Sarah Gates, Basketball, McMaster

Burlington, Ont. – Sarah Gates has been named Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Female Athlete of the Week for the period ending January 19, 2020.

Female Athlete of the Week – Sarah Gates, McMaster Marauders, Basketball

It has been a season of ups and downs for the defending OUA and U SPORTS champion McMaster Marauders women’s basketball team, but Sarah Gates offered up a pair of celebratory performances against two of this year’s premier opponents.

In their first matchup of the week, Gates and the Marauders took on the No. 6 Windsor Lancers, who entered play with just one loss on the season. The Hamilton squad, with the third-year guard leading the charge, were able to dole out their second defeat of the year, 70-52. Gates was electric from the field, finishing with a game-high 30 points – including 14 in the final frame to seal the win – and seven boards. The Newmarket, Ont. native would follow that up with another 26 points against the OUA West Division leaders, Western, in a slim 72-69 loss. Despite the loss, Gates was able to record another game-high scoring performance thanks to a sharp 62 FG% and 50% from beyond the arc.

With the 28.0 PPG average this week in tow, the 2018-19 OUA all-star ranks third in the conference with 17.0 PPG and a fourth-ranked total of 238 points on the year.