January 9, 2014
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Lancers snap Laurier's six-game winning streak
Wednesday, January 8
Windsor 73 @ Laurier 44
WATERLOO, Ont. - The No. 9 Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women's basketball team saw their six-game winning streak come to an end at the Athletic Complex on Wednesday night as they lost 73-44 to the No. 2 Windsor Lancers.
Battling the three-time defending CIS Champions, the Hawks dug themselves a big hole early, falling behind 25-11 after the opening quarter. Laurier could not bounce back from the large deficit en route to just their second loss of the season.
Leading the way for the Lancers was forward Jessica Clemencon of St. Rambert, France, who had a game-high 19 points along with seven rebounds. Korissa Williams and Miah-Marie Langlois, both of Windsor, Ont., chipped in with 15 and 14 points respectively.
Laurier's Laura Doyle of Guelph, Ont., was the only member of the purple and gold to crack double-digits as she finished with 10 points and five rebounds. In her return to the lineup, last year's leading scorer Whitney Ellenor of Pickering, Ont., finished with seven points.
The loss drops Laurier into third place in the OUA West division with a record of 9-2 while Windsor maintains pace with the Western Mustangs with both teams sitting at 10-1.
The Hawks will have an opportunity to redeem themselves Saturday afternoon when they host the Mustangs at the Athletic Complex. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m.
Source: Laurier Sports InfoÂ
Western 78 @ Guelph 69
Guelph, Ont. - The Guelph Gryphon's women's basketball team were defeated by the visiting Western Mustangs 78-69 on Wednesday night at the W.F. Mitchell Centre.
Guelph's Katherine MacTavish led all Gryphon's with 26 points and 11 rebounds for the double-double. Marlee Freeman also chipped in with 14 points and three rebounds.
Western's Jenny Vaughan led all scorers with 36 points and six rebounds while Katelyn Leddy had 12 points and nine rebounds.
The first quarter opened with the Mustangs dominating play as they jumped to a quick 11-2 lead. Timely shooting and strong defensive play helped Western increase their lead to 17-4 with less than five minutes to go in the quarter. The Mustangs offense revolved around the strong shooting of Jenny Vaughan as she had 17 points in the first quarter alone, including a perfect 3-3 from beyond the arc. Sensing the game already getting away from them, the Gryphon's caught fire, going on a 10-3 run. Katherine MacTavish scored eight points for the Gryphon's in the quarter as play concluded with the Gryphon's trailing by a more manageable score of 22-14.
Western started the second quarter much the same as the first, dominating the Gryphon's to the tune of 9-3 opening run to increase their lead to 31-17. Katherine MacTavish continued her strong play with another seven points in the second. On the defensive end Guelph made sure to key in on Western's Jenny Vaughan, holding her to just four points in the second after allowing her to score 17 in the first quarter. Back to back three-pointers from Guelph's Katelyn Yallin with under a minute to play cut Western's lead to seven. Western's Mackenzie Puklicz drew a foul with 10 seconds on the clock, and after splitting her two free throws the half ended with Western up 37-29.
Coming out of the halftime break Guelph was poised to not let Western capture momentum early as the Gryphon's went on an 8-4 opening run capped off by Dana Van Balkom converted free throw attempt. Back and forth play saw both teams exchange baskets, with Western up 47-37. Marlee Freeman hit a three pointer to start a Gryphon 6-0 run with under five minutes to make it a four-point game. Western managed to mitigate the damage by going on a short run of their own, but more hot shooting from Marlee Freeman made the score 55-52 heading into the final quarter. Marlee Freeman tallied 10 points in the quarter, while Katherine MacTavish added another seven  for the Gryphon's.
Another quick start for the Mustangs added to their lead as they opened the final quarter on a 7-0 run. That run seemed to solidify things for the Mustangs. Although Guelph did manage to go on small runs of their own, Western managed to come up with timely baskets just as momentum seemed to be swinging in the Gryphon's favour. Dana Van Balkom hit a late three-pointer to make things interesting, but it was too little too late, as the early deficit was just too much to overcome for the Gryphon's.
