W-BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Gee-Gees, Ravens down Warriors in Shoot for the Cure games
The Waterloo Warriors made a comeback effort across the end of third and start of fourth quarters, but two three pointers by Ottawa's Jennifer Stoqua stopped the momentum and the visiting Ottawa Gee-Gees defeated the hometown Warriors 82-60 on Friday night.
Friday, November 21
Ottawa 82 @ Waterloo 60
The Waterloo Warriors made a comeback effort across the end of third and start of fourth quarters, but two three pointers by Ottawa's Jennifer Stoqua stopped the momentum and the visiting Ottawa Gee-Gees defeated the hometown Warriors 82-60 on Friday night.
Jacqui Rodrigues (Waterloo) came off the bench to lead Waterloo scoring with 12 points, while Madison Behr (Ancaster) had 11 points and 5 rebounds. Stephanie MacDonald led Ottawa with 27 points and 7 rebounds.
Ottawa leads the OUA North Division with a 4-1 record, while the loss puts Waterloo at 1-4, tied for third in the OUA West.
The two teams played an even first quarter with five ties, but Waterloo never able to take the lead and Ottawa coming out ahead 15-13 at the first break.
Ottawa opened up an 8 point lead to start the second quarter, leading to a 38-28 lead at half time. At the half most stats were pretty even with Waterloo shooting 38% to Ottawa's 35% and Ottawa leading in rebounds 23-19. It was free throws that made the difference as Ottawa shot 12 of 18 from the line and Waterloo just 2 of 7.
To start the second half, Waterloo's Laura Burnett (Heidelberg) provided six points, but 8 points from Ottawa's Stephanie MacDonald helped Ottawa open up an 18 point lead midway through the period. Late in the quarter, Waterloo was down 22. They scored the last 4 points of the third and first 7 of the fourth to make the score 60-49 and force Ottawa into a time out. Soon Ottawa opened up the gap on the way to a 22 point win.
For the game Waterloo shot 39% to Ottawa's 40%. The rest of the stats showed the Ottawa margin, leading in rebounds, three point shooting, free throws and forcing 30 Waterloo turnovers.
In addition to double figures for Rodrigues and Behr, nine other Warriors hit the score sheet, as all 12 players got into the game.
Western 54 @ Algoma 51
Both the Thunderbirds and Mustangs started strong, looking to improve their current winless record in the OUA West. The teams went back and forth in the first, with the Thunderbirds pulling ahead 9-4 after two freethrows from sophomore Sydney Resch. With a tighter defense, Algoma out-rebounded the Mustangs and played to Western's aggressiveness earning four baskets from the charity line. The London squad retaliated getting within one of Algoma down the stretch. Going into the second, Algoma led 15-14. Both teams went quiet for 90 seconds until Western went 1-2 at the freethrow line, tying up the game. Algoma went on an 8 point run, pulling ahead 23-15. With three minutes left in the second, the London-based squad retaliated and quickened the pace. A shot beyond the arc put the Mustangs ahead of Algoma by three. At the buzzer Algoma tied up the score, 28-28. The Mustangs and the Thunderbirds continued to go shot for shot in the third. Algoma clung to a one-point lead going into the final 10 minutes. Western came back strong pulling ahead to take the lead 49-43. Algoma struggled to recover the deficit, chipping into the gap trailing 53-51 with six seconds left. A late shot from the charity line sealed the game in favour of the Mustangs, 54-51. The Mustangs improved to 1-4 while Algoma fell to 0-4.
Laura Meadows led the Thunderbirds with 15 points. Western's Carolyn Wolynski had 14. Algoma shot 28 percent from the field versus Western's 24 percent.
Carleton 58 @ Laurier 73
WATERLOO, Ont. (November 21, 2014) - For the fourth straight game, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women's basketball team found the win column as they defeated the Carleton Ravens 73-58 at the Athletic Complex on Friday night.
In what was a rematch of last year's OUA Bronze Medal game, Laurier used a strong second half performance, highlighted by shut-down defence and clutch shooting, to improve their record to 4-1 on the year.
Leading the way for the purple and gold was fifth year forward Whitney Ellenor of Pickering, Ont. The Hawks leading scorer poured in a game-high 18 points and collected five rebounds to lead the offensive attack.
