Where theres light, theres hope and Wests Tigers halfback Luke Brooks refuses to concede his side is out of NRL finals contention.The Tigers chance of making their first finals appearance in five season were dealt a blow in Friday nights embarrassing 40-10 defeat to Penrith.Only a mathematical chance and needing to win their last two games with other results to run their way, Brooks said he hadnt given up hope.As a team we want to improve and weve still got a chance of making the eight, Brooks said.This week is a big game for us.Weve just got to worry about what we can control. We just need to win and if the other games go our way then thats a bonus.The Tigers are 10th and three points outside the eight and they must beat the ninth-placed Warriors in a do-or-die showdown at Mt Smart Stadium on Sunday before meeting the in-form Canberra in the final round.They must now win their final two as well as hope the Warriors and Gold Coast lose their remaining games.With a top-eight berth up for grabs, the Tigers produced one of their worst defensive performances of the season in their seven-tries-to-two loss to the Panthers.Hurt by 48 missed tackles, Brooks acknowledged his side failed to handle the occasion but was at a loss to explain what went wrong.We were obviously disappointed in the way we played, Brooks said.The last two months weve been playing great footy and to put in a performance like that is disappointing especially with finals on the line.The only way we can make up for it is to put in a good performance this week. Nike Shoes From China Outlet . 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Both players have lower body injuries that will keep them out of the lineup until at least January 31, which is the first game they can be activated from IR. Guard play wins in March by consistently passing tests all season.No. 17 Saint Marys and Dayton are driven by dynamic guards setting the table, which could make for a riveting Saturday afternoon (2 p.m. ET) meeting with two of the nations leading mid-major programs match up at UD Arena.Its a hostile venue few volunteer to visit because of the frenetic pace and style of play encountered, as coach Archie Miller pointed out recently.We had a lot of things fall through that prevented us from really moving faster, Miller said of the scheduling oddity that brought the reigning West Coast Conference champion to Ohio. The thing we wanted to do the best was secure a series this year starting at home with a bona-fide NCAA tournament team. We were able to get that later than we wanted.Dayton returns the favor next season with a visit to the 3,500-seat home of the Gaels.For the Flyers, who are knocking on the door in the AP poll, the game could be meaningful, but Millers rotation is down two key players from an athletic frontcourt. That trusts even more of the burden on battle-tested backcourt mates Scoochie Smith and Charles Cooke.Flyers forwards Josh Cunningham and Kendall Pollard are sidelined indefinitely and Miller has used sophomore forward Sam Miller and junior guard Darrell Davis for increased minutes to stretch his rotation.The Gaels are fighting for the type of consistent national prominence Archie Miller and the Flyers -- whose senior class stands 17 wins shy of the school record for victories by one class -- have achieved. Randy Bennett, the all-time wins leader at Saint Marys College, has driven thhe program to consistent success even as Gonzaga lords over the West Coast Conference.ddddddddddddThe 2016-17 program is chasing an NCAA Tournament appearance after missing the field despite 29 wins last season. The engine at both ends of the court is point guard Emmett Naar. He controls the offense and dominates the ball for a club averaging only 6.0 turnovers per game. Saint Marys relies on balanced scoring and perimeter shooting. Keeping the tempo in their favor wont be easy against Daytons in-your-shirt pressing defense.Naar believes the difference in this years team is depth. Even in scoring 110 points to get to 2-0 on Wednesday night in pounding Prairie View A&M, Naar was focused on balance.I dont think anyone scored 20, which is pretty good, Naar added. Having a deep bench like that is amazing. For the other team its more guys to worry about, more guys to scout. It just adds a lot to our team.The only previous meeting between these teams was a Dayton win in 1957. But Bennett brought his 2013 team to this venue for the 2013 tournament play-in game.All youve got to do is look them up. Theyve had great success. (Bennett) does a great job. They return just about everybody from a team a year ago that won the regular-season WCC, said Archie Miller.Up next for SMC are games against San Jose State and UAB before the Nov. 30 visit to Pac-12 neighbor Stanford.Dayton plays Nebraska at 8:30 p.m. Thanksgiving night in the first round Wooden Legacy tournament in Anaheim, Calif. ' ' '