The Fleming Phoenix basketball and volleyball teams could not see much success but did salvage one victory over the past weekend.
The Phoenix men’s basketball team lost a nail-biter in overtime, 98-97, against the St. Lawrence Surge in Kingston on Saturday.
Fleming had led for three of four quarters but could not close it out. High scorers for the Phoenix were Shawn Blackwood with 39 points, Lystra White with 20 points and Paul-Ryan Molay with 19 points.
The Phoenix men’s basketball team is back in action on Friday at home against the George Brown Huskies. The game, which takes place at the Peterborough Sport and Wellness Centre (PSWC), is also being used by the Phoenix to highlight the importance of mental health through the promotion and awareness of Bell Let’s Talk Day. The tip-off is 7 pm.
Both the men's and women’s Phoenix volleyball teams played games at home this weekend as they hosted the Georgian Grizzlies to the PSWC on Saturday and the Canadore Panthers on Sunday.
It was close but no cigar for the men’s team as they lost all three sets to the Grizzlies on Saturday, 25-21, 30-28, and 26-24.
They rebounded on Sunday’s game, taking three of the five sets from the Panthers, with Canadore winning two sets 25-14 and 25-23 while the Phoenix took two sets 25-19, 25-20 and then the deciding set 15-8.
The women’s volleyball team took the first set against the Grizzlies, 25-22 but then lost the next three sets, 25-23, 25-14 and 25-15 on Saturday.
They saw the same result against the Canadore Panthers on Sunday. The Phoenix won the first set 25-17 and then dropped the next three sets, 25-10, 25-19 and 25-20.
The next action for the men's and women’s Phoenix volleyball teams is on Wednesday when they travel to Seneca College to take on the Sting.