Guelph tips off again at home on Saturday at 1:00 pm against the Brock Badgers.
Source: Guelph Sports InfoÂ
McMaster 72 @ Brock 56
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - The Brock University women's basketball team (6-5 OUA West) dropped a 72–56 decision to the McMaster Marauders (8-3 OUA West) Wednesday night at the Bob Davis Gymnasium.
The Badgers trailed McMaster by just three at the half 36-33. The Marauders extended their lead to 10 after three quarters 54-44 and led by as many as 19 with 6:53 remaining in the fourth quarter on route to their eighth victory.
Brock is now just 1-6 in their last seven regular season games. The McMaster starters outscored the Badgers starting five 67-43.
McMaster had three players in double figures led by senior Hailey Milligan who recorded 31 points and 11 rebounds for the double double. Senior Jaklynn Nimec added 14 points and sophomore Danielle Boiago collected 10 points. Senior Vanessa Bonomo was just shy of a triple double adding nine points, 10 rebounds and eight assists in the victory.
Leading the Badgers was senior Nicole Rosenkranz (Niagara Falls, Ont.) who registered 17 points and four rebounds. Junior Kayla Santilli (Brantford, Ont.) contributed with nine points while Jenalyn Yumol (London, Ont.), Kira Cornelissen (Aylmer, Ont.) and Samantha De Jong (St. Catharines, Ont.) rounded out the leaders adding seven, six and six points respectively.
For the game, Brock was held to just 33.3% from the field going 23-for-69 including a dismal 2-for-16 (12.5%) from beyond the arc and 8-for-16 (50.0%) from the free throw line. McMasters shot 48.3% from the floor going 28-for-58. They were also 5-for-15 (33.3%) from downtown and 11-for-13 (84.6%) from the charity stripe.
The Badgers next action is Saturday, January 11th when they take on the Guelph Gryphons on the road.
Source: Brock Sports InfoÂ
Windsor 73 @ Laurier 44
WATERLOO, Ont. - The No. 9 Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women's basketball team saw their six-game winning streak come to an end at the Athletic Complex on Wednesday night as they lost 73-44 to the No. 2 Windsor Lancers.
Battling the three-time defending CIS Champions, the Hawks dug themselves a big hole early, falling behind 25-11 after the opening quarter. Laurier could not bounce back from the large deficit en route to just their second loss of the season.
Leading the way for the Lancers was forward Jessica Clemencon of St. Rambert, France, who had a game-high 19 points along with seven rebounds. Korissa Williams and Miah-Marie Langlois, both of Windsor, Ont., chipped in with 15 and 14 points respectively.
Laurier's Laura Doyle of Guelph, Ont., was the only member of the purple and gold to crack double-digits as she finished with 10 points and five rebounds. In her return to the lineup, last year's leading scorer Whitney Ellenor of Pickering, Ont., finished with seven points.
The loss drops Laurier into third place in the OUA West division with a record of 9-2 while Windsor maintains pace with the Western Mustangs with both teams sitting at 10-1.
The Hawks will have an opportunity to redeem themselves Saturday afternoon when they host the Mustangs at the Athletic Complex. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m.
Source: Laurier Sports InfoÂ
Western 78 @ Guelph 69
Guelph, Ont. - The Guelph Gryphon's women's basketball team were defeated by the visiting Western Mustangs 78-69 on Wednesday night at the W.F. Mitchell Centre.
Guelph's Katherine MacTavish led all Gryphon's with 26 points and 11 rebounds for the double-double. Marlee Freeman also chipped in with 14 points and three rebounds.
Western's Jenny Vaughan led all scorers with 36 points and six rebounds while Katelyn Leddy had 12 points and nine rebounds.
