The York University Lions women's basketball team will host the Carleton Ravens and Ottawa Gee-Gees this weekend in their final two home games of the 2018-19 regular season. The game against the Gee-Gees on Saturday will double as the Lions Grad Day for the women's basketball team. A ceremony honouring graduating players Haley Bowie and Chante Clarke will take place on the court after the game.
 
The Match-ups: York (8-11) vs. No. 8 Carleton (15-4) and No. 2 Ottawa (17-2)
 
Game Details
Carleton – Friday, Feb. 8 @ 6pm, OUA.tv
Ottawa – Saturday, Feb. 9 @ 5:30pm, OUA.tv
 
Home/Away Records
York – