After a loss in the first week, the Douglas College women’s basketball team cleaned the slate.
They also cleaned up in rebounds en route to a pair of wins in PacWest League action.
The Royals defeated the Camosun Chargers 81-52 on Saturday, leveraged by a dominating 63-35 edge on the boards.
“We knew we had a size advantage (over Camosun) but they’re a pretty athletic team and guard oriented,” Douglas coach Steve Beauchamp said. “We were pleased with our defensive intensity, especially in the second quarter where we turned it up.”
Sarah Jorgenson led all shooters with 22 points, while Rachel Beauchamp tallied 19 and added 10 rebounds as Douglas broke open a tight game with a 23-10 run in the second quarter.
Ellen Fallis scored 13 points and picked up three steals, while New Westminster native Jettie
McLaughlin chipped in six points and four boards in a supporting role.
As part of the rebounding story, Douglas won the second-chance points stat, 21-9.
A day earlier, the Royals eked out a 59-52 decision over the Vancouver Island Mariners, thanks to a 14-7 third quarter advantage.
Fallis counted 20 points while Beauchamp tallied 12 points and added 17 rebounds. Hannah Klassen and Adelia Paul netted eight points each.
Coach Beauchamp said the schedule provided some difficult opening tests, but the response following the loss to Capilano was encouraging.
“I’m pretty happy with the bounce-back they showed,” he said. “To come back and win two on the road and on the Island is not easy to do.”
The Royals host Columbia
Bible College on Saturday, 5 p.m. at the New West campus.
Royal Men put up first win
The Douglas College Royals men’s basketball team picked up its first win of the 2016-17 PacWest season, slipping past Camosun 72-68 in Victoria on Saturday.
Grant Campbell scored 25 points and pulled down eight boards, as Douglas turned a one-point halftime deficit into an eight point lead with a 28-point march in the third quarter.