Three other Hawks also finished in double-figures in the contest which showcased the balanced offensive attack the purple and gold possess this season. Kaitlyn Schenck of Kitchener, Ont., continued her strong start to the year with 14 points, thanks to a perfect night from the free-throw line, while Sam Jacobs of Enniskillen, Ont., and Nicole Morrison of Hamilton, chipped in with 12 each.
As for the Ravens, their top performer was Lindsay Shotbolt of Markham, Ont. The third year forward finished the game with a double-double of 18 points and 13 rebounds but despite her strong game, Carleton saw their record fall to 2-3 on the season.
In what was a tightly contested first half, the two teams traded the lead through the first quarter until a 9-0 by the purple and gold gave them a 22-17 edge after 10 minutes. However, Carleton responded with a strong second quarter and cut the lead to two by halftime as they trailed 35-33 going into the break.
The second half though belonged to Laurier. Coming out of the locker room, the Hawks played lockdown defence as they held the Ravens to just 10 points in the quarter and extended their lead to 13 through three quarters. Laurier would continue their strong play in the fourth as they picked up their fourth consecutive win over Carleton.
With four wins on the season, Laurier matches the point total of three other teams for the best record in the conference. Following action on Friday night, the Windsor Lancers own a 4-0 record while the Hawks, McMaster Marauders and Ottawa Gee-Gees are all 4-1.
Nipissing 23 @ Toronto 73
The University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's basketball team defeated the Nipissing Lakers 73-23 on Friday night (Nov. 21) in their grand opening event at the Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport.
With the win, the Blues improve to 3-2 and remain in second place in the OUA East division, while the Lakers drop to 0-3 and sit fourth in the North.
Fifth-year forward Liane Bailey of Montreal led all players with 17 points, while fellow veteran Julie Longauer had 12 points and five steals on the night. Third-year guard Alanna Garner notched nine points and a team-high seven boards, while eight other players got on the scoresheet in the win.
"It was absolutely awesome," said Varsity Blues head coach Michele Belanger on the grand opening event. "I thought the department and staff did an outstanding job. The Kimel reception was wonderful. Alumni coming back, fans coming in, the athletes supporting the athletes; all of it was just magical."
The Blues got out to an early 13-0 lead, thanks to eight points from Longauer, and held a 19-6 advantage after the first 10 minutes of action. Toronto extended the gap even further, led by an 11-point quarter from Bailey, and led 40-11 at halftime.
U of T again held the Lakers to single digits in the third quarter, outscoring the North Bay natives 18-8 to take a 58-19 advantage into the fourth quarter.
Third-year guard Claire Abbott led the Lakers with 11 points in the loss.
Queen's 65 @ Guelph 55
Guelph, Ont. – The Gryphons hosted the Queen's Gaels on Friday night at the W.F Mitchell Athletic Centre. The Gryphons came into the game with a 3-1 record, while the Gaels sat at 1-2 early on in the OUA season.
The start of the game was unsteady for the Gryphons, committing six turnovers that gave the Gaels a 16-9 lead at the end of the 1st quarter. Megan Brenkel (Thornhill, ON) hit a long three to keep the lead to just seven. By the end of the half the Queen's Gaels had opened their lead to 12 with strong play from Jenny Wright (Kingston, ON). Going into the break, the score was 33-21.
The 2nd half start was much of the same for the Gryphons, with foul trouble and turnovers being their demise. The Gaels were able to create an 18-point lead at the end of the quarter with a score of 50-32. The Gryphons were able to switch gears in the last quarter of the game, mounting a comeback that had them in single digit range of the Gaels with four minutes remaining lead by Bridget Atkinson (Welland, ON) and Katherine MacTavish (Waterloo, ON). The comeback was unable to reach full potential as time ran out and the Gryphons were given their first lost on home court in the year.
Laurentian 42 @ Ryerson 79
TORONTO – The No. 8 ranked Ryerson Rams women's basketball team put in a dominant performance against the Laurentian Voyageurs, recording a 79-42 victory to run their record to 4-1 on the season.
Four of the Rams five starters reached double figures, including a game-high 15 points from Keneca Pingue-Giles (Winnipeg, Man.). Silvana Jez (Kitchener, Ont.) added 13 points, Annie Sokoloff (North Vancouver, B.C.) finished with 11 points and Cara Tiemens (Newmarket, Ont.) added ten.