The first quarter opened with the Mustangs dominating play as they jumped to a quick 11-2 lead. Timely shooting and strong defensive play helped Western increase their lead to 17-4 with less than five minutes to go in the quarter. The Mustangs offense revolved around the strong shooting of Jenny Vaughan as she had 17 points in the first quarter alone, including a perfect 3-3 from beyond the arc. Sensing the game already getting away from them, the Gryphon's caught fire, going on a 10-3 run. Katherine MacTavish scored eight points for the Gryphon's in the quarter as play concluded with the Gryphon's trailing by a more manageable score of 22-14.
Western started the second quarter much the same as the first, dominating the Gryphon's to the tune of 9-3 opening run to increase their lead to 31-17. Katherine MacTavish continued her strong play with another seven points in the second. On the defensive end Guelph made sure to key in on Western's Jenny Vaughan, holding her to just four points in the second after allowing her to score 17 in the first quarter. Back to back three-pointers from Guelph's Katelyn Yallin with under a minute to play cut Western's lead to seven. Western's Mackenzie Puklicz drew a foul with 10 seconds on the clock, and after splitting her two free throws the half ended with Western up 37-29.
Coming out of the halftime break Guelph was poised to not let Western capture momentum early as the Gryphon's went on an 8-4 opening run capped off by Dana Van Balkom converted free throw attempt. Back and forth play saw both teams exchange baskets, with Western up 47-37. Marlee Freeman hit a three pointer to start a Gryphon 6-0 run with under five minutes to make it a four-point game. Western managed to mitigate the damage by going on a short run of their own, but more hot shooting from Marlee Freeman made the score 55-52 heading into the final quarter. Marlee Freeman tallied 10 points in the quarter, while Katherine MacTavish added another seven  for the Gryphon's.
Another quick start for the Mustangs added to their lead as they opened the final quarter on a 7-0 run. That run seemed to solidify things for the Mustangs. Although Guelph did manage to go on small runs of their own, Western managed to come up with timely baskets just as momentum seemed to be swinging in the Gryphon's favour. Dana Van Balkom hit a late three-pointer to make things interesting, but it was too little too late, as the early deficit was just too much to overcome for the Gryphon's.
Guelph tips off again at home on Saturday at 1:00 pm against the Brock Badgers.
Source: Guelph Sports InfoÂ
McMaster 72 @ Brock 56
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - The Brock University women's basketball team (6-5 OUA West) dropped a 72–56 decision to the McMaster Marauders (8-3 OUA West) Wednesday night at the Bob Davis Gymnasium.
The Badgers trailed McMaster by just three at the half 36-33. The Marauders extended their lead to 10 after three quarters 54-44 and led by as many as 19 with 6:53 remaining in the fourth quarter on route to their eighth victory.
Brock is now just 1-6 in their last seven regular season games. The McMaster starters outscored the Badgers starting five 67-43.
McMaster had three players in double figures led by senior Hailey Milligan who recorded 31 points and 11 rebounds for the double double. Senior Jaklynn Nimec added 14 points and sophomore Danielle Boiago collected 10 points. Senior Vanessa Bonomo was just shy of a triple double adding nine points, 10 rebounds and eight assists in the victory.
Leading the Badgers was senior Nicole Rosenkranz (Niagara Falls, Ont.) who registered 17 points and four rebounds. Junior Kayla Santilli (Brantford, Ont.) contributed with nine points while Jenalyn Yumol (London, Ont.), Kira Cornelissen (Aylmer, Ont.) and Samantha De Jong (St. Catharines, Ont.) rounded out the leaders adding seven, six and six points respectively.
For the game, Brock was held to just 33.3% from the field going 23-for-69 including a dismal 2-for-16 (12.5%) from beyond the arc and 8-for-16 (50.0%) from the free throw line. McMasters shot 48.3% from the floor going 28-for-58. They were also 5-for-15 (33.3%) from downtown and 11-for-13 (84.6%) from the charity stripe.
The Badgers next action is Saturday, January 11th when they take on the Guelph Gryphons on the road.
Source: Brock Sports InfoÂ
