The University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's basketball team fell 55-43 versus the visiting Ottawa Gee-Gees on Saturday (Nov. 14) afternoon inside the Goldring Centre - Kimel Family Field House.
Despite the result, the Blues showed strong contributions from their bench, outscoring Ottawa in bench points. Toronto also made the most of their defensive opportunities, recording 19 points off turnovers. The Blues put together an impressive second quarter, shooting 53.8 per cent from the field while adding 14 points in the paint. Toronto held a five-point lead during the quarter as both teams battled for control of the game.
Leading the way for Toronto was first-year forward Chidimma Chukwunyerenwa, who delivered a perfect shooting performance off the bench, going 5-for-5 from the field to finish with 10 points. This marked a second straight contest reaching double-digits for the Life Sciences major. She also contributed four rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal in her 18 minutes of action. Third-year guard Nia Wright added nine points, six rebounds and four steals, making her presence felt on both ends of the court.
For Ottawa, Camille Sylvester topped the team with 15 points and seven rebounds, shooting 6-for-8 from the field. Claricha Mouberi followed with 13 points, seven rebounds and a game-high eight steals, while connecting on two of her three attempts from beyond the arc.
Toronto close out a six-game homestand next weekend with back-to-back games beginning with a showdown versus the Brock Badgers on Friday (Nov. 20) night. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m., with tickets available at
varsityblues.ca/tickets and the game streamed on
oua.tv.
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