2008 Woodie Awards
Redmen open league play with high-scoring win over Bishop's
McGill seniors Sean Anthony and Moustafa El-Zanaty combined for 51 points as the ninth-ranked McGill Redmen defeated the visiting Bishop's Gaiters 103-91 in their Quebec University Basketball League season opener Friday night at Love Competition Hall. Although McGill's impressive offensive output dominated the game, the match-up also showed a need for some defensive fine-tuning.
Jumping on the bandwagon in sports is a major taboo. From a fan's perspective, following a team you previously had no allegiance to is strictly forbidden, and it's perceived as fickle, disloyal, and juvenile. After all, you spend month after month following one team's every move-how could you suddenly switch allegiances near the end of the season just because your team won't be playing much longer? But after years of first-hand experience, I've determined that bandwagon-jumpers get a bad rap from the sports community.
Last-second penalty kick sends McGill home empty handed in the rain
The gloomy weather seemed appropriate on Saturday afternoon as McGill's hopes for a dream-like season finale came crashing down as fast as the driving rain with a 14-12 loss to Dalhousie University. The Tigers came to Molson Stadium as Maritime champions, and faced the Quebec champion Redmen in the first-ever Eastern Canadian Championship.
Records fall as Martlets win again
The McGill Martlets are used to winning-they currently boast a 29-game winning streak against Canadian opponents-but they aren't used to winning by a 15-goal margin. The Martlets tied a 2002 school record for most goals in a game with a 16-1 shellacking of the Concordia Stingers at McConnell Arena on Saturday afternoon, improving their record to 6-0 this season.
