January 12, 2009
OUA W-BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: MULLINS, NO. 2 LANCERS TOO MUCH FOR WARRIORS
WINDSOR, Ont. - The Windsor Lancers women's basketball team continued their winning ways on Saturday night as they knocked off the Waterloo Warriors 77-61 on a snowy evening in Windsor.
Despite the inclement weather, the Lancers moved to 11-1 on the season, remain in first place in the OUA West Division and maintain their No. 2 ranking in Canada with the victory.
On Saturday night, Windsor got off to another slow start as Waterloo made some shots early on and were able to disrupt the Lancer offensive attack. The Warriors held a 20-19 first quarter lead and maintained a slight edge at the break, 36-34.
The second half was a different story as the Lancers put together a superb third quarter, executing soundly at the offensive end and by getting some consistent defensive play.
Laura Mullins (Windsor, Ont.) led the way on offence as she put together a tremendous scoring night which helped propel her team into the lead. The Lancers outscored the Warriors 25-8 in the third quarter to take control of the game.
Waterloo had no answer for the scoring power of the Lancers as they cruised to the 77-61 victory.
In the win, Mullins led all scorers with 24 points on 9-of-12 shooting and added four rebounds. Dranadia Roc (Montreal, Que.) chipped in with 15 points while the twin towers, Raelyn Prince (Harrow, Ont.) and Iva Peklova (Prague, Czech Republic) each added 12 points and four rebounds.
Windsor will be back in action on Wed., Jan. 14 as they travel to Hamilton to take on the McMaster Marauders. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m.
Source: Lancers Athletics
MCMASTER 55, LAKEHEAD 53
HAMILTON, Ont. - The Lakehead Thunderwolves women's basketball team lost a hard fought 55-33 decision against the McMaster Marauders Saturday night in Hamilton, Ont. The loss gave the Marauders a sweep of the weekend series.
Lakehead now has a 7-5 OUA mark (14-6 overall) while MAC has a 9-4 OUA record and are 14-7 overall.
The game went right down to the wire and Lakehead was down two points with 1.8 seconds left and one last chance for a tying or winning shot. However, their inbounds pass was errant and went out of bounds and that was all she wrote for the Wolves on this night.
Lakehead was led by Kathryn Verboom (Thunder Bay, Ont.) with 16 points and eight boards. Tasia McKenna (Timberlea, N.S.) had 15 points, seven boards and three assists. Shannon Vellinga (Thunder Bay, Ont.) had eight points and seven boards while Lisa Styles (Greenwood, N.S.) and Sarah Gordon (Halifax, N.S.) had six points apiece.
MAC was paced again by The Two Taylors; with Taylor Chiarot (Hamilton, Ont.) notching a game-high 22 points while Taylor Smith (Hamilton, Ont.) had another incredible assists night with 11 to go with five points and four boards. Amanda D'Ortenzio (Hamilton, Ont.) added 12 points for the Marauders.
Lakehead was 17-of-50 from the field (34 percent) compared to MAC's 23-of-61 (37.4 percent). Lakehead was bombing from long range; going 8-of-20 (40 percent) compared to McMaster's 4-of-14 (28.6 percent). Lakehead out-rebounded MAC 35-24 but committed 24 turnovers to MAC's 21. MAC was again deadly on points off turnovers; getting 24 to Lakehead's seven.
The Wolves return home to the Thunderdome next weekend where they will host the Brock Badgers for a two-game set.
Source: Thunderwolves Athletics
CARLETON 79, RYERSON 53
OTTAWA, Ont. - The Carleton Ravens defeated the Ryerson Rams 79-53 in OUA women's basketball action to improve their OUA East record to 7-4. The Rams record falls to 4-8 on the season.
Carleton led from start to finish as they rebounded from Friday's seven-point loss to Toronto, by playing excellent defence and holding the visiting Rams to under 10 points in both the first and fourth quarters. The Ravens outscored Ryerson 21-9 in the opening quarter and continued to build on their lead throughout the game winning by a regular-season high margin of 26 points, 79-53.
The Ravens were led by Ashleigh Cleary (Kemptville, Ont.) and Ines Jelic (London, Ont.) with 14 points each. Tanya Perry (Barrie, Ont.) added 13 points and Kelly Killoran (Sarnia, Ont.) earned 12 points in the victory over Ryerson. Cleary pulled down 10 total rebounds as Carleton controlled the boards out rebounding Ryerson 39-24 for the game.
The Rams were led by Jenny Hobbs (Burlington, Ont.) with a team-high 16 points and seven rebounds.
The Ravens now go on the road for the next two weeks traveling next weekend to Sudbury (Laurentian University) and North York (York
University) and the following weekend to Toronto to face the Varsity Blues and Ryerson before returning home on Wed., Jan. 28 to face their arch rivals, the University of Ottawa, at Scotiabank Place, in the 2nd Annual MBNA Women's Capital Hoops Classic.
