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Three players hit double digits as the University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's basketball team defeated the Western Mustangs 64-58 on Saturday night (Nov. 15) at Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport.

With the win, the Blues improve to 2-2 and move into second place in the OUA East division. Western drops to 0-4 and sits tied for fourth in the OUA West.

Fifth-year guard Jasmine Lewin of Brampton, Ont., recorded a game-high 18 points, going 9-for-19 from the floor while adding six rebounds on the night.

Second-year guard Emily Piccini (Dundas, Ont.) added 13 points and seven rebounds, while fellow sophomore Diedre Edwards had 12 points. Two-time OUA all-star Jill Stratton of Etobicoke, Ont., notched nine points and a game-high 14 rebounds in the win.

The Blues got out to a 9-0 run and kept the Mustangs scoreless for the first five minutes of action. Western did get on the board but Toronto led 16-9 after the first quarter.

The Mustangs brought the game within four midway through the quarter but Diedre Edwards restored a comfortable cushion with four points late in the second. Western did end the first half on a 6-0 run, led by four points from Caroline Wolynski, and U of T took a 28-24 advantage into halftime.

Lewin and Edwards restored a 10-point advantage for the Blues early in the third quarter, but another 5-0 streak from Western brought the score within six (41-35) heading into the fourth quarter.

Two late free throws from Mackenzie Puklicz saw the Mustangs come within four (59-55) with 23 seconds remaining in the game, but that was as close as they would come.   

Wolynski led the Mustangs with 17 points and eight rebounds, with Puklicz and Maddy Horst each adding 11 points in the loss.

The Varsity Blues return to action next Friday, November 21 as they host the Nipissing Lakers 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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