By the Numbers: TMU hands Gaels first loss on last-second three ball
December 7, 2022
Burlington, Ont. - Numbers from across the Week 15 Ontario University Athletics (OUA) slate featured a last-second three ball from the TMU Bold, game-changing tries for a Guelph Gryphons rookie, and a terrific two-way effort from a Waterloo Warriors defender.
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51 - Aleiah Torres was a true defensive specialist for the Badgers in their back-to-back wins over Toronto this past weekend. The undefeated Brock women's volleyball squad turned to their third-year libero for a season-high tying 26 digs in Friday's three-set sweep over the Blues, before registering her third 20-plus dig match of the season the following day - with 25 digs in the four-set win - for a total of 51 across the two games.
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40 - Nearly perfect between the pipes across Nipissing's two games this weekend, goaltender Chantelle Sandquist did her part to close out the Lakers' fall semester in winning fashion. In pushing her personal record to 7-0-1 on the year, the third-year netminder first stopped 19-of-20 shots in a 3-1 win over the defending champion Badgers. She would then add 21 saves in a 2-0 shutout against Guelph - her third of the season - to bring her weekend total to 40 saves and a .976 save percentage.
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40 - It was a career-high outing for Toronto's Inaki Alvarez on Saturday, bringing his best to a battle with the No. 3 team in the nation. Despite the Blues falling by just one point on the scoreboard, the third-year guard did all he could to push his side to victory, pouring in a new personal best 40 points for Toronto. Alvarez accomplished the impressive feat by shooting an efficient 14-for-22 from the field, including a sizzling 6-for-8 behind the arc.
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6 - Having already established herself as one of the best two-way defenders in the OUA, Waterloo's Carley Olivier added to that claim with a pair of significant contributions in the Warriors' two weekend wins. In each of the team's most recent lopsided victories, the veteran blueliner registered a goal and two assists, chipping in offensively on six of the team's 12 goals during that final two-game stretch of the semester.
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3 - En route to Guelph earning a bronze-medal result at the 2022 Canadian University Men's Rugby Championship, Brendan Black was a consistent contributor for the Gryphons all weekend long. The rookie fly half registered a try in each of his team's fixtures - three in total - including the heroic score on the final play of the team's quarterfinal match to secure the opening win. His play in the following semifinal would see him earn Player of the Game honours before helping his team collect the thrilling one-point win in the bronze medal game.
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1.8 - The TMU Bold were able to do something this past weekend that no other team had yet to do this year and they can thank, in large part, the late-game heroics of Ankit Choudhary. On their way to handing the No. 3 Queen's men's basketball team their first loss of the season, the Bold were facing a one-point deficit in the dying seconds. With the final moments ticking away, the ball made its way to the third-year guard behind the arc and he made no mistake. Choudhary's clutch three-pointer with just 1.8 seconds left in the game gave his side the two-point win and capped off his 16 points in the win.
51 - Aleiah Torres was a true defensive specialist for the Badgers in their back-to-back wins over Toronto this past weekend. The undefeated Brock women's volleyball squad turned to their third-year libero for a season-high tying 26 digs in Friday's three-set sweep over the Blues, before registering her third 20-plus dig match of the season the following day - with 25 digs in the four-set win - for a total of 51 across the two games.
40 - Nearly perfect between the pipes across Nipissing's two games this weekend, goaltender Chantelle Sandquist did her part to close out the Lakers' fall semester in winning fashion. In pushing her personal record to 7-0-1 on the year, the third-year netminder first stopped 19-of-20 shots in a 3-1 win over the defending champion Badgers. She would then add 21 saves in a 2-0 shutout against Guelph - her third of the season - to bring her weekend total to 40 saves and a .976 save percentage.
40 - It was a career-high outing for Toronto's Inaki Alvarez on Saturday, bringing his best to a battle with the No. 3 team in the nation. Despite the Blues falling by just one point on the scoreboard, the third-year guard did all he could to push his side to victory, pouring in a new personal best 40 points for Toronto. Alvarez accomplished the impressive feat by shooting an efficient 14-for-22 from the field, including a sizzling 6-for-8 behind the arc.
6 - Having already established herself as one of the best two-way defenders in the OUA, Waterloo's Carley Olivier added to that claim with a pair of significant contributions in the Warriors' two weekend wins. In each of the team's most recent lopsided victories, the veteran blueliner registered a goal and two assists, chipping in offensively on six of the team's 12 goals during that final two-game stretch of the semester.
3 - En route to Guelph earning a bronze-medal result at the 2022 Canadian University Men's Rugby Championship, Brendan Black was a consistent contributor for the Gryphons all weekend long. The rookie fly half registered a try in each of his team's fixtures - three in total - including the heroic score on the final play of the team's quarterfinal match to secure the opening win. His play in the following semifinal would see him earn Player of the Game honours before helping his team collect the thrilling one-point win in the bronze medal game.
1.8 - The TMU Bold were able to do something this past weekend that no other team had yet to do this year and they can thank, in large part, the late-game heroics of Ankit Choudhary. On their way to handing the No. 3 Queen's men's basketball team their first loss of the season, the Bold were facing a one-point deficit in the dying seconds. With the final moments ticking away, the ball made its way to the third-year guard behind the arc and he made no mistake. Choudhary's clutch three-pointer with just 1.8 seconds left in the game gave his side the two-point win and capped off his 16 points in the win.