In part two of the Lancers basketball double header the Lancers women's team took to the floor to play against the Guelph Gryphons.  The Lancers found themselves down early but were able to turn the game around on route to a convincing 87-69 win.
 
Game Stats
Carly Steer shot an astounding 7/8 from beyond the arc and hit eight of her nine field goals over all, scoring 25 points to lead all scorers.  Emily Prevost had 17 points, while rookie Jordan Gutt had 15 points and first year Eve Uwayesu finished with ten.
 
Guelph's Burke Bechard was the Gryphons leading scorer with 16 points. Sarah Holmes finished the night with 13 points, Skyla Minaker had 12 points, and Sarah Holmes and Ashley Wheeler both hit ten points.
 
The Lancers held the Gryphons to 33 per cent from the field and 26 per cent from behind the arc. Windsor shot 55 per cent from the field and made an astounding 70 per cent of their three point tries.
 
Game Flow
The Lancers opened their season in lacklustre fashion. Windsor put themselves down 15-2 early with far too many turnovers and sloppy plays. Trailing after the first quarter, the Lancers were able to turn it around. Behind Steer's 11 points and 75 per cent three point shot, the Lancers were able to battle back with an astonishing 31 points in the quarter to take the lead. Up by eight with in the final seconds of the half, Kaylee Anagnostopoulos was able to drain a three at the buzzer to give the Lancers a 43- 32-point lead going into the half.
 
The third quarter was all Windsor as the Lancers shot a perfect 4/4 from beyond the arc and shot 80 per cent from the field; all while holding the Gryphons to 20 per cent from three and 25 per cent from the field, surrendering only 13 points for the whole quarter. Windsor continued their dominance into the fourth quarter as they ran away with the lead for an 87-69 victory in their first game.
 
Up Next
The Lancers return to action on next weekend when they welcome the Ryerson Rams on Friday November 3rd, and the Toronto Varsity Blues on Saturday, November 4th to the St. Denis Centre. Both games tip off at 6:00pm and can been seen live at OUA.tv. Friday's game against Ryerson can also be seen live on YourTV.