a good tool for athletes vention Cenire. Madhuri Phillips, who heads Langa- ra’s yoga teacher training program, of- fered online and in-person yoga work- shops on Friday at the conference. The conference, held Friday, Satur- day and Sunday, featured continuous demonstrations, workshops like Mad- huri’s, lectures, new products and trends. Madhuri is an advocate of yoga for people who play sports and suffer phys- ical injury. “With the appropriate teacher and practices it is wonderful for recovery,” she said via email. Monique Harris of Moksha Yoga, a Vancouver yoga teacher and another exhibitor at the conference, said one of her clients is a noted Paralympian, who won the bronze medal in Bocci at the last Paralympic Games. “Josh Vander Vies, a medal-winning Paralympian, does the whole class as part of his training, he inspires us,” said Harris.