OUA roundup: No. 3 Lancers bounce back against Mustangs

LONDON, Ont. - The Windsor Lancers came from behind to defeat the Western Mustangs women's basketball team 85-75 at Alumni Hall on Jan. 20, with major contributions from a player who didn't play in the first half and a Windsor-born freshman.

Windsor, ranked No. 3 nationally, improves to 12-1 to remain in first place in the OUA West, while Western falls to 10-3 and remains in second spot in the OUA West.

With the win, the Lancers win the season series 2-0 by a combined score of 179-156. It was Western's first regular season home loss of the 2009-10 season.

"Down the stretch we made some important shots," said Lancers head coach Chantal Vallée. "They doubled our posts and it took us a long time to adjust. Our guards have to perform and have to start making some threes. Finally we started to shoot a little better and it opened up the key."

Katelyn Leddy (London, Ont.) played a strong game for the Mustangs, leading her squad with 19 points, 12 rebounds, two steals and one block. Amanda Anderson (Chatham, Ont.) added 16 points for Western.

Freshman Lancers guard Miah-Marie Langlois (Windsor, Ont.) had a terrific game for her team with 16 points and nine assists, while Jessica Clemencon (St. Rambert, France) led Windsor with a game-high 22 points, along with nine boards.

Bojana Kovacevic (Windsor, Ont.), who did not play in the opening half, added 13 points.

Western held the rebounding advantage, 35-28, including a 16-10 edge on the offensive glass.

There were 11 lead changes in the seesaw battle between the OUA West's two top squads.

LAURENTIAN 75, YORK 64

At Laurentian, four Lady Vees (8-6) scored at least 15 points each in a 75-64 win over the York Lions (2-12).

Laurentian's Mylaine Mageau led the way with 16 points. Three teammates earned double doubles, including Darrah Bumstead (15 points, 16 rebounds), Katie Goggins (15 points, 15 rebounds) and Lisa Furchner (15 points, 11 rebounds).

Brittany Szockyj and Emily Perras contributed 18 points each for York in a losing effort.

LAURIER 80, MCMASTER 69

At Wilfrid Laurier, Renata Adamczyk scored a game-high 29 points as the Golden Hawks (6-7) defeated the McMaster Marauders 80-69.

Adamczyk was one rebound shy of a double-double. Teammates Christa Mancino and Nicole Roeder contributed 16 and 11 points respectively.

Taylor Smith led the Marauders (8-5) with 23 points and was one assist shy of a double-double.

BROCK 73, WATERLOO 52

At Waterloo, Britt Pegg scored 16 points to lead the Brock Badgers (8-5) to a 73-52 road victory over the Warriors (3-10).

Emily McKay scored 12 points for Brock, while teammates Hillary Woodside and Whitney Gorges scored 10 points each.

Reanne Holden led the Warriors with 12 points.

Source: Western Mustangs with files from OUA Communications