Box Score Third-year guard Keyira Parkes led all players with 25 points but the University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's basketball team dropped a 60-59 overtime decision to the Western Mustangs on Friday night (Nov. 3) in London, Ont.
 
Parkes went 7-for-12 from beyond the arc and added three steals and one rebound on the night. Third-year forward Sarah Bennett had a double-double of 10 points and 11 boards, while fifth-year veteran Rahshida Atkinson recorded 10 points, three rebounds, two assists and one steal.
 
Western opened the game on a 13-0 run but the Blues responded with a 10-4 streak of their own, led by six points from Bennett, and trailed 17-10 after the first quarter.
 
Toronto carried that momentum over, opening the second frame on an 8-0 run to take their first lead of the game. The two squads traded baskets from there as Western took a 25-23 lead into halftime.
 
The Blues took the lead thanks to a 21-12 third quarter performance, including a 13-point effort from Parkes, and were up 44-37 heading into the fourth quarter.
 
The Mustangs used a lopsided quarter of their own to force overtime, outscoring the Blues 12-5 in the fourth.
 
The two teams went back and forth in the five-minute overtime frame, but a Madkenzie Puklicz layup with nine seconds remaining sealed the victory for the home team.
 
Puklicz led the Mustangs with 21 points and 14 boards on the night.
 
The Varsity Blues return to action tomorrow night as they head to Windsor, Ont., to take on the Lancers. Game time is set for 6 p.m.

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