WORCESTER Wolves director of basketball Mick Donovan slammed his players for lacking commitment in the wake of their 109-69 mauling by the Scottish Rocks.

The University of Worcester-based side, who were without James Noel, Matt Collins and Andy Harper through injury, struggled to compete during the game and were soundly beaten.

Now Donovan, Wolves chairman Roger Clarke and head coach Josh Cooprider are set to hold talks this week to discuss how to turn the season around.

Donovan said: "The team was lacking commitment against the Rocks, which is very disappointing.

"Morale in the team is very low at the moment, but we will address that in the next couple of weeks before we play Leicester Riders on November 18.

"By then, we will hopefully have Andy, James and Matt back fit and our new signing, Marius Zemaitis, will have joined the squad too."

Michael Gayle was the pick of the players on a disapointing night north of the border, picking up 17 points.

"The team was lacking commitment against the Rocks, which is very disappointing."

On Friday, Wolves travelled to play Sheffield Sharks and were handed a 99-70 defeat.

There was a place for new signing Solomon Sheard as well as an opportunity for 19-year-old Steve Archer, who had impressed in his previous two games. The Sharks raced into an early lead and a pair of Eddie Cage free-throws put them up 20-7 midway through the first-quarter.

Yet, Wolves narrowed the gap as an 11-3 close made it 23-18 at the first break.

The main threat from Wolves came from forwards Sergio Rodriguez, Tom Perkes and new recruit Sheard. All three players battled for rebounds at both ends of the court. After Gayle scored the opening bucket of the second frame and despite some good offensive work by Valdas Urbanavicius, Sheffield took control.

They posted a 12-4 run to lead 35-24 and then Jeff Bonds and Todd Cauthorn combined for a 16-3 finish to the half, by which time the Sharks were in charge at 51-31.

As in previous weeks, Wolves' downfall could be traced back to needless turn-overs and missed shooting opportunities. The Sharks kept their lead around the 20-point mark, but Wolves did manage to reduce the deficit to 55-39 with some fine shooting from Ben Potts and a fighting spirit by the young team.

The home side pushed on again and finished the third-quarter with a 15-5 burst to lead 78-52. The lead reached it's peak at 95-60 in the closing stages before a strong finish from the visitors with Potts once again finding his range.

Cooprider said: "We missed key players, yet I was pleased with the fighting spirit of the young guys who took to the floor.

"Solomon will clearly bring a lot to the team once he has settled and we all look forward to the home game against Leicester when we hope to have a full-strength Wolves team for the first time this season."