NORTH BAY, Ont. – Alexanne L'Heureux (Mont Laurier, Que.) capped off the opening weekend of the Ontario Tech Ridgebacks inaugural season by dropping a game-high 27 points against the Nipissing Lakers on Saturday night.
Unfortunately for the Ridgebacks, a strong third quarter wasn't enough to comeback from being down 18 at halftime as they fell 80-58.
"In our first weekend in the league we showed some positive spurts of being able to compete at the OUA level," said head coach
Christa Eniojukan. "However, we need to be more consistent on both ends of the floor for 40 minutes of basketball."
Saturday's game at Nipissing completes the debut weekend for Ontario Tech women's basketball. They will now turn their attention to their home opener on Sunday, Nov. 3 against the Queen's Gaels.
Tip-off, after a short pregame ceremony, is scheduled for 1 p.m. at the Campus Recreation & Wellness Centre.
Tickets are going fast, so fans (including students) are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance of the game at
goridgebacks.com/homeopener.
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Alexanne L'Heureux had a game-high 27 points on 9-for-20 shooting from the field and 5-for-11 from beyond the arc.
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Alyssa Carin (Brampton, Ont.)
• Nipissing had five shooters in double-digit scoring, led by Kylea Galipeau-Wilson's 17 points.
• The Lakers three-point shooting caused trouble for Ontario Tech as they were 39.1 per cent from beyond the arc.
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Rhiannon Kissel (Peterborough, Ont.) had a team-high nine boards for the Ridgebacks.
• L'Heureux finished with two steals for Ontario Tech.
• Galipeau-Wilson completed her double-double with 12 boards (three offensive, nine defensive).
Overall Record: 0-5
Conference Record: 0-2
Next Game: Sunday, Nov. 3 vs. Queen's Gaels (1 p.m. – Campus Recreation & Wellness Centre)
