8 Ss Falcon adjusts to new nest Despite moving to a new school, Jacobse makes a noteworthy debut on the women’s basketball team By ASHLEY LEGASSIC Theresa Jacobse scored promi- nently on PacWest’s top 10 this season, and she’s not slowing down. PacWest placed Jacobse as tenth highest average rebounder in the wom- en’s basketball category for the week of Jan. 19, but coach Mike Evans says her skills don’t stop there. “She’s a very good shooter... and one of the best defenders on our team, if not the best.” Evans attempted to pick up the six- foot-tall forward as a recruit when she first graduated high school from Mis- sion Secondary School, but she decided on the University of Waterloo and played there for two years instead. “Recruiting is tough, you’re lucky if you get one percent of them because there’s so many options,” said Evans. The Roadrunners, Jacobse’s high school team, was in the provincials for all three years she played, and won in her first year on the team. The Roadrunners’ track record made transitioning to a less successful team in Waterloo very difficult. “T came from a provincial winning team, so it’s hard to go to losing every single game... the quality just wasn’t there,” said Jacobse. Jacobse “couldn’t find her niche” in Waterloo, and decided to go back to Mission to spend her third year out of high school working. It didn’t take long for Evans to reach out to the skilled forward and get her on the team. “He got in contact with my mom first, and then he contacted me. I de- cided, ‘Why not play again?” said Ja- cobse. She didn’t have any problem fitting in at Langara, and is already consid- ered one of the leaders on the team. “We have three or four kids proba- bly that are really good leaders in our group, but Theresa is definitely one of them. She’s a quiet person but when she speaks people listen,” said Evans. Jacobse isn’t feeling overwhelmed at Langara, and says it’s much more of a community as opposed to a large uni- versity. Despite her team’s sixth place stand- ing, Jacobse has high hopes for the rest of their season and for the coming years. 0: of Langara’s newest Falcons, ASHLEY LEGASSIC photo Theresa Jacobse doesn’t hold back in practice, and runs to receive a pass. \ Ta, \ ouees KARLY BLATS photo Leading scorer Denise Busayong works hard to score a basket against the Capilano Blues on Saturday’s game. Overtime ball battle clips Falcons’ wings The women’s basketball team travelled to Cap- tlano University on Feb.1 for a match with Blues By KARLY BLATS t was an emotional one-point loss in overtime for the Langara Falcons women’s basketball team against the Capilano Blues last Saturday. An injury to Capilano guard Stacey Graham in the fourth quarter with three minutes to go caused a 20-minute delay. Graham was eventually wheeled out on a stretcher and the Falcons’ head coach, Mike Ev- ans, says the pause was distracting for both teams. “T think it was hard to get re-focused again after that,” said Evans. The injury occurred when Graham and Langa- ra’s Rhea Silvestri collided in mid-air. “Our player went up to grab the ball and the other player did too, they caught legs or some- thing and it just happened, [Graham] went down the wrong way,” explained Langara forward, Emi- ly Rowlandson. The Falcons scored first, only 20 seconds into the first quarter, and held their lead throughout, finishing the quarter with a two-point advantage. A takeover by Capilano in the second quarter with a final score of 26-23. “We've lost by one twice and we lost in overtime twice,” said Evans. Denise Busayong, who was the game’s leading scorer with 17 points, shot three three-pointers in the third quarter bringing the Falcons back in the lead with a final score of 39-35. The Falcons’ defence was strong throughout; they played a tight game dominating control of the pace for the majority of the time. “That was a big plus for us,” said Evans. Guard Toni Li began the fourth quarter with an impressive interception, which she converted into two points. At the fourth quarter buzzer the game was tied 51-51 and went into overtime. The Falcons scored first in overtime but Cap- ilano stayed strong. The game came down to the final play of the overtime session: with 20 seconds left, Langara’s Karen Li played strategically. She held the ball tight and moved slowly. Li passed to Theresa Jacobse, who, with five seconds left, took a long shot, but missed as the final buzz- er sounded. The Falcons hope to win at least three of their next five games to secure a spot in the upcoming playoffs. The Falcons play next against Kwantlen Polytechnic University on Feb. 6 at 6 p.m. Students breaking into a sweat at Intramurals Around lunchtime dur- ing weekdays, intramural sports are held for free in the gym for all skill levels By ASH KELLY hile some students are wolfing We: $3 burgers on their breaks, other students can be found having a blast in the gym playing a variety of sports. The gym is open from 10:30 a.m. to 1:20 p.m. Mondays to Thursdays for basketball, soccer and volleyball. On Fridays, basketball and badminton are available, according to the intramural spring schedule. Jade Arignon, facilities assistant for intramurals and fourth-year interna- tional business student, said there’s room for players at any skill level. “Yesterday we had volleyball, there was a competitive court and a non-com- petitive court, and we just throw some music on. The idea is that you just come and relax and have a good time, not that you are intimidated or scared off,” she said. Microbiology student Jazmin Flores played volleyball in high school, and now plays intramural volleyball with her old teammate. She said the atmosphere is perfect for beginners. “We don’t keep score, we just volley back and forth, there’s no pressure,” she said. Though the atmosphere in the gym during last Wednesday’s volleyball ses- sion was calm, last Thursday’s soccer game was a bit more rowdy. Creative writing student and Langara Falcon Katarina Tomic was the only girl in the game. “Tt’s open to everyone, but I mean it’s pretty competitive, like with the people you play with, they really get serious,” said Tomic, who’s been playing soccer since she was two. Alfred Lee comes to school in his gym clothes, ready to play basketball and volleyball. Lee is in his first year of kinesiology and health sciences. He agreed the atmosphere is great for anyone who wants to join in. “Some are like high school all-stars that just drop in for fun. Some haven’t played the sport before in their life. It’s all really fun because nobody argues and it’s all in a competitive nature. Ev- eryone knows at the end of the day, it’s just fun,” said Lee. “Join intramurals, it’s probably my favourite thing about college so far.” The gym has lockers available for rent and showers are free to use. The weekly schedule can be found online and is posted outside the gym doors. ASH KELLY photo Soccer is the most competitive of the intramural sports offered.