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Fifth-year guard Jill Stratton recorded a game-high 25 points in leading the University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's basketball team to a 66-44 victory over the Guelph Gryphons on Saturday night (Feb. 7) at Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport.

With the win, the Blues improve to 8-7 and remain in third place in the OUA East, just two points behind the Queen's Gaels (9-6).

Stratton went 8-for-17 from the floor and was 8-of-10 from the free throw line, while completing the double-double with 13 rebounds.

Third-year guard Alanna Garner added nine points, four rebounds and two steals. Abena Addo and Diedre Edwards each tallied six points, while Julie Longauer had seven rebounds and four steals in the win.

Tied 12-12 after the first quarter, the Blues exploded for 21 second-quarter points, while holding the Gryphons to single digits in both the second and third frames.

Toronto also held Gryphons leading scorer Katherine MacTavish to just eight points, but she did lead the squad with 11 boards on the night. Barbara Inrig-Pieterse led Guelph with 13 points in the loss.

The Varsity Blues are back in action this Wednesday night (Feb. 11) as they head to Ryerson for the second installment of the BIA Cup. Game time is set for 6 p.m. 

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