The York University Lions women's basketball team will look to continue its winning ways this weekend when the squad welcomes the Laurentian Voyageurs and Nipissing Lakers to the Tait McKenzie Centre.
 
The Match-ups: York (3-9) vs. Laurentian (3-10) and Nipissing (1-12)
 
Home/Away Records
York – 1-5 at home
Laurentian – 1-5 on the road
Nipissing – 1-6 on the road
 
Current Streak
York – Won 1
Laurentian – Won 1
Nipissing – Lost 6
 
Last Meetings
The Voyageurs narrowly defeated the Lions 61-59 in their lone meeting last year, picking up their second straight victory between the two teams. Prior to those two contests the Lions had won eight straight meetings dating back to the start of the 2010-11 season.
 
The Lions have only faced the Lakers twice in program history after Nipissing joined the OUA in 2014. They won the first meeting in convincing fashion by a score of 54-33 but the Lakers took the victory last season 53-46. This weekend's match-up is their only one of the regular season.
 
QUICK FACTS
 
York

• The Lions defeated the Badgers 52-48 in their most recent outing on the road, picking up their third victory of the year and their first over the Badgers since the 2007-08 season.
• The Lions have already matched last year's win total with seven games still remaining on the schedule.
• The Lions have tightened up on defence in recent weeks and have moved up to 12^th in the OUA with an average of 68.3 points per game allowed. They are one of the lowest-scoring teams in the conference with an average of 51.6 points scored per game.

 
Laurentian

• The Voyageurs started the year with seven straight losses but have played better in recent weeks and have won three of their last six games. They wrapped up December with their first win of the year over Waterloo and have won twice in January, against Brock as well as Nipissing in their most recent outing.
• The Voyageurs are near the bottom in both offence and defence this season. They are tied for 13^th in points allowed (68.5) and are also 13^th in points scored (56.0).
• As part of their weekend schedule, Laurentian will also travel to Kingston, Ont., on Saturday to face the undefeated and No. 4 Queen's Gaels.

 
Nipissing

• The Lakers are tied for the fewest wins in the OUA so far this season with just one, which came on the final weekend of the 2016 portion of the campaign over the Warriors. They have since lost six in a row, including their lone game last weekend to Laurentian.
• The Lakers are at the bottom of the OUA in both points scored and points allowed this season. They are scoring only 47.1 points per game and are allowing 75.9.
• Prior to coming to York on Saturday, the Lakers will be in Kingston, Ont., for a tough match-up against the nationally-ranked Gaels.

 
PLAYERS TO WATCH
 
York
 
G Katrina Collins-Samuels – York's reigning female athlete of the week after leading the Lions in points, assists and steals in their win over the Badgers. She is third in team scoring with 8.3 points per game and is also the team leader in assists per game (1.4) and steals per game (1.8).
 
F Shauney Fischer – The fifth-year forward is enjoying the best year of her career with 9.3 points and 6.8 rebounds per game, both career highs. She is leading the team in both categories.
 
Laurentian
 
G Emily Tinnes – Leads the Voyageurs and ranks 30^th in the OUA with 10.6 points per game, the best mark of her career to date.
 
F L'Ashante Henry – The team's leading rebounder with 6.0 per game. She is also second on the Voyageurs in scoring with 8.8 points per game.
 
Nipissing
 
G Claire Abbott – Sits 15^th in OUA scoring (13.2 points per game) and tied for 25^th in assists (2.1). She is Nipissing's leader in both categories.
 
F Jamie Soffer – Ranks second on the team in scoring (8.0 points per game) and rebounding (4.6 per game).