Box Score Third-year guards Jill Stratton and Rachael Sider combined for 20 second-half points as the Varsity Blues women’s basketball team downed the No. 5 Carleton Ravens 63-56 on Saturday night (Feb. 9) in Ottawa.
 
A native of New Westminster, B.C., Sider knocked down nine points en route to a team-high 13 on the night. Stratton (Etobicoke, Ont.) notched all 11 of her points in the second half, while adding five boards, five assists and four steals.
 
Veteran forward Alicia Van Kampen also added 11 points and a team-high six rebounds in the win.
 
The win lifts Toronto 10-8 as they remain in third place, while the Ravens drop to 15-4 and are now tied with the Ottawa Gee-Gees (15-4) for the top spot in the East.
 
Trailing by two at halftime (29-27), the Blues exploded for 18 points in both the third and fourth quarters, with Sider and Stratton accounting for over half of U of T’s offence.  
 
Despite leading by as many as 10 points in the third quarter, Carleton came back to even the score at 47-47 early in the fourth quarter; however, U of T rallied and ended the game on a 16-9 run to earn the victory.
 
Elizabeth Roach led the Ravens with a game-high 17 points, while Alyson Bush recorded 14 points and eight boards in the loss.
 
The Varsity Blues wrap up their 2012-13 regular season with a home-and-home versus the Ryerson Rams next weekend (Feb. 15-16). Toronto hosts the Rams on Friday night, with tip off scheduled for 6 p.m.

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