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Lines of the Week: Canadians in the Ncaa
March Madness is underway and Canadians are making a difference.
<table width="500" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffffff"><img width="74" height="99" alt="" src="http://www.basketball.ca/files/Alexander,_Kayla.jpg"></td> <td width="400" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <p><font color="#333333"><span><b>Kayla Alexander </b></span></font><b><font color="#333333"><span>(Milton, ON) </span></font></b><b>– Syracuse, S</b><b><font color="#333333"><span>r.</span></font></b></p> <p><span>In her final game with the Syracuse Orange, senior forward Kayla Alexander led her team with 23 points and eight rebounds. Though her team came up short to Creighton in the NCAA tournament, </span>their 24-8 record is the program's best winning percentage (.750) in the NCAA era.</p> <span> <span> </span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffffff"><img width="68" height="102" alt="" src="http://www.basketball.ca/files/Rivard_Laurent.jpg"></td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff"> <p><span><span><b>Laurent Rivard (Saint-Bruno, QC) – Harvard</b></span></span><span><span><b>, Jr.</b></span></span></p> <p><span>Rivard had 17 points including five three-pointers and added five rebounds and two steals to help Harvard seal their first-ever NCAA tournament win, 68-62 over third-seeded New Mexico.</span><span><span><br> </span></span></p> <span> <span> </span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffffff"><span><img width="72" height="100" alt="" src="http://www.basketball.ca/files/Plouffe,_Michelle.jpg"></span></td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff"> <p><b>Michelle Plouffe (Edmonton, AB) – Utah, Jr</b><b><font color="#333333"><span>.</span></font></b></p> <p><span>In the 61-50 win over San Diego, Michelle finished with 21 points, 15 rebounds with four assists to advance to the third round of the Women's National Invitational Tournament (WNIT). </span></p> <span> <span> </span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffffff"><img width="72" height="100" src="http://www.basketball.ca/files/Ejim,_Melvin.jpg" alt=""></td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff"> <p><span><span><b>Melvin Ejim (Toronto, ON) – Iowa State, Jr.</b></span></span></p> <p><span><span>Ejim powered the Cyclones with 17 points, eight rebounds, and five assists</span><span><span> as </span></span>Iowa State upset Notre Dame with a convincing 76-58 victory in the second round of the NCAA tournament.</span><span><span><br> </span></span></p> <span> <span> </span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffffff"><img width="71" height="98" src="http://www.basketball.ca/files/achonwa.jpeg" alt=""></td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff"> <p><span><b>Natalie Achonwa (Guelph, ON) – Notre Dame, Jr.</b></span></p> <p><span>In two wins this week for her #2-ranked Fighting Irish, Achonwa posted </span><span><span>16 points while adding eight rebounds, two assists, and two blocks, then </span></span><span><span>scored 11 points, two assists, and hauled in a game-high 14 rebounds including eight on the offensive glass, sending her team to the Sweet Sixteen.</span></span><span> </span></p> <span> <span> </span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffffff"> <img width="74" height="99" src="http://www.basketball.ca/files/Olynyk.jpg" alt=""></td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff"> <p><span><span><b>Kelly Olynyk (Kamloops, BC) – Gonzaga, Jr.</b></span></span></p> <p><span>In a tightly contested 76-70 loss to Wichita State in the third round of the NCAA tournament, Olynyk scored 26 points, hit 10-14 freethrows, added nine rebounds, two assists, a rebound, and a block</span><span><span> showing the talent that has him projected as an NBA lottery pick.<br> </span></span></p> <span> <span> </span></span></td> </tr> </tbody></table>
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