UOG basketball teams both 1-1 heading into final tourney games
UOG basketball teams both 1-1 heading into final tourney games
UOG basketball teams both 1-1 heading into final tourney games
2/28/2022
Tridents’ Jacether Andrew grabs a pass at the “Take It 2 the South Part 2” tournament
on Feb. 24 at the Talofofo Gym. The Tridents defeated the MicroFriends basketball
club 59-52.
The University of Guam Triton Men’s Basketball Team and Tridents co-ed basketball
club team dropped their games on Wednesday at the “Take It 2 the South Part 2” tournament
held at the Talofofo Gym. Team Wu Tang defeated the Tritons in the men’s division,
and the Tridents lost to the Imperials in the co-ed division.
After two tournament losses, UOG made a comeback last night with the Tridents defeating
the MicroFriends basketball club 59-52 in an elimination match.
Tristan Valdes takes a shot for the Tritons in a match against Team Wu Tang at the
“Take It 2 the South Part 2” tournament on Feb. 23 at the Talofofo Gym.
The Tritons
After an 18-point victory Tuesday night, the Tritons couldn’t secure another win and
were defeated by Team Wu Tang 63-60. UOG led four to five points early in the game,
but Team Wu Tang came back and evened the score to 11-11 after the first quarter.
Wu Tang controlled the rest of the first period and led 35-28 at halftime.
Team Wu Tang maintained control throughout the second half and managed a 12-point
lead with 14 minutes remaining on the clock. Refusing to give up, the Tritons picked
up the pace and started to rally. UOG closed the gap to five points in the final minutes
but could not overcome Team Wu Tang and lost 63-60.
Leading the Tritons in scoring were Tristan Valdes with 18 points, Diane’ “D” Blackmon
with 15, and Daryl Robles with 14. The Tritons have a 1-1 record and will play in
an elimination game against Team Humble at 6 p.m. on March 1 at the Talofofo Gym.
The Tridents co-ed basketball club
The Tridents opened the co-ed division of the tournament with a match against the
Imperials co-ed team. Although the Tridents defeated them in the “Love and Basketball”
tournament, they struggled with their offense this time around and lost 60-51.
After falling behind the Imperials 18-10 in the first half, the Tridents came back
and tied the game 25-25 at halftime. The Imperials lit up the scoreboard in the second
half —gaining an 11-point lead over the Tridents. UOG couldn’t make a run in the final
10 minutes of the game and lost 60-51.
Tridents’ Ike Solomon goes up for a layup at “Take It 2 the South Part 2” tournament
on Feb. 23 at the Talofofo Gym.
Ike Solomon led the Tridents with 10 points and was the only player to score double
digits.
After losing to the Imperials, the Tridents made a comeback Thursday night in an elimination
match against the MicroFriends basketball club. The Tridents brought more energy to
the court and defeated MicroFriends 59-52.
The score was tied for the first 10 minutes until UOG broke away and secured a five
to seven-point lead for most of the first half. MicroFriends made a couple of runs
in the second half but never closed the gap to less than three points. The Tridents
maintained their momentum and led by seven to 10 points in the final 10 minutes of
the game.
Ian Goodall led the Tridents with 14 points and was the only player from UOG to score
double digits. Jacether Andrew added nine points and broke a team record as the highest-scoring
female in a game this season.
The Tridents have a 1-1 record and will play against Team Acdavate in an elimination
game at 9 p.m. on March 1 at the Talofofo Gym.
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