The Windsor women's basketball team hit the court in all pink everything Saturday evening to bring awareness and raise funds for breast cancer research. Despite the different look, the Lancers were facing a familiar opponent in the Lakehead Thunderwolves, they beat for the second straight game with a score of 72-57.
With the weekend sweep over the Thunderwolves, the Lancers move ahead of Lakehead in the standings and are now tied for first place in the OUA west division with the McMaster Marauders.
GAME STATS
The Lancers
Nyamuoch Teny and Lakehead's Leashja Grant led all players in points, each scoring 18 points for their respective benches.
Grant also recorded the game's only double-double with 12 rebounds to pair with her 18 points. Though she didn't record a double-double,
Emily Prevost led the Lancers in rebounds with eight.
The Lancers defense had another strong outing on the hardwood. Windsor held Lakehead to 36 per cent shooting and only 25 per cent from three. The Lancers were held to 45.8 shooting from the field and 39 per cent from three.
GAME FLOW
The Lancers came out and pounced on their most immediate competition in the OUA playoff race. The Lancers defense put the Thunderwolves into a vice grip early on, allowing Lakehead to convert on only 24 per cent of their looks from the field. Led by
Jordan Gutt, who was perfect from the field on four shots including three from deep.
Carly Steer hit a pair of deep shots as well to help the Lancers 32-20 halftime lead.
In the second half the Lancers stuck to what was working for them in the first half, locking down the Lakehead offense and getting to their shots on offense. Teny led the way for the Lancers going four of nine from beyond the arc and dropping 18 points for the Lancers in the win. Behind a defense allowing just 36 per cent of Lakehead's shots drop, the Blue and Gold took this one in comfortable fashion, 72-57.
UP NEXT
The Lancers are staying home for next week, hosting the Laurier Golden Hawks on Friday February 2nd and the Western Mustangs on Saturday, February 3rd. Both games are scheduled for 6:00pm and can be seen live at oua.tv.