Box Score The University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's basketball team defeated the Brock Badgers 77-61 in OUA playoff action on Wednesday night (Feb. 25) at Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport.

With the win, the Blues advance to the OUA quarter-final round and will travel to Windsor, Ont., to take on the No. 1 Lancers this Saturday, February 28 at 6 p.m.

The veterans led the way for U of T, with fifth-year guard Jill Stratton leading all players with a double-double of 24 points and 14 boards, while adding six steals and three assists on the night.

Fifth-year forward Liane Bailey notched 15 points, five rebounds, three rebounds and three steals, while Alanna Garner had 13 points and nine boards. Julie Longauer also tallied nine points in the win.

Leading 19-17 after the first quarter, Toronto exploded for 28 second-quarter points, as Stratton notched 10 and the Blues took a 47-32 lead into halftime.

A low-scoring third quarter saw U of T still leading by 13 (58-45) and Toronto put it away with another dominant fourth quarter to seal the victory.

Melissa Tatti, Kayla Santilli and Dayna Howlett all led the Badgers with 11 points, with Santilli adding a team-high 11 boards in the loss. 

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