For the Rams, a New Team Record Is One Win Away
A win and a loss against the Salish Kootenai College Bison this week means the Rams will go into their holiday break having won just as many games as the Little Bighorn College team did throughout their entire 2006-07 run.
On Monday night, the Rams won 124-112 with top-scorer Frank Hugs pouring in 40 points during the grand opening of SKC's new $5.5 million athletic center in Pablo. DJ Piapot was SKC's top scorer with 27 points.
Though Hugs came back Tuesday night to lead the team with 31 points, the Rams couldn't pull out the win. Piapot and the Bison rallied back from Monday night's game to beat the Rams 134-114.
The Rams are now 4-11, a losing record until you consider that the team now has a shot at topping the four victories that were claimed last year by the college's inaugural basketball te am.
"We surprised a lot of people that we won four games last year. Some people thought we wouldn't get anything," second-year player Isaiah Stewart said earlier this fall. "This year we got more chemistry, more chemistry and we've got more height and more bulk on the squad."
Two weekends ago, the team travelled to North Dakota for games against United Tribes Technical College and Bismarck State.
They returned to Crow Agency having trumped the United Tribes team 122-121, and having lost to Bismarck State 120-89. In the game against United Tribes, first-year player Justin Hugs finished the night with a season high of 37 points.
Wacey Real Bird, who powered the inside game that night, put in 35 points, setting a new career high.
In the game against Bismarck State, the Rams got into early foul trouble and never recovered. Picking up four quick fouls early in the game, Wacey Real Bird didn't contribute like he had in recent games.
Leo Hudetz contributed to this story.
Good luck to the Rams. Hope your season went well. Remember it's not about win or lose, it's team-work that counts! Aho.
Posted by: Nina & Elijah | Dec 14, 2007 at 05:40 PM