Keaton Robbins
SPORTS REPORTER

The Humber men’s basketball team has won four in a row after defeating the St. Clair Saints 74-51 on Sunday.

The Hawks won both home games over the weekend, and also beat the Lambton Lions 83-65 on Saturday. With the weekend wins, the Hawks improved their record to 6-2 in OCAA regular season play.

Hawks head coach Shawn Collins said one issue for the team has been turnovers, as the Hawks totaled 18 giveaways in Sunday’s game.

“A lot of our turnovers have been unforced,” Collins said. “I don’t think St. Clair’s defense really caused the turnovers. Right now we’re still trying to find a rhythm with our offence, and it goes between the guards and the forwards.”

“Overall we’ve been really happy with our performance of the last couple weeks,” Collins said. “I’m confident we can reduce the turnovers.”

Hawks guard Mark Perrin, 21, scored 11 points against St. Clair and said the depth on the roster makes every player’s job a little easier.

“I think the squad rotation has taken a little bit getting used to, but it will definitely pay off later in the season at nationals,” said Perrin, a second-year health and fitness student.

“Every win from now on is going to push us and give us more momentum,” he said.
Hawks forward Brett Neumann, 21, a first-year heating refrigeration and air conditioning student, said things are starting to come together.

“Mike [Dvorak] has found his shot again, Chris Thompson has been great on the boards for offence, and Ron [Gabay] has been our best defender,” Neumann said. “The offence should run through the forwards, but a lot of it comes down to trusting that the forwards will be smart with the ball,” he said.

Neumann said the big test will be when Humber hosts Niagara College tomorrow night.
“We really don’t want to have three losses by Christmas,” he said. “This game will be massive if we want to clinch first place.”