The York University Lions women's basketball team used the new TTC Line 1 subway extension to its fullest potential to get to Wednesday's game at the Mattamy Athletic Centre and then posted a big win over the Ryerson Rams by a score of 89-78.
 
The Lions featured a balanced scoring attack that saw six different players reach double digits. Leading the way to the net was Katrina Collins-Samuels, who scored 19 points. She was closely followed by Lindsay Shotbolt, who scored 17 points. Haley Bowie added 14 points off the bench, while Megan MacLeod and Chante Clarke had 12 points each and Lauren Golding scored 11.
 
Shotbolt recorded the most rebounds in the Lions squad with nine and Golding was right behind her with eight.
 
The Rams got off to an early lead, but the Lions managed to catch up and tie the score 20-20 by the end of the first quarter.
 
In the next two quarters, the Lions consistently outscored their opponents, scoring 21 points in the second and 23 in the third. By the end of the third, the Lions had established a 12-point lead and the score sat at 64-52.
 
The Rams went on a big run to start the fourth quarter and actually took the lead in the middle of the frame, but the Lions went on to score six straight points to reclaim the lead for good and they pulled ahead at the end for the big win.
 
This win brings up the Lions' season record to 7-8 and they are currently in fifth place in the OUA East Division with eight games remaining in the regular season.
 
On the Rams side of the court, scoring was led by Cara Tiemans and Sofia Paska, with both scoring 16 points. Paska, Bronwyn Williams and Jama Bin-Edward all tied for most rebounds at six each.
 
The Lions will head downtown again on Friday, this time to take on the University of Toronto Varsity Blues at the Goldring Centre for a 6pm tip-off. The Lions will return to home court on Frida to take on the Nipissing Lakers at 6pm.