The Laurentian offence sputtered out of the gate and failed to record their first field goal until seven minutes had passed. By that point the Rams held a 9-0 lead and finished the quarter with a comfortable 20-3 advantage.
The Voyageurs started the second on a 6-0 run within the first 1:10 but then managed just four more points in the rest of the quarter. Ryerson, meanwhile, had their best offensive quarter in the second with 24 points, rounded out by a buzzer beating three ball from Jez to give the Rams a 44-13 lead at the half.
With a comfortable lead the Rams were able to give their starters a well deserved break and reward their bench players with increased playing time.
"I think one of our strengths all year has been the depth of our team," said head coach Carly Clarke following the game. "Every game we've had some consistent contributors but we've had some different people contribute in different ways. Certainly the bench performed with a lot of energy today and did some great things at both ends of the floor."
The teams played to a more evenly matched second half but the Rams continued to extend their lead at 61-27 through three quarters and 79-42 at the final buzzer.
Ryerson shot 47.5% from the floor while Laurentian struggled at just 21.2%. The Rams also dominated on the glass, outrebounding the Voyageurs 46-24. Sofia Paska (Etobicoke, Ont.) had a game-high nine rebounds for Ryerson.
Laurentian's Devenae Bryce had a team-high 12 points in the loss.
Source: Ryerson Rams
Saturday, November 22
York 41 @ McMaster 56
It was not the prettiest game of basketball every played, but the McMaster women's basketball team defended home-court and beat the York Lions 56-41 on Saturday afternoon.
Both teams started the game with nothing falling and it took until almost four minutes had elapsed before Clare Kenney ended the drought and got McMaster on the scoreboard. The Marauders held the Lions without any points until the final two York possessions of the quarter in the final minute. After 10 minutes of play, McMaster held a 12-4 lead.
The play was very sloppy with both teams committing numerous turnovers, to go along with the offensive struggles. In the second quarter, York started to have some success from long-range and behind four successful 3-point shots, carved into the McMaster lead. The Marauders got a scare when Danielle Boiago ran into a screen and went down hard. She left the game with six minutes left in the quarter and did not return. At halftime the Maroon advantage stood at 27-20.
As the third quarter started Boiago was back on the floor and behind her and Hilary Hanaka, the Marauder lead started to grow. McMaster turned up the defensive pressure and held the Lions to nine points in the period, taking a 46-39 lead into the final stanza.
The fourth quarter saw the teams play fairly even, and York could only shave a basket off the McMaster lead, before the final buzzer signaled a 56-41 Marauder win.
The shooting numbers did not flatter either team as McMaster shot only 39% from the floor, while York was even chillier at 28% on its field-goal attempts. York won the battle of the boards 38-37.
Mac got a 15 point effort from Hanaka to lead the scoring parade, followed by Boiago with 14 and Kenney with 11. York was led by Haley Bowie with 11 points.
Windsor 80 @ Lakehead 70
Amy Jarvis (Burlington), Emily Wilk (Oakville) and Jenel Ulman (Hamilton) sparked a comeback and combined for nine straight Waterloo points to tie the game midway through the fourth quarter. A short time later an Ally Vonk (Burlington) free throw with 3:07 remaining gave Waterloo a brief 56-55 lead. But in those last three minutes, Waterloo was unable to score when needed and Carleton closed with an 8-2 run and take the victory from the Warriors.
The difference came inside was Carleton's Lindsey Suprunchuk who had 22 points and 14 rebounds while Lindsay Shotbolt chipped in with 18 points and 11 rebounds. In total, Carleton out-rebounded the Warriors 48-36 and outscored the Warriors 22-10 from the foul line which was a key different in the match.
The first half ended with a 29-29 tie after each team traded a number of runs. Carleton led early at 7-2 only to have Waterloo go on a 9-2 run and change the lead again. In the second quarter with Waterloo up 7 points, Carleton had a 9-0 run for another lead change. It was a pattern for the game with neither team allowing the opposition to gain a stranglehold on the match.
