| 11:29 30/11/2007 |
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| Match Report: Nottingham 1st
After a disappointing showing, the Blues lost, 60-84. |
| 08:42 27/11/2007 |
| Match Report: Oxford Brookes 1st
Despite the early disappointment, the Blues mounted a ferocious comeback. Leopold Parts battled on the inside outscoring and outrebounding both of Oxford’s centres. Nikos Bamiedakis and Atticus Honore pounded the Oxford defence, repeatedly penetrating to its core and scoring. Richard Martin, who also runs for Cambridge University athletics, outpaced his defender and caught several fast-break passes to contribute easy buckets. Post play by Hugo Halferty Drochon, Evan Hall and Damjan Pfajfar also lifted the Blues to a new level of play. At the end of the third quarter, the Blues were within two points of the now tottering Brookes squad. Sensing their opponents fear, the truculent Cambridge side continued to increase the pressure. Sunith DeFonseka and Chris Bohn spearheaded a zone defence which left Oxford with few scoring opportunities. With one minute in regular play, the score was tied. A foul call against the Blues gave the Brookes two free shots, and a steal rewarded the opponents with another two points. The final score was Blues 74, Brookes 78. |
| 08:42 27/11/2007 |
| Match Report: UEA 1st
Fortunately, medical attention was on hand, but the former Blues’ president was rushed to the hospital. Left with eight players, the Blues began their shooting spree: Atticus Honore stroked some jumpers from the perimeter; Hugo Halferty Drochon performed post moves that can only be described by the phrase “c’est magnifique”; Richard Martin sliced to the offensive rim for some acrobatic conversions. With seconds left in regulation, a drive by Honore evened the score and the game was pushed into overtime. As the Blues gained a thundering rhythm, foul trouble began to arise. Fouls at the beginning of overtime meant that only five players were still eligible to play. The mayhem mounted as subsequent calls left the Cambridge squad with only four. Playing a 2-2 zone against a UEA side of 5, the Blues continued to outpace their opponents. A last second “Hail Mary” shot by Leopold Parts took the game into a second overtime. Foul calls continued, however, and soon there were only three Blues left. Coach Favia instructed his remaining three players to drop back into a 1-2 zone. A technical foul against Atticus Honore for his behaviour on the bench was accompanied with yet another player foul. Richard Martin did his best to defend against three UEA offensive players while Hugo Halferty Drochon picked up the remaining two. Despite every effort, the match-up between 2 Blues players and 5 UEA players ended unsurprisingly in UEA’s favour, 75-78. |
| 10:19 15/11/2007 |
| Match Report: UEA 1st Facing a formidable UEA squad on Wednesday, the Blues started the game at a furious pace. Intensive man to man defence in the first quarter, as well as good high-low post play gave the Blues an early 13 point lead. Notable points came from Leo Parts and Hugo Halferty Drochon. Entering the game, Domantas Jankauskas contributed several offensive rebounds and points from the freethrow line. By halftime, the Blues extended the lead to 14. In the third quarter, UEA adjusted to the Blues offence, and the Cambridge team struggled to maintain their 14 point lead. Starting off the fourth quarter, Damjan Pfarrer hit a crucial three-pointer. Still UEA battled back and the point margin decreased to five. Point guard Sunith De Fonseka, hit two freethrows after a UEA foul, and centre Hugo Halferty Drochon spun around UEA’s 6’6” centre to score six more Blues points. The Blues won the game 61-54. |
| 10:18 15/11/2007 |
| Match Report: Wolverhampton 1st Taking to the road for the second time this season, the Blues travelled to Wolverhampton with an incomplete squad of eight players. Missing several key posts, the Blues knew that rebounding and defence against Wolverhampton’s centres would prove crucial. Head coach Angelo Favia orchestrated a match-up zone defence which proved deadly for Wolverhampton’s offence. Early scoring from Richard Martin and Michal Kucewicz gave the Blues a first quarter lead of ten points. In the second, the Blues continued to fast break and the point’s differential increased with scoring from Leopold Parts and Christoph Mueller. Domantas Jankauskas contained Wolverhampton’s big men and the Blues led by 13 at the half. In the third and fourth quarters, Wolverhampton battled back and, with two minutes remaining, managed to regain the lead. In the final minutes, however, president Leopold Parts scored two lay-ups to seal the victory for the Blues, 51-49. |