Source: Ravens Athletics
TORONTO 61, OTTAWA 50
OTTAWA, Ont. - Tara Kinnear and Nicki Schutz each recorded a double-double to lead the Toronto Varsity Blues women's basketball team to an impressive 61-50 win over the host Ottawa Gee-Gees on Saturday.
With the win, the Varsity Blues (7-5) remain tied atop the OUA East standings with the Carleton Ravens (7-4), while the Ottawa Gee-Gees (6-5) fall into second place.
Kinnear (Kemptville, Ont.) scored a team-high 14 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, while teammate and fellow forward, Schutz (Toronto, Ont.), hauled in a season and game-high 19 rebounds to go along with 10 points as the Blues controlled the glass at both ends of the floor, out-rebounding their opponent 56-32.
Ottawa opened the scoring with a quick Katie Laurie (Ottawa, Ont.) bucket for an early 2-0 lead. Toronto responded on the very next trip down the floor when Sherri Pierce (Brampton, Ont.) hit a three-pointer to put the Blues ahead 3-2 and they would never look back from there, closing out the quarter on an 8-1 run to lead 17-7 at the end of the first.
There would be no comeback on this night as U of T kept Ottawa in check for the rest of the first half and went to the locker room with a comfortable 10-point lead, 29-19.
The Blues extended that lead in the third quarter, outscoring the Gee-Gees 23-19, and would close out the game keyed by third-year guard Alaine Hutton's (Hamilton, Ont.) nine second-half points.
The Gee-Gees were led by Emilie Morasse's (Quebec City, Que.) game-high 16 points and team-high 10 rebounds, while Laurie knocked down 12 points in the loss.
The Varsity Blues are back at home next weekend, Jan. 16 and 17, to host the Queen's Gaels and RMC Paladins at the Athletic Centre Sports Gym.
Source: Varsity Blues Athletics
OUA SCOREBOARD
January 9, 2009
Laurentian 64, RMC 59
York 55, Queen's 52
Toronto 64, Carleton 57
Ottawa 70, Ryerson 68
McMaster 62, Lakehead 53
January 10, 2009
Western 74, Guelph 70
Laurier 79, Brock 63
York 68, RMC 49
Queen's 71, Laurentian 62
Carleton 79, Ryerson 53
Toronto 61, Ottawa 50
McMaster 55, Lakehead 53
Windsor 77, Waterloo 61
Despite the inclement weather, the Lancers moved to 11-1 on the season, remain in first place in the OUA West Division and maintain their No. 2 ranking in Canada with the victory.
On Saturday night, Windsor got off to another slow start as Waterloo made some shots early on and were able to disrupt the Lancer offensive attack. The Warriors held a 20-19 first quarter lead and maintained a slight edge at the break, 36-34.
The second half was a different story as the Lancers put together a superb third quarter, executing soundly at the offensive end and by getting some consistent defensive play.
Laura Mullins (Windsor, Ont.) led the way on offence as she put together a tremendous scoring night which helped propel her team into the lead. The Lancers outscored the Warriors 25-8 in the third quarter to take control of the game.
Waterloo had no answer for the scoring power of the Lancers as they cruised to the 77-61 victory.
In the win, Mullins led all scorers with 24 points on 9-of-12 shooting and added four rebounds. Dranadia Roc (Montreal, Que.) chipped in with 15 points while the twin towers, Raelyn Prince (Harrow, Ont.) and Iva Peklova (Prague, Czech Republic) each added 12 points and four rebounds.
Windsor will be back in action on Wed., Jan. 14 as they travel to Hamilton to take on the McMaster Marauders. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m.
Source: Lancers Athletics
MCMASTER 55, LAKEHEAD 53
HAMILTON, Ont. - The Lakehead Thunderwolves women's basketball team lost a hard fought 55-33 decision against the McMaster Marauders Saturday night in Hamilton, Ont. The loss gave the Marauders a sweep of the weekend series.
Lakehead now has a 7-5 OUA mark (14-6 overall) while MAC has a 9-4 OUA record and are 14-7 overall.
The game went right down to the wire and Lakehead was down two points with 1.8 seconds left and one last chance for a tying or winning shot. However, their inbounds pass was errant and went out of bounds and that was all she wrote for the Wolves on this night.
Lakehead was led by Kathryn Verboom (Thunder Bay, Ont.) with 16 points and eight boards. Tasia McKenna (Timberlea, N.S.) had 15 points, seven boards and three assists. Shannon Vellinga (Thunder Bay, Ont.) had eight points and seven boards while Lisa Styles (Greenwood, N.S.) and Sarah Gordon (Halifax, N.S.) had six points apiece.
