The University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's basketball team fell short by a final score of 72-50 versus the visiting Laurier Golden Hawks on Wednesday (Jan. 22) night inside the Goldring Centre - Kimel Family Field House.

The game served as part of the annual U SPORTS Shoot for the Cure campaign with this season marking the 18th edition of the initiative which is set to surpass $2 million in donations for breast cancer research. Donations can be made online via the Canadian Cancer Society.

On the court, the Blues offensive efforts were led by second-year guard Raya Hafez who scored a team-high 16 points, adding five rebounds to round out her night. U of T first-year guard Lia Barbieri contributed nine points, four rebounds and three assists, while fifth-year forward Thuraya Abdul Hamid was dominant on the glass grabbing a team-high 10 rebounds while chipping in with six points.

Despite a strong rebounding effort for the Blues, which saw them out-rebound their opponents 51-46 with an impressive 21 offensive boards, Toronto could not keep pace with the outside shooting from the Golden Hawks. In total, Laurier saw more than half their made field goals come from behind the three-point line, finishing over 36 percent from beyond the arc. Janet Enge led the way for the visitors scoring a game-high 24 points, including five made three-pointers.

The Blues will now turn their focus to their next game, welcoming the McMaster Marauders to Goldring Centre on Saturday (Jan. 25) for a 6 p.m. tip-off. Tickets for the home game are available at varsityblues.ca/tickets, while the game can also be streamed online at oua.tv.