The York University Lions women's basketball team picked up its third win a row with a 66-48 victory over the Nipissing Lakers at the Tait McKenzie Centre on Friday night.
 
The Lions wasted no time getting the game rolling, with a basket from Chante Clarke four seconds into playing time. The Lions went on to open up a big lead for the rest of the quarter. The Lakers, on the other hand, were unable to make much progress. The quarter ended 16-4 for the Lions.
 
The Lions continued to increase their lead while also maintaining a strong defensive effort that made it difficult for the Lakers to add points of their own. By the end of the quarter the Lions had extended their lead to 20 points to head into halftime ahead 36-16.
 
The third period followed a similar pattern, with lots of points for the Lions and the Lakers being kept at bay. The Lions went into the final quarter leading 57-30.
 
In the fourth quarter, the Lions emptied their bench and the Lakers started to close the gap, scoring 18 points to the Lions nine. The Lakers even came within eight points of the Lions but that was as close as they would get.
 
Leading the Lions once again was Lindsay Shotbolt, who sank a whopping 24 points and just missed out on a double-double with nine rebounds. Megan MacLeod and Clarke also had outstanding performances. MacLeod earned 11 points and 12 rebounds and Clarke picked up 12 points and three rebounds.
 
On the Lakers' side, scoring was led by Maeve Therriault with 16 points. Thaliyah Phillips led the team in rebounds with 10.
 
The Lions now have a 9-8 season record and sit in fifth place in the OUA East Division. The Lakers fell to 2-14 and remain at the bottom of the standings.
 
The Lions will be back at the Tait McKenzie Centre on Saturday for their Shoot for the Cure game against the Laurentian Voyageurs. Tip-off is at 6pm.