The Lancer women's basketball team will make their tenth straight appearance in the OUA Final Four following a 68-50 win over the Ryerson Rams in the quarterfinals on Saturday afternoon at the St. Denis Centre.
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Windsor will next play in the conference semi-final on Friday March 3rd against the host and top seeded Queen's Gaels in Kingston, ON at 6:00pm. The game can be seen live on www.oua.tv.Â
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Emily Prevost was a superstar for the Blue & Gold leading all scorers with 23 points, 16 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 4 steals in 39 minutes of play. The fourth year forward had 18 points and 7 rebounds after just the first half.
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Kaylee Anagnostopoulos also finished with a double-double putting up 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Cheyanne Roger finished the game with 9 points, 10 rebounds.
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The visiting Rams were led by third year forward Sofia Paska with 19 points and 10 rebounds, while Cara Tiemens had 11 points for the reigning OUA champions.
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Windsor came out strong in the first quarter to build a 12-4 lead midway through the first frame. After trailing 16-9 heading into the second quarter, the Rams re-grouped and took advantage of some poor shooting opportunities from the Lancers to make it a three point game, 28-25, at the half.
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Two minutes into the third quarter, the Rams tied it up at 30, and then took their first lead of the game with four minutes remaining in the quarter.
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Holding a narrow one point lead heading into the final quarter, the Lancers exploded offensively and outscored the No. 10 Rams 27-10 to take a commanding lead and punch their ticket to the Final Four.
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The OUA Final Four can be seen live on oua.tv next weekend. Windsor tips off against Queen's on Friday March 3rd at 6:00pm in Kingston. The bronze medal game will be played at 6:00pm on Saturday March 4th, followed by the gold medal match at 8:00pm.Â