Semi-Final: Mariners vs. Royals

The final semi-final of Friday will feature the top ranked VIU Mariners facing the #4 seeded Douglas College Royals at 8:00pm.

The Mariners are on an incredible 13 game winning streak and haven’t lost since November.  They shot 42.7% during the regular season and are scoring an average of 87.3 points a game led by three PACWEST All-Stars including Player of the Year Usama Zaid who scored 28.4 points a game taking 382 shots this season.

The Royals earned the right to play in today’s semi after a six point victory last night over the host Quest Kermodes.  The Royals led from start to finish shooting 44% led by Reese Morris and Grant Campbell who scored 26 and 24 points respectively.    

During this past season the Mariners won all three meetings by an average of 13 points a game.   They shot 39% while the Royals shot 33% from the field.  Zaid led the offence averaging 30 points a game and Malcolm Mensah countered averaging 17.6 a game.

The winner will play for PACWEST gold tomorrow at 8:00pm against the winner of the Langara-Capilano semi-final

WATCH HERE

Last playoff meeting – Friday February 27, 2015 – Mariners 88-82 (semi)

Head to Head in 2016-2017 – Mariners 3 – Royals 0

#1 VIU Mariners

PACWEST Record – 16-2
Home 8-1, Road 8-1
Points Per Game – 86.8
Field Goal % - 42.6%

Leader - Usama Zaid: PACWEST Player of the Year. The first year Mariner has been brilliant this season at the top or near the top of most statistics.  He led the PACWEST in scoring dropping 28 points game and is shooting 44.5% from the field.  He also led the Mariners with nine rebounds a game and 48 assists, not to mention his 40 steals.

#4 Douglas College Royals

PACWEST Record: 10-8
Home 5-3, Road 5-5
Points Per Game: 76.7
Field Goal%: 40.2%

Leader - Grant Campbell:  A PACWEST First Team All-Star.  At the point guard position, he’s one of the best in the business scoring 16 points a game along with over two assists a game.  He attempted a team high 87-three pointers.