The York University Lions women's basketball team returns home for the first time in 2018 this weekend and will welcome the two teams from the nation's capital in the Ottawa Gee-Gees and No. 4 nationally-ranked Carleton Ravens.
 
The Match-ups: York (6-6) vs. Ottawa (7-5) and No. 4 Carleton (12-0)
 
Game Details
Ottawa – Friday, Jan. 12 @ 6pm, OUA.tv
Carleton – Saturday, Jan. 13 @ 6pm, OUA.tv
 
Home/Away Records
York – 1-4 at home
Ottawa – 5-3 on the road
Carleton – 7-0 on the road
 
Current Streak
York – Won 2
Ottawa – Won 4
Carleton – Won 12
 
Last Meetings
The Gee-Gees have won each of the last two match-ups with the Lions, including last year by a score of 62-54 at the Tait McKenzie Centre. The last victory by the Lions came in 2014, when they posted a big 60-51 in their senior game.
 
The Ravens have won 13 straight meetings with the Lions dating back to the 2008-09 season, when the Lions last were victorious by a score of 59-58. Carleton's most recent win last year was by a score of 65-40 when they were ranked No. 5 in U SPORTS.
 
QUICK FACTS
 
York

• The Lions are a perfect 2-0 in 2018 after a strong start to the season last weekend in northern Ontario. They defeated Laurentian and Nipissing by an averaged of 23 points per game.
• Last week's two wins gave the Lions six on the season, already one more than all of last year with 11 games still on the schedule.
• The Lions are in the top half of the OUA in both offence and defence this season. They rank seventh in points allowed with 60.7 given up per game, a mark that is 6.9 points better than last year. They are also averaging 64.8 points per game so far this season, a total that is 11.3 points higher than last year and puts them ninth in the OUA.

 

Ottawa

• The perennially strong Gee-Gees got off to a slow start to the year, losing five of their first eight games. However, they enter this weekend riding a four-game winning streak with victories over Brock, McMaster, Toronto and Ryerson.
• The Gee-Gees are a strong defensive team and rank third in the OUA with only 56.6 points per game allowed. That unit has made up for a struggling offence that ranks just 11^th in the conference with 59.9 points per game.
• After facing the Lions on Friday, the Gee-Gees will head to Kingston, Ont., to face the No. 7 Queen's Gaels the following night.

 
Carleton

• The Ravens are a perfect 12-0 to start the year and have dominated throughout the season, outscoring their opponents by more than 27 points per game. Last weekend they got past Ryerson by seven points and then rolled to a 66-44 win over Toronto.
• The Ravens have won 30 straight regular-season games dating back to their season opener last year, which they lost to Algoma in a shocker.
• The undefeated Ravens lead the OUA in points scored and points allowed. Defensively, they are giving up only 46.8 points per game, a mark that is eight better than any other team in the conference. They are also scoring 74.1 points per game.
• The Ravens are the defending OUA champions after winning their first ever title last year. They went on to win the bronze medal at the U SPORTS championships.

 
PLAYERS TO WATCH
 
York
 
F Lindsay Shotbolt – York's female athlete of the week after averaging 13.5 points and 19.5 rebounds last weekend, including 25 boards against Nipissing. She is one of only two players in the OUA averaging a double-double this season, ranking second in the conference in rebounds (11.3) and fifth in scoring (16.5 points). Saturday's game against Carleton is her first against her former team, as she previously spent four years with the Ravens and was a three-time OUA all-star.
 
F Chante Clarke – After missing the start of the season with an injury, she is second in team scoring while coming off the bench, averaging 10.4 points per game, good for 21^st in the OUA.
 
Ottawa
 
F Brigitte Lefebvre-Okankwu – Ottawa's leading scorer sits 10^th in the OUA with 13.3 points per game. She is also the team leader and ranks 14^th in the conference with 6.8 per game.
 
G Brooklynn McAlear-Fanus – Leads the Gee-Gees with 3.3 assists per game, a mark that puts her eighth in the OUA. She is also averaging 7.0 points and 3.3 rebounds per game.
 

Carleton
 
F Heather Lindsay – The Ravens' leading scorer and rebounder with averages of 12.3 and 9.3 per game, respectively. She ranks 16^th in OUA scoring and fifth in rebounding.
 
G Jenjen Abella – The team's leader in assists with 2.8 per game, good for a tie for 13^th in the OUA. She is also sixth in team scoring with 7.4 points per game and is averaging 2.7 rebounds per game.