| 19:58 07/11/2007 |
| Lions versus University of Northampton 1st After the disappointing loss at Nottingham, the Lions had two weeks to prepare for their first home game of the season against the Northampton University 1st team. Exploding to a first quarter lead of 25-2 through steals from Takuma Goto and the scoring efforts of Hugo Drochon and Stuart Lee, the Lions showed great composure and determination. However, Northampton did not make it easy for the Lions, fighting back in the second and third quarter to draw within 6 points. But the Cambridge team were not to be denied the win, with Andrew Northern rebounding strongly and Owen Weller controlling the ball well in the closing stages. Cambridge won the game 64-55, and was encouraged by the overall performance of the team as well as pleasing displays from many new players. The Lions will play next week at Oxford Brookes. |
| 18:57 31/10/2007 |
| Match Report: Warwick 1st The Cambridge Blues started off against Warwick with a fast-paced offence that capitalised on well-executed fast breaks. Warwick mounted an equally impressive offensive in the first quarter and held the lead by five points after ten minutes of play. Following Blues substitutions, a trapping defence by Warwick extended the lead to 13 at the half. The Blues battled back in the third quarter thanks to several inside buckets from centre Hugo Halferty. At the end of the quarter, guard Atticus Honore brought the lead to within three points with a lay-up over Warwick's centre. Several three pointers from guard Sunith de Fonseka also contributed to the Blues comeback. The fourth quarter ended with a tie and the game entered overtime. Warwick quickly assumed a 5 point lead, but the Blues battled back to bring the game within one. With 12 seconds left on the clock, guard Chris Bohn missed a 12 foot jumper. The put-back also rattled out. The game ended with a Warwick victory, 87 to 86. |
| 11:49 29/10/2007 |
| Match Report: Nottingham 2nd The Lions opened their regular season BUSA play with an away fixture against Nottingham 2nd team. Travelling with only seven players (four of whom were making their first appearance in the BUSA league) the Lions knew that knew that they faced difficult opponents in a Nottingham team who recently defeated Oxford Brookes. The Lions started well with a tenacious rebounding performance from Andrew Northern, and good pressure defence from Takuma Goto. A spirited performance resulted in the Lions leading by 6 points at the half. The second half saw a Nottingham come back against a fatigued Lions side. Despite a strong offensive effort from Stuart Lee who led all scorers with a game high 24 points, Nottingham stepped up the defence pressure, denying the Lions anytime to move the ball on offence and forcing bad shots. The game finished 51-36 to Nottingham. Although the Lions were disappointed by the final result, the team took many positives from the fixture including strong performances from newcomers Olaf Schreiber and Vignaesh Sivakumar. The Lions look to bounce back on November 7th, with an away fixture against Northampton. |
| 15:45 26/10/2007 |
| Match Report: Nottingham Under the guidance of their new head coach, the Blues mounted an impressive turn-around from last weeks disappointing loss to Oxford Brookes. Hosting Nottingham, the Blues set the tone early in the game. Quick baskets in the first quarter capitalized on Nottingham turnovers. The Blues pulled to an early ten point lead with scoring from Leo Parts and Atticus Honore. In the second quarter, Nottingham adjusted to the Blues defence and kept the point differential at ten. In the third quarter, however, shooting from Damjan Pfajfar and Nicos Bamiedakis extended the Blues lead to 15 points. In the final minutes of the game, Nottingham started pressing which resulted in several Cambridge free-throw attempts. The Blues hit from the line and won the game with a final score of 70 to 50. |
| 23:08 22/10/2007 |
| Club supporters CUBbC has received 2 generous donations this week. Firstly, miss Teresa Dennis, club secretary for the 2006/2007 season, contributed for the continued success of the club. Secondly, we're continuing our cooperation with MannaMexico who are sponsoring us for the second year in a row. The club is deeply grateful for the support, and hopes to prove itself worthy with the performance this year. |
