Box Score The Windsor Lancers Women's Basketball team captured the OUA Provincial Championship in dramatic fashion on Saturday night as they defeated the Carleton Ravens 46-44 at the St. Denis Centre.

The Lancers needed a late rally and some stingy fourth quarter defense to secure the Ontario title in front of a raucous capacity crowd in Windsor.

Incredibly, it is Windsor's third straight OUA title as they now will begin preparations for the upcoming CIS National Championship Tournament set for March 18-20 at the St. Denis Centre.

Windsor got 17 points and 8 rebounds from OUA player of the year Jessica Clemencon as they rallied in the fourth quarter to earn the win.

On Saturday night, the visiting Ravens got off to a fast start as they built an early 16-6 lead in the first quarter. Carleton used some hot outside shooting to gain the early advantage on the road.

The Ravens continued to apply pressure to the Lancers throughout the half which seemed to upset Windsor's momentum at the offensive end. The visitors also used some aggressive offensive rebounding that led to a number of second chance opportunities and points.

The result was a low scoring first half that saw Windsor shoot only 27% from the field and 1 of 10 from long range as they went into the locker room trailing 27-20 at the break.

The second half continued to be a defensive struggle, however the Lancers picked up their scoring attack in the paint. Jessica Clemencon began to make her mark inside as Windsor cut into Ravens lead and trailed only 38-34 after three quarters.

With the OUA Championship on the line in the final 10 minutes, Windsor cranked up their defensive intensity and limited Carleton to only 6 points in the entire fourth quarter.

Still trailing in the final minutes, the Lancers got a big three-pointer from Bojana Kovacevic to tie the game at 42-42 and send the crowd into a frenzy.

From there, Windsor worked the ball inside to their all-star Clemencon who sealed the victory at the free throw line as the Lancers won 46-44.

In addition to Clemencon, the Lancers got 12 points and 3 assists from Emily Abbott while veteran Heather Angus added some valuable minutes as she chipped in with 7 points and 4 rebounds.

The Lancers will now begin preparations for the much anticipated CIS Women's Basketball National Championship which will take place at the University of Windsor from March 18-20.

Fans are encouraged to buy their reserved seats now for the championship by visiting www.goLancers.ca.