The Windsor Lancers continued their home stand on Friday night at the St. Denis Centre. After a 2-0 weekend at home last week, the Lancers were looking to maintain their winning ways against the Ottawa Gee-Gees. The Lancers offense was kept at bay early and despite some late game adjustments, just couldn't figure out Ottawa's defense, falling 74-60.
 
GAME STATS
The Ottawa defense had a day, holding the Lancers to just 31 per cent shooting and 21 per cent from three. The Lancers held the Gee-Gees to 45 per cent and 47 per cent respectively.
 
Brooklyn McAlear of Ottawa led all scorers with 23 points. Windsor was led by Olivia Osamusali who put up 16 points.
 
McAlear led the Gee-Gees on the glass too, coming down with 14 rebounds for a double-double. Olivia Osamusali also led the Lancers' effort on the boards with seven rebounds.
 
GAME FLOW
Things got off to a slow start for both teams. The Lancers and Gee-Gees struggled to get any offense going. Midway through the first quarter the Lancers were down 4-2 and their only points were earned at the free throw line. The blue and gold didn't hit a field goal until 54 seconds remained in the first quarter, going into the second down 10-6.
 
In the second quarter, Windsor's offense remained stuck in the mud as the Gee-Gees began widening their lead. With virtually no offense to speak of, the Lancers defense faltered, allowing 30 points in one quarter, making the score 40-16 at halftime in favour of the visiting Gee-Gees.
 
The third quarter didn't fare much better for the hosts as their offense remained bogged down by Ottawa's swarming defense. The Gee-Gee's size inside presented a challenge the Lancers haven't quite faced this season and it proved to bog down any sort of inside workings of the half-court offense. The Lancer offense seemingly turned a corner late in the fourth quarter, but the points were a little too late as the Lancers dropped the first game of the weekend, 74-60.
 
UP NEXT
The Lancers take on the Carleton Ravens at home tomorrow night, November 10th. The action gets underway at 6:00pm and can be seen live at www.oua.tv.