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Sea-Hawks defeat Huskies 68-63 to split weekend series
Posted: Jan 25, 2025

Sea-Hawks defeat Huskies 68-63 to split weekend series

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Game Leaders
Saint Mary's
Pts: Jasha'jaun Downey - 28
Reb: Eliel Nsoseme - 15
Ast: 2 Players (#5, #33) - 2
Memorial
Pts: Norm Burry - 18
Reb: 2 Players (#0, #9) - 7
Ast: Josh Reimer - 6
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ST. JOHN'S, NL – Saint Mary's guard Jasha'jaun Downey scored a game-high 28 points, but the Memorial Sea-Hawks defeated the Huskies 68-63 in Atlantic University Sport men's basketball action on Saturday night at the Memorial Fieldhouse in St. John's, NL.

For the second straight game, the Huskies got off to a strong start offensively, with guard Jasha'jaun Downey (North Preston, NS) hitting a lay-up and three for the first five points of the game.

Sea-Hawks guard River Drefers (Auckland, New Zealand) scored five straight points to cut the Huskies lead to 15-12, but Saint Mary's finished strong, closing the quarter on a 7-2 run, including a three and dunk from Downey, as the Huskies took a 22-14 lead into the second quarter.

Memorial started the second quarter on a 12-2 run, led by six quick points from guard Josh Reimer (St. John's, NL) before a lay-in from forward Norm Burry (Grafton, NB) put them ahead 26-24. The Huskies hot shooting went ice cold in the second quarter, as they shot 0/14 from the floor, and the Sea-Hawks took a 33-29 lead into halftime.

The Sea-Hawks started the third quarter on a 6-2 run, opening up an eight point lead, before the Huskies finally rediscovered their range with guard Tjark Lademacher (Lüneburg, Germany) and Jasha'jaun Downey each hitting a three to cut the Memorial lead to 43-38.

Downey continued to pace the Huskies offensively, hitting another deep three followed by a fast break lay-up, but the Sea-Hawks finished the quarter strong, with a Norm Burry three-pointer, followed by a Josh Reimer buzzer-beating lay-in giving them a 53-43 lead into the fourth.

In the opening moments of the fourth quarter, Tjark Lademacher hit a tough turnaround jumper followed by a three-pointer, and Jasha'jaun Downey had a put-back lay-up to cut the Sea-Hawks lead to 55-50. But Memorial guard Zack Weenk (Calgary, AB) hit a clutch three to push their advantage to 60-50.

Huskies guard Jayrell Diggs (East Preston, NS) hit a three to cut the lead to 60-53, but the clutch play of Zack Weenk and Norm Burry was too much to overcome, as they combined to score 10 fourth quarter points, and the Sea-Hawks held on for the 68-63 win.

The Sea-Hawks were led by Norm Burry's 18 points and six rebounds, while River Drefers chipped in 14 points and Josh Reimer stuffed the stat-sheet with 13 points, six rebounds, six assists, four steals and block.

The Huskies were led by Jasha'jaun Downey who tied his career-high with 28 points, including six threes and adding seven rebounds and two steals. Jayrell Diggs added 12 points and Eliel Nsoseme controlled the paint with nine points, 15 rebounds and three blocked shots.

The Sea-Hawks improve to 8-6 with the win. Memorial will hit the road next weekend, visiting the UNB REDS (6-8) for a pair of games on Friday, Jan. 31 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 1 at 4 p.m. in Fredericton, NB.

The Huskies loss drops their record to 5-9 on the season. Saint Mary's will be back on home-court next Saturday, Feb. 1, as they host the Cape Breton Capers (9-5) at 8 p.m. at the Homburg Centre. GET TICKETS

Recap by Allan April / Saint Mary's Huskies Athletics