Waterloo was led by Madison Behr (Ancaster) with 12 points, while Marti Killeen (Oakville) had 11 and Amy Jarvis (Burlington) rounded out the double digit scoring with 10 points. Ally Vonk (Burlington) had 8 rebounds for the Warriors.
With the loss, Waterloo drops to 1-5 on the season and are in fourth place in the OUA West. Carleton improves to 3-3 and second place in OUA North.
With the win, the Blues improve to 4-2 and remain in second place in the OUA East, while Laurentian drops to 2-3 in the North division.
Fifth-year guard Jill Stratton of Etobicoke, Ont., notched her first double-double of the season with 14 points and a career-high 19 rebounds.
Fellow co-captain Jasmine Lewin of Brampton, Ont., added nien points and 10 rebounds, while third-year forward Alanna Garner (London, Ont.) had nine points and seven boards in the win.
Toronto led 10-8 midway through the first frame and ended on a 7-0 run to take a 17-8 advantage into the quarter break.
Laurentian dominated the second quarter, holding Toronto to only three points in the first eight minutes, but the Blues ended the half with a 6-0 run to take a 25-18 at the midway point of the game.
U of T opened the third quarter on a 10-3 run but a late three pointer from Laurentian's Adrienne Moreau brought the game within seven (40-33) heading into the fourth quarter.
The Voyaguers were able to bring the game within six with three minutes to go, but that would be as close as they'd come as Toronto came away with the 10-point victory.
Moreau led Laurentian with 14 poitns and seven boards, while Danielle Harris had 12 points and Devenae Bryce added 10 points on the night. L'Ashante Henry recorded a team-high 10 boards in the loss.
Ottawa 59 @ Laurier 69
WATERLOO, Ont. (November 22, 2014) – The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women's basketball team sailed to a five game win streak on Saturday night when Sarah Dillon (Welland, Ont.) and Samantha Jacobs (Enniskillen, Ont.) led their team to a 69-59 victory over the Ottawa Gee-Gees.
Second year guard Sarah Dillon was on-point throughout the night for the Hawks, shooting 46% 50 percent (5-for-10) from three-point range to lead her team with 15 total points. Meanwhile, fourth year guard Samantha Jacobs put up 12 points by shooting at an impressive 75 percent from the field as well as recording six steals, six rebounds, and one block on the night.
The game started out looking like a close matchup as the Gee-Gees chipped away at Laurier's early lead and pulled ahead. Ottawa's Stephanie MacDonald (Ottawa, Ont.) was on track to be Ottawa's headlining player as she put five of the 17 points the Gee-Gees earned in the first quarter.
But the 17-15 lead Ottawa had gained in the first quarter would be the only period that the game would fall in their favour. The Hawks surpassed the narrow lead in the second quarter and Dillon notched nine points to put the purple and gold ahead 32-30 going into the half.
When the Hawks hit the court again in the third quarter, they went to work and outscored the Gee-Gees 21-8 in the quarter to increase their lead and ultimately secure the win. Jacobs rounded out her second half by matching the six points she made in the first to earn 12 total points, while Dillon also added six for her 15-point total.
MacDonald was the only Gee-Gee to hit double-digits as she finished with a game-high 16 points. The fourth year Ottawa native also recorded eight rebounds, five steals, and two assists.
It was an impressive defensive showing by the purple and gold as they limited the OUA's highest scoring team to just 59 points. Coming into the contest, Ottawa had been averaging over 80 points per game.
Western 76 @ Algoma 43
After losing their first two games in a doubleheader weekend to the Western Mustangs, the Algoma Thunderbirds returned to Sault College tonight looking for redemption. The Mustangs came out on top, winning their final two games of the weekend.
After yesterday's tough loss to the Western Mustangs, 54-51, the Algoma Thunderbirds came back strong looking for redemption. Algoma jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the fast-paced game. Western answered the call to tie the game. After three minutes of stale shooting, Western sunk a field goal and a shot from outside to pull ahead 9-4, forcing Algoma to call a timeout. Western continued to penetrate Algoma's defence finding empty pockets to drive the score further apart. The Thunderbirds were down by 14 going into the second. Western's solid man-to-man formation and key blocks stopped Algoma from edging forward. By the half, the Mustangs had widened the gap, 37-15. Algoma improved upon earlier shooting woes in the second half but couldn't recover the 20-point deficit. Western's three-point shooting late in the third ran up the score 55-28. The Thunderbirds opened the final minutes with a five-point run but Western continued to dominate the boards, winning their second consecutive game of the season, 76-43.
