The University of Winnipeg men’s basketball team travelled to Montreal Oct. 8-9 to take part in Concordia University’s Invitational Tournament.

They began the weekend playing against the home team, the Concordia Stingers, on Friday, Oct. 8.

It was a close contest and the Wesmen remained in the game throughout, but unfortunately were unable to overcome the Stingers in the last quarter. 

The Wesmen were lead by Kenny Perry, who had 19 points in the night, along with Wesmen captain Nick Lother, who also scored in the double digits with 15 points.

The final score was, 85-80, in favour of Concordia. 

The following night, the game was not as close. The Wesmen took on Ryerson University at 5 p.m. in the consolation final.

Ryerson came out strong and never let up throughout the game, despite Winnipeg’s efforts to take control. 

Lynden Drayton Barrow had 17 points for the Wesmen, but the team fell to Ryerson 80-65 in their final game of the weekend.

Published in Volume 65, Number 7 of The Uniter (October 14, 2010)