Blues Meet Royals For Bronze

#4 Douglas Royals @ #2 Capilano Blues – Saturday March 5, 12:30pm | WATCH HERE

The Royals and Blues will play for PACWEST bronze on Saturday afternoon in the final game of the season for both teams. 

The Blues will play for bronze after a disappointing loss to the Okanagan Coyotes in the semi-final on Friday; 82-73. They shot 41.5% in the loss and were outscored 28-11 in the final quarter which was their undoing.  They will face a Royals team that they met three times in the regular season and swept all three meetings which included a 61-47 victory in the season finale.  In the seasonal series they averaged an 11-point win and shot 32.8% with Jenna Griffin leading the way averaging 14.3 points.

The Royals played the VIU Mariners tough on Friday night in a semi-final losing 59-45.  They shot 34% from the field with Laini Glover leading the offence with 11 points.   Against the Blues in the seasonal series they shot 28.2% and Karalee Antoine average just over nine points each game.

Last season (2019-2020) the Royals won bronze while the Blues won a silver.  It’s been a while since the Blues won a bronze medal after five straight trips to the PACWEST final.  They last won in 2012.

Head-to-Head

Records: Royals 10-8 – Blues 12-4
Average Points For: Royals 69.1 – Blues 71.3
Average Points Against: Royals 63.6 – Blues 58.7
Field Goal %: Royals 36.6% - Blues 37.4%

Leading Scorers: Jenessa Knapp – 14.2/game (Royals) – Ida Jonsson Ojala – 11.8/game (Blues)

Leading Rebounders:  Laini Glover – 6.7/game (Royals) – Ida Jonsson Ojala – 12.1/game (Blues)