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The Varsity Blues women's basketball team fell 94-65 to the No. 1 Windsor Lancers in their 2014-15 home opener at the brand new Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport on Friday night (Nov. 14).

With the loss, the Blues drop to 1-2, while the Lancers improve to 3-0 so far this season.

Fifth-year guard Jasmine Lewin of Brampton, Ont., led the Blues with 14 points and six rebounds, with fellow veteran Julie Longauer and sophomore Rahshida Atkinson adding 10 points apiece in the loss.

"We had moments that I thought we played really well, then there were moments when we just kind of stopped doing what we wanted to do, what we needed to do and they got going," said Varsity Blues head coach Michèle Bélanger.  "We just have to forget about this game and get ready, and we have to come out with a win tomorrow."

The Lancers got out to a 13-2 lead, but the Blues rallied and brought the game within five (19-14) in the last minutes of the opening quarter.  Windsor had a 23-14 advantage after the first 10 minutes.

The visiting team extended the gap throughout the second quarter and a final three pointer from Carly Steer gave Windsor a 47-28 lead at halftime.

Longauer attempted to rally the troops with eight points in the third quarter, but the deficit proved too great as the Blues fell to the four-time national defending champions.

The Lancers were led by a game-high 20 points and nine boards from fifth-year guard and Windsor native Korissa Williams. Jocelyn LaRocque added 15 points, while Cheyanne Roger had 14 points and nine rebounds in the victory.

The Varsity Blues return to the court tomorrow night as they host the Western Mustangs at Goldring Centre.

U of T then hosts the Nipissing Lakers next Friday, November 21 in their Grand Opening event at Goldring Centre. Two lucky contestants will have a chance to shoot for tuition, as well as two $500 travel vouchers from Merit Travel. The event is free and open to the public and the first 1,000 fans will receive a free Varsity Blues rally towel. Visit www.varsityblues.ca/grandopening for more information. 

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