(ST. JOHN'S, N.L.) - The Memorial Sea-Hawks defeated the Acadia Axewomen 73-58 on Sunday afternoon in AUS women's basketball at the Field House. The victory was the second of the weekend for the Sea-Hawks over the visiting Axewomen.
It was clear the Sea-Hawks meant business, opening the game 19 points over the Axewomen in the first quarter. Memorial was on the board in the first 10 seconds with a three-pointer from fifth year Kelia Pond (Goulds, N.L.).
They continued to dominate the first half of the quarter, outshooting Acadia 18-10. In the next five minutes Memorial's defence prevented the Axewomen from scoring, while the offensive continued to keep it coming to finish the quarter up 29-10.
In the second, Memorial put another 15 on the board compared to Acadia's six. The Sea-Hawks opened strong again, preventing the Axewomen from scoring until almost half way through the quarter, leading at one point by as much as 25 points.
Going into the half Memorial was up 44-16.
Acadia came into the second half recharged and outshot Memorial in both the third and fourth quarters but it wasn't enough to catch the home team. In the third, Paloma Anderson (Phoenix, Arizona) of the Axewomen created the most opportunities in the field for her team, was solid from the free-throw line, and put one in from three-point distance.
The fourth saw Acadia shoot 100 per cent from the free-throw line and produce 10-of-18 attempts in the field compared to Memorial's 5-of-13.
Though the last quarter was their best of the game, the Axewomen could not do enough to cut the deficit. The Sea-Hawks took the game 73-58, sweeping the weekend series.
Memorial saw contributions across the board with a third of the teams scoring coming off the bench. Megan Robinson (Waterloo, Ont.) had a team-high 14 points and four assists in the win, earning Subway player of the game honours in her final home game as a Sea-Hawk. Kelia Pond and Carolyn Adams (Ottawa, Ont.) contributed another 11 points apiece.
Anderson led the Axewomen with 15 points and three rebounds. Second-year forward Allie Berrie (Yarmouth, N.S.) had 14 points and 10 rebounds in the loss.
The Sea-Hawks improve to 10-8 with the win and move into the fourth playoff position. The Axewomen fall to 4-15 on the season and currently sit in seventh.
Memorial plays their last games of the season in Fredericton, N.B with two four-point games against the sixth-seeded Varsity Reds on Feb. 20 and 21.
Acadia has only four points up for grabs when they host UPEI in their final game on Friday.
Source: Memorial Sports Communications