AROUND OUA: No. 1 ranked Marauders defeat Gee-Gees 69-50
The McMaster women's basketball team started its weekend trip to the nation's capital with a win, defeating the Ottawa Gee-Gees 69-50 on Friday night.
SCOREBOARD
McMaster 69 @ Ottawa 50
Laurentian 57 @ Laurier 83
Nipissing 62 @ Waterloo 55
Algoma 52 @ York 59
Brock 49 @ Carleton 73
No. 1 ranked Marauders defeat Gee-Gees 69-50
The McMaster women's basketball team started its weekend trip to the nation's capital with a win, defeating the Ottawa Gee-Gees 69-50 on Friday night.
The Marauders saw starting post Clare Kenney pick up two early fouls to start the game, forcing her to the bench for most of the first quarter. Despite the loss of Kenney, the Maroon battled to a 15-15 tie after 10 minutes of play.
McMaster opened the second quarter with a 10-0 run, forcing Ottawa to call a timeout. The Gee-Gees were able to chisel down the Mac lead, but the Marauders took a 31-26 margin into the intermission.
Coming out hot after the break, McMaster scored the first eight points of the quarter and by the end of the third the lead had grown to 51-36.
The fourth quarter saw the Marauders go up by 20 at 63-43, which was the largest lead of the game. Rotating a steady stream of fresh legs onto the floor, McMaster kept pushing the pace. The closest Ottawa could get was 13 but the tank was running dry for the Garnet & Grey and McMaster closed out the victory.
Linnaea Harper scored 22 to lead the Mac attack with Danielle Boiago adding 20 and Rachael Holmes 14.
The Marauders will now prepare to face the Carleton Ravens on Saturday night with tip-off at 6-pm.
The game can be seen online on OUA.tv
Source: McMaster Marauders
Golden Hawks golden from three in big win over Laurentian
WATERLOO, Ont. (December 2, 2016) - Thanks to an outstanding shooting performance, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women's basketball team picked up their sixth win of the season on Friday night as they defeated the Laurentian Voyageurs 83-57 at the Athletic Complex.
Coming off just their second loss of the year last Saturday, the Hawks were deadly from three-point range, hitting 12 of their 31 attempts as they cruised to their fourth win on home court this season.
Laurier was paced on the evening by fourth year guard Nicole Morrison of Hamilton, who scored a game-high 19 points, thanks to shooting 50 percent (4-for-8) from deep. She also dished out seven assists while pulling down five rebounds.
Two other Hawks also finished in double-figures, including second year guard Irena Rynkiewicz of Mississauga, Ont., who scored a career-high 16 points while adding five rebounds and three blocks.
Kaitlyn Schenck of Kitchener, chipped in with 14 points and four assists.
On the other side of the ball, Emily Tinnes of Newmarket, Ont., led the way for Laurentian finishing with 14 points and a game-high five steals.
The two teams played each other close through the opening 10 minutes of the contest as Laurier held a narrow 20-16 margin after the first quarter.
In the second, the Hawks managed to take control of the contest thanks to an impressive 18-4 run to close the half. The run was capped by a pair of three-pointers from Sarah Dillon of Welland, Ont., and Morrison as Laurier led 45-27 at the break.
Laurier opened the third quarter continuing to hit the three-ball as Rynkiewicz, Dillon and Schenck connected on three consecutive possessions to build the Hawks lead to 28.
From there, head coach Paul Falco was able to use his entire bench as Laurier cruised to victory.
The win improves the purple and gold to 6-2 on the season as they sit two points behind the Windsor Lancers (7-0) for first place in the OUA West division.
As for Laurentian, the loss drops them to 0-7 for the year.
Laurier will close out the 2016 portion of their schedule on Saturday, December 3 when they host the Nipissing Lakers at the Athletic Complex. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. and tickets for the game are available at tickets.laurierathletics.com.
Source: Laurier Golden Hawks
Three ball sinks Warriors in loss to Lakers
Nipissing knocked down three straight from downtown late in the fourth quarter and that would prove to be the difference as Waterloo fell to the Lakers 62-55 on Friday night at the PAC.