MAC was paced again by The Two Taylors; with Taylor Chiarot (Hamilton, Ont.) notching a game-high 22 points while Taylor Smith (Hamilton, Ont.) had another incredible assists night with 11 to go with five points and four boards. Amanda D'Ortenzio (Hamilton, Ont.) added 12 points for the Marauders.
Lakehead was 17-of-50 from the field (34 percent) compared to MAC's 23-of-61 (37.4 percent). Lakehead was bombing from long range; going 8-of-20 (40 percent) compared to McMaster's 4-of-14 (28.6 percent). Lakehead out-rebounded MAC 35-24 but committed 24 turnovers to MAC's 21. MAC was again deadly on points off turnovers; getting 24 to Lakehead's seven.
The Wolves return home to the Thunderdome next weekend where they will host the Brock Badgers for a two-game set.
Source: Thunderwolves Athletics
CARLETON 79, RYERSON 53
OTTAWA, Ont. - The Carleton Ravens defeated the Ryerson Rams 79-53 in OUA women's basketball action to improve their OUA East record to 7-4. The Rams record falls to 4-8 on the season.
Carleton led from start to finish as they rebounded from Friday's seven-point loss to Toronto, by playing excellent defence and holding the visiting Rams to under 10 points in both the first and fourth quarters. The Ravens outscored Ryerson 21-9 in the opening quarter and continued to build on their lead throughout the game winning by a regular-season high margin of 26 points, 79-53.
The Ravens were led by Ashleigh Cleary (Kemptville, Ont.) and Ines Jelic (London, Ont.) with 14 points each. Tanya Perry (Barrie, Ont.) added 13 points and Kelly Killoran (Sarnia, Ont.) earned 12 points in the victory over Ryerson. Cleary pulled down 10 total rebounds as Carleton controlled the boards out rebounding Ryerson 39-24 for the game.
The Rams were led by Jenny Hobbs (Burlington, Ont.) with a team-high 16 points and seven rebounds.
The Ravens now go on the road for the next two weeks traveling next weekend to Sudbury (Laurentian University) and North York (York
University) and the following weekend to Toronto to face the Varsity Blues and Ryerson before returning home on Wed., Jan. 28 to face their arch rivals, the University of Ottawa, at Scotiabank Place, in the 2nd Annual MBNA Women's Capital Hoops Classic.
Source: Ravens Athletics
TORONTO 61, OTTAWA 50
OTTAWA, Ont. - Tara Kinnear and Nicki Schutz each recorded a double-double to lead the Toronto Varsity Blues women's basketball team to an impressive 61-50 win over the host Ottawa Gee-Gees on Saturday.
With the win, the Varsity Blues (7-5) remain tied atop the OUA East standings with the Carleton Ravens (7-4), while the Ottawa Gee-Gees (6-5) fall into second place.
Kinnear (Kemptville, Ont.) scored a team-high 14 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, while teammate and fellow forward, Schutz (Toronto, Ont.), hauled in a season and game-high 19 rebounds to go along with 10 points as the Blues controlled the glass at both ends of the floor, out-rebounding their opponent 56-32.
Ottawa opened the scoring with a quick Katie Laurie (Ottawa, Ont.) bucket for an early 2-0 lead. Toronto responded on the very next trip down the floor when Sherri Pierce (Brampton, Ont.) hit a three-pointer to put the Blues ahead 3-2 and they would never look back from there, closing out the quarter on an 8-1 run to lead 17-7 at the end of the first.
There would be no comeback on this night as U of T kept Ottawa in check for the rest of the first half and went to the locker room with a comfortable 10-point lead, 29-19.
The Blues extended that lead in the third quarter, outscoring the Gee-Gees 23-19, and would close out the game keyed by third-year guard Alaine Hutton's (Hamilton, Ont.) nine second-half points.
The Gee-Gees were led by Emilie Morasse's (Quebec City, Que.) game-high 16 points and team-high 10 rebounds, while Laurie knocked down 12 points in the loss.
The Varsity Blues are back at home next weekend, Jan. 16 and 17, to host the Queen's Gaels and RMC Paladins at the Athletic Centre Sports Gym.
Source: Varsity Blues Athletics
OUA SCOREBOARD
January 9, 2009
Laurentian 64, RMC 59
York 55, Queen's 52
Toronto 64, Carleton 57
Ottawa 70, Ryerson 68
McMaster 62, Lakehead 53
January 10, 2009
Western 74, Guelph 70
Laurier 79, Brock 63
York 68, RMC 49
Queen's 71, Laurentian 62
Carleton 79, Ryerson 53
Toronto 61, Ottawa 50
McMaster 55, Lakehead 53
Windsor 77, Waterloo 61
