Kappos leads Tigers to second win of weekend

Sascha Kappos earned Subway Player of the Game honours in the Tigers 77-68 win over the Cape Breton Capers Sunday afternoon in Sydney.

Photo courtesy of Vaughan Merchant
Photo courtesy of Vaughan Merchant
January 27, 2019

Source: CBU Athletics

Sydney, NS – The CAPERS were unable to breakdown the Dalhousie Tigers defence on Sunday afternoon at the Sullivan Fieldhouse. Dalhousie held the CAPERS to  just 68 points.  The Tigers were able to take advantage of their deep bench and outlasted the CAPERS to sweep the weekend series. Alex Carson (15), Sascha Kappos (14) and Jordan Brathwaite (13) all scored in double digits for the visitors. The Tigers had better shooting percentages across the board, shootings 46.7% from the field, 44.4% from 3-point land and 72.2% from the charity stripe. The CAPERS were led by Ibrahim Gosselin-Diawara (Longuiel, QC) with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Osman Omar (Mississauga, ON) and Reuben Edwards (Silver Springs, MD) each had 14 points in the loss.

Turning point – The CAPERS battled back in the 4th quarter to cut DAL's lead down to 5 with two and half minutes left to play but Edwards missed a 3-pointer that would have got the CAPERS within 2. DAL was able to convert on the foul line down the stretch to seal the victory. 

Individual Leaders

  • Gosselin-Diawara led all scorers with 16 points
  • Gosselin-Diawara  also led all players with 10 rebounds
  • Paul Watson (Mississauga, ON) of CBU along with DAL's Cedric Sanogo & Xavier Ochu each had 4 assists
  • CBU's Omar & DAL's Carson, Jordan Brathwaite and Ochu all had a pair of 3-pointers

News & Notes

 The Subway Player of the Game was Sascha Kappos  (14 pts, 9 rebounds)

 The CAPERS drop to 7-7 and 22pts on the season and sit in 3rd place in the AUS standings.

 The Tigers improve to 8-6 and 16 pts to sit in 4th place.   

The CAPERS next game is next Saturday, February 2nd as they host Saint Mary's.

The Tigers will host Acadia on the 2nd as well.