Basketball is back

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Women’s Basketball

Regular season basketball has returned to McMaster and as usual, things are looking good. After a successful campaign last season, the McMaster women’s team clinched their spot in the U Sports tournament, but unfortunately lost in the first round. Since then, the team has regrouped, added a few new faces and are ready to go all the way. The University of Waterloo Warriors stood no chance, falling 75-33 in the home opener. Led by fifth-year player Hilary Hanaka, who brought in 21 points, and fifth-year Linnaea Harper who had 12, the team looked poised and ready to rock.

New faces:

Arianne Soriano

Christina Buttenham

Koko Tsuzuki

Key Departures:

Lexie Spadafora

Melody Wyslobicky

Jelena Mamic

Adrienne Peters

Alex Verboom

Fun fact:

Back on the bench but in a new role, McMaster veteran Danielle Boiago has joined the team as an assistant coach. The Canadian University Player of the Year and finalist for the Golden Horseshoe Athlete of the Year is a great addition to the coaching staff and exactly who the girls need to take them back the ‘ship.

Men’s Basketball

If the McMaster men’s team looks like a completely different team from the 2017 season to you, that's because they are. The Marauders beat the Warriors 93-75 thanks to the help of returnee Connor Gilmore, who brought in a whopping 28 points. While veteran David McCulloch and rookie Tristan Lindo also contributed to the win, bringing in 18 and 12 points each.

New faces:

Pretty much everyone. There are 10 new faces young and old added to the Marauders’ roster.

Key Departures:

11 players from the 2017-18 season are no longer playing this year, including Kareem Collins who was a key player in last year’s team.

Fun Fact:

Miles Seward, who averaged 19.1 points per game last season, was drafted number one in the National Basketball League of Canada. Though Seward and others have departed from the team, head coach Patrick Tatham has stacked the roster with fresh young talent, including under-19 World champion Jordan Henry.

Up next, both teams will face the University of Windsor Lancers at 1:00 p.m and 3:00 p.m this Saturday.

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