By Scott Roblin

Red-hot Rattlers stymie Olds College Broncos at home

Nov 4, 2017 | 11:59 AM

MEDICINE HAT, AB – Nationally ranked and rolling through the ACAC, the Medicine Hat College Rattlers basketball teams continued their winning streaks against Olds College.

Entering the weekend, the Rattlers’s undefeated women’s team was ranked second in the country, while the men’s squad is ranked in 15th place, respectively.

A back and forth opening quarter in the women’s contest, with the Rattlers taking a 17-13 lead after 10 minutes of play.

Rattlers veteran Kennedy Werre was on a tear in the first, racking up eight points and adding six rebounds.

The tight play continued in the second quarter, as the Broncos kept pace with the nationally-ranked Rattlers squad.

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Courtney Henry continued her strong play from behind the arc and foul line, registering a quarter-high seven points and giving Medicine Hat a five-point lead at the half.

Medicine Hat was able to break open the game in the third quarter with 17 points, as Werre led the Rattlers to a 52-41 advantage over the Broncos.

There would be no comeback from Olds College, with the Rattlers locking things down defensively and adding another 23 points to pick up their fifth victory of the season 75-54.

Werre was undoubtedly the MVP for Medicine Hat posting 28 points and 21 rebounds, both game-highs.

Moving to a 5-0 record, the Rattlers continue to sit in first place in the ACAC’s South Division standings.

Winners of three straight games, the Rattlers men’s team looked to keep up their strong offensive play in the late game versus the Broncos.

The Rattlers spread out their offence in the first quarter with seven players finding the score sheet, but were only able to take a 16-15 lead over Olds into the second quarter.

Aaron Cameron’s 10 points and strong rebound play gave Medicine Hat a sizable lead in the second, but a pair of three-pointers from Olds late in the quarter cut the deficit to 36-32.

Entering the second half the Rattlers seemed to hit almost every shot they took, opening up 62-46 lead over the Broncos thanks to a pair of threes from Cameron.

Olds began to chip away at Medicine Hat’s lead in the fourth quarter with 14 points from Paolo de Soto-Parente, but came up short with the Rattlers hanging on for a 79-69 win.

Cameron scored a team-high 27 points for the Rattlers, while Jon Sappleton and Osato Obaseki also picked up double-doubles.

Friday was also a solid evening for DeAngelo Ashley, contributing for 11 points off the bench.

Now 4-1 on the season, the Rattlers remain in first place in the South Division ahead of the 3-0 SAIT Trojans.

The Rattlers wrap up their weekend slate of contests on Saturday afternoon, when they host Red Deer College.

Game time between the Rattlers and Queens begins at 1:30 pm, with the Rattlers-Kings meeting set for 3:30 pm at Medicine Hat College.