NEWS RELEASE
GEORGIAN GRIZZLIES
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The Georgian Grizzlies men’s and women’s basketball teams played their first home exhibition games of the pre-season on Wednesday night when they hosted the Conestoga Condors at the Georgian Athletic Centre.
The men’s match-up was a good battle between the two teams but Conestoga were able to pull away defeating the Grizzlies 89-69.
Tyler Vanessen (Whitby) led Georgian in scoring with 16 points while teammate Ben Tofil (Guelph) had a solid 15 point effort.
In the women’s game, the Grizzlies got off to a good start in the first quarter but lost their scoring touch after that, falling to the Condors 87-41.
Kayla Denes (Barrie) had a team high 15 points in the game while Georgian teammates Chelsey Lees (Elliot Lake) and Kelsey Dunkeld (Barrie) each had seven points.
The Grizzlies will continue their pre-season schedule when they host the Georgian Fall Classic tournament on Oct. 12 & 13 at the Athletic Centre.
Georgian opens their 2018-19 OCAA regular season schedules on Friday, Oct. 19 when they travel to take on the Seneca Sting.
The Grizzlies basketball home openers will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 24 when they host the Durham Lords with the women’s game starting at 6 p.m. and the men’s following at 8 p.m. Tickets for the double-header will be available at the doors for $5.
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