The Niagara College Knights men’s basketball team had a .500 week in Ontario Colleges Athletic Association play thanks to a 91-67 victory over visiting Canadore on Sunday.

“We were able to get the victory because our guys stayed focused throughout the whole game and everyone was able to play and contribute,” Niagara head coach Lequan Hylton said. “I also want to give a shout-out to third-year guard Adrian Pajor, who has stepped up immensely this season. We will practise hard this week to prepare for our road trip versus Lambton and St. Clair.”

Earlier in the week, Niagara dropped an 95-90 overtime decision on the road versus Mohawk.

Leading the way for Niagara against Canadore were: Skylar Samuel with 18 points; Raheem Dennis with 15 points, nine rebounds and five assists; Khayden Stewart with 15 points and seven rebounds; Bach Yiech with 14 points and five boards; and, Isiah Panom with 12 points and five rebounds.

Top performers for Niagara against Mohawk were: Samuel with 23 points and eight boards; Dennis with 22 points and 13 rebounds; Kadin Moore with 15 points; Pajor with 11 points and nine rebounds; and, Panom with 10 points.

Niagara (2-4) is at Lambton (3-3) Friday and St. Clair (6-0) Sunday.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Niagara’s women’s basketball team pushed its record to 4-1 in OCAA action with a 64-55 victory over Mohawk.

“This game was a fantastic one for us, but it was less about the win and more about the mindset. Our goal beyond winning was to learn from our loss at Humber this past Sunday and have a game that reflected the team we are physically, as well as mentally; disciplined, resilient, and gritty,” said Destiny Pacquin, who was named player of the game after recording seven points and four rebounds. “I think we were especially happy with our win against Mohawk because we did just that. And we did it playing the physically strongest team we’ve played yet, in my opinion, and during a close and tough four quarters. We continue to want to improve.”

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