Blues Visit Royals

Capilano Blues @ Douglas Royals – Tuesday February 22, 7:00pm | WATCH HERE

It’s a battle for playoff positioning on a rare Tuesday night when two evenly matched teams square off in women’s basketball. It’s also their final meeting of the season with the Blues looking for a seasonal series sweep.

So far in this series the Blues have shot 36.9% from the field after wins of 72-57 and 71-67 in overtime. Guard Jenna Griffin leads the offensive punch averaging 14.5 points a game and Emma Jones is averaging 11.5 against the Royals. They have won six straight and are on their longest winning streak of the season.

The Royals meanwhile are shooting 31% in the seasonal series trying to break the Blues defence. Sharlene Siy has led them offensively averaging 13 points in the series as their big weapons Jenessa Knapp and Laini Glover have sputtered. As a team the Royals have dropped three straight and will play three extremely important games this week to wrap up the regular season.  They host the Blues tonight then travel to the Okanagan to face the Coyotes on Friday and Saturday. 

Head to Head:

Records: Blues 11-4 – Royals 9-6
Average Points For: Blues 72 – Royals 70.5
Average Points Allowed: Blues 62.3 – Royals 60.5
Field Goal %: Blues 38.1% - Royals 36.9%

Leading Scorers: Jenna Griffin – 11.8/game (Blues) – Jenessa Knapp – 15.5/game (Royals)

Leading Rebounders: Meagan Briggs – 6/game (Blues) – Laini Glover – 7.3/game (Royals)