Box Score The University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's basketball team defeated the Laurentian Voyageurs 63-53 on Saturday, November 22 at Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport.

With the win, the Blues improve to 4-2 and remain in second place in the OUA East, while Laurentian drops to 2-3 in the North division.

Fifth-year guard Jill Stratton of Etobicoke, Ont., notched her first double-double of the season with 14 points and a career-high 19 rebounds.

Fellow co-captain Jasmine Lewin of Brampton, Ont., added nien points and 10 rebounds, while third-year forward Alanna Garner (London, Ont.) had nine points and seven boards in the win.

Toronto led 10-8 midway through the first frame and ended on a 7-0 run to take a 17-8 advantage into the quarter break.

Laurentian dominated the second quarter, holding Toronto to only three points in the first eight minutes, but the Blues ended the half with a 6-0 run to take a 25-18 at the midway point of the game.

U of T opened the third quarter on a 10-3 run but a late three pointer from Laurentian's Adrienne Moreau brought the game within seven (40-33) heading into the fourth quarter.

The Voyaguers were able to bring the game within six with three minutes to go, but that would be as close as they'd come as Toronto came away with the 10-point victory.

Moreau led Laurentian with 14 poitns and seven boards, while Danielle Harris had 12 points and Devenae Bryce added 10 points on the night. L'Ashante Henry recorded a team-high 10 boards in the loss.

The Varsity Blues return to action next Friday, November 28 as they head to Ottawa to take on the Carleton Ravens. Tip off is set for 6 p.m.

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