Box Score The Varsity Blues women's basketball team came alive in the fourth quarter to pick up a big 62-53 victory over the Ottawa Gee-Gees on Saturday night at Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport.

It marked Toronto's first win over Ottawa since February 1, 2014.  The Blues record improves to 6-12 and still hold the final playoff spot in the OUA East division, while the Gee-Gees step back to 12-6 on the season.

The Blues went up against a Top 3 defence in the province for the third straight game and it showed. The offence struggled to find their rhythm for three quarters, shooting under 26% from the field.

However, Toronto's defence kept the door open long enough for a possible comeback. The women shot 53.8 percent and outscored the Gee-Gees 25-9 in the fourth quarter.

Second-year guard Nada Radonjic drained a trio of three-pointers for a game-high 13 points in the win. Keyira Parks and Sarah Bennett registered 12 and 10 points, repetitively, with Bennett adding a team-high six boards.

Fifth-year guard Diedre Edwards tallied nine points, five rebounds, three steals and two assists.

Ottawa's Angela Ribarich put up a double-double of 12 points and 12 rebounds. Isabelle Dion and Brigitte Lefebvre-Okankwu tallied 10 points each in the loss.

Toronto relied on Bennett in the post and Radonjic from outside in the first quarter. The forwards combined to score 12 points to keep pace, only trailing Ottawa 19-17 after the opening 10 minutes.

Both teams, which are more known for their defence, maintained that reputation in the second quarter. Neither side shot over 18 percent from the field, as the only difference being Ottawa scoring two more points to extend their lead to 27-23 at halftime.

The Gee-Gees size inside continued to be a problem for the Blues in the third. The majority of the points Ottawa converted were in the paint, which added to the total of 36 points in the game. Toronto remained in striking distance though, heading into the final quarter down 44-37.

Then, the Blues offence went up a couple gears. They finished the game on a 20-5 run, with seven different players hitting the bottom of the net.

U of T is back in action next Friday, February 2 when they travel down the road to battle the Ryerson Rams (10-7). Tip off is set for 6:00 p.m.

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