Waterloo found themselves up 52-50 with just over four minutes remaining but a Jamie Soffer jump shot followed by three straight 3-pointers (two coming from Marla Corney) put the Lakers on a 11-0 run and they did not look back en route to their first victory of the season. Nipissing improved to 1-6 on the season while the black and gold dropped to 2-4.
Emily Wilk (Oakville) and Kristen Osborne (Markham) has strong games for the black and gold with 20 and 11 points respectively. Wilk was 9-for-16 with two from beyond the arc while adding six rebounds, five assists, and two steals. Osborne was 5-for-15 from the field with two boards and two assists.
Off the bench Aphia Ward (Beaumont) had six points with two 3-pointers while Sydney Wilson (Guelph) also put up six.
For the visitors, Marla Corney had 20 points with nine coming from outside while Heidi Smith also had a strong game with 15 points in the win.
The Warriors look to close out 2016 on a winning note when they host Laurentian tomorrow night at 6pm. The game can be caught live on OUA.tv.
Source: Waterloo Warriors
Ravens soar above Badgers in home opener
OTTAWA, ON — The Carleton Ravens women's basketball program did not disappoint in its 2016-17 home opener at the Ravens' Nest on Friday, coming away with a convincing 73-49 victory over the visiting Brock Badgers.
In a game that saw Carleton trail for a only a brief spell at the onset, the Ravens controlled the majority of the contest to collect their third win of the season and earn their fourth straight decision over the Badgers.
Down 6-0 to the Badgers early in the game, a 10-2 run by Carleton helped the home side take the lead thanks to a Catherine Traer (Chelsea, QC) 3-pointer at the 4:04 mark of the frame. Ravens sophomore guard Cynthia Dupont (Waterville, QC) came off the bench and scored 6 consecutive points (3-for-3 FG) to lift the Ravens to a 20-16 first quarter advantage.
Carleton continued to pour it on in the second, with the Ravens' forwards leading the offensive attack in the quarter. Catherine Traer scored 7 points, while Elizabeth Leblanc (London, ON) added 6 points to help Carleton pull ahead 42-26 at the half.
The Ravens' ferocious defence also played a part in establishing the lead, as Carleton forced ten Brock turnovers before the intermission. Both teams shot efficiently in the opening twenty minutes, with Carleton going 19-for-33 (57.6%) from the floor and Brock hitting 50 percent (10-20 FG) of its attempts in the first half.
The second half got off to a slow start, as both sides lost their touch around the rim in the third. However, with Carleton dominating on the boards in the quarter and limiting Brock to 3-of-15 shooting from the floor, the Ravens continued to a hold a comfortable 23-point edge, 56-33, heading into the fourth.
In the final quarter of play, Ravens forward Heather Lindsay (Ottawa, ON) tallied 6 of her 10 game points, and Carleton outscored the Badgers 17-16 in the period to clinch the win.
The Ravens did an excellent job in shutting down Badgers forward Kira Cornelissen in the second half, limiting her to only 2 points amd 12 points in the game. The 6-foot-1 forward had been averaging 21.3 PPG prior to tonight, but a tough interior presence shown by Carleton forced Brock to look for other scoring options in the latter stages of the contest.
Entering the matchup, the Badgers were one of the poorest shooting teams from beyond the arc in the entire nation, and their woeful form – 0-for-6 on 3PT FG – continued against the Ravens, hampering Brock's ability to remain competitive once they fell behind.
Nicole Gilmore (Hamilton, ON) was the high scorer for the Ravens, posting 15 points (6-11 FG) while adding a team-high 10 rebounds to collect her first double-double of the campaign. Catherine Traer and Elizabeth Leblanc both contributed 14 points and 4 rebounds.
Carleton must now turn its attention to the McMaster Marauders – the No.1 ranked team in Canada – who will pay a visit to the Ravens' Nest on Saturday. The Ravens will aim to snap their three-game losing streak to the Marauders in a highly anticipated matchup of two top 5 teams.
Source: Carleton Ravens
