(ST. JOHN'S, N.L.) – The Memorial Sea-Hawks defeated the StFX X-Women 65-59 on Saturday evening in AUS women's basketball at the Field House. The four-point game was the first of the season between the two teams.
In the opening quarter it was the X-Women on the board first, maintaining a lead over the home team and finishing the first up 16-8. In the second quarter the Sea-Hawks outshot the X-Women 28-10 allowing them to pull ahead by 10 points going into the half with a score of 36-26.
In the third quarter the Sea-Hawks maintained their lead, finishing the quarter 52-36. The X-Women came back strong in the fourth, outshooting Memorial by 10 points but it wasn't enough to make up for the Sea-Hawks early domination.
The home team fended off the visitors taking the game 65-59.
Subway player of the game Megan Robinson (Waterloo, Ont.), had a team-high 17 points for the winners. Tianna Brown (Douglas, Arizona) contributed 13 of her own and 11 rebounds.
The X-Women were led by Lindsay Lessard (Waterloo, Ont.) with 16 points and seven rebounds. Kolbi Roper (North Vancouver, B.C) was close behind with 15 points and five rebounds.
Memorial improves to 6-7 on the season while StFX falls to 4-10.
Both teams will be back on the court Sunday for their second game of the double header series at 11 a.m.
Source: Memorial Sports Communications