The Mustangs return to London with an improved 2-4 record, while Algoma falls to fifth in the OUA West at 0-5. Western shot an impressive 58 percent from beyond the arc and 51 percent from inside. Laura Meadows led the Thunderbirds in their losing effort with 11 points, followed closely by Becky Dewetering with 10. Western's Mackenzie Puklicz led both squads with 13.
Queen's 64 @ Brock 73
ST. CATHARINES, Ont - The Brock University women's basketball team (2-3 OUA) outlasted the Queen's University Gaels (2-3 OUA) on their way to a 73-64 victory on Saturday night at the Bob Davis Gymnasium.
Brock took an early 12-4 lead in the opening quarter, led by the play of rookie guard Melissa Tatti. The visiting side went on an 11-5 run as the first quarter came to an end with both teams tied at 21.
The second quarter proved to be the lowest scoring quarter for both sides, as each team stepped up their defensive play. The Badgers managed to hold onto a 32-31 lead at the half.
Brock went on a 14-2 run to open the third quarter, leading 46-33 with five minutes left in the frame.
Queens mounted a late comeback in the fourth quarter, which resulted in a tie game at 60-60 with 3:09 left in the contest. The Badgers then went on a 7-2 run, and closed out the game going 8-for-8 from the free throw line to secure the nine-point victory.
Brock had four players in double digits, led by senior Jenalyn Yumol who finished with 14 points and six assists, including 12-for-16 from the charity stripe. Rookie guardMelissa Tatti contributed with 14 points, going 4-for-7 from downtown. Kira Cornellssen added 13 points and eight rebounds off the bench. Rounding out the Brock leaders were Kayla Santilli, Becky Ralph and Katie Harpur who chipped in with 10, nine and eight points respectively.
For the Gaels, Emily Hazlett led all scorers with 19 points and 10 rebounds, while shooting 4-for-6 from behind the arc. Abby Dixon and Jenny Wright both chipped in with 13 points each in the loss.
The Badgers shot 41.4% (24-for-58) from the field, 30.4% (7-for-23) from beyond the arc and 69.2% (18-for-26) from the charity stripe. Queen's went 22-for-61 (36.1%) from the field, 9-for-19 (47.4%) from three-point range and 11-for-14 (78.6%) from the free throw line.
Nipissing 27 @ Ryerson 81
TORONTO – The No. 8 ranked Ryerson Rams women's basketball team posted their largest ever margin of victory on Saturday night, defeating the Nipissing Lakers 81-27 at the Mattamy Athletic Centre. The previous record was a 50 point victory recorded back in February of 2005.
First year forward Sofia Paska (Etobicoke, Ont.) had a game-high 17 points and six rebounds to lead the Rams. Siki Jez (Kitchener, Ont.) was the only other Ram to reach double digits with ten points, as a balanced offence took it to the Lakers.
The Rams had a commanding 23-2 lead through the first ten minutes of play and never looked back. Ryerson shot 43.2% from the field for the game and limited Nipissing to just 25.0% shooting.
Nipissing recorded 13 points in the second quarter for their best offensive frame but the Rams continued to lead 41-15 at halftime.
Ryerson's defence limited the Lakers to a combined 12 points in the second half to cruise to the 81-27 victory.
The Rams forced 35 Nipissing turnovers and picked up 19 steals while also winning the rebound battle 47-23.
In her first season with the Rams, Faatimah A (Toronto) had a strong game off the bench with eight points, seven steals, four rebounds and three assists.
"The main thing we focus on is defence so, by playing our defence our offence will come," said A following the game. "We're a really good team and everyone from off the bench that are coming [are] keep[ing] the same intensity."
Ryerson's bench outscored Nipissing's bench 56-2.
Head coach Carly Clarke echoed A's statements on the importance of playing defence first.
"We pride ourselves on our defence and our ball pressure and rebounding. We emphasized that the entire game; we had a few lapses with our ball pressure and our energy dipped a bit but when we had good ball pressure on the defensive end I thought we did some really good things."
Nipissing's Claire Abbott netted a team-high 13 points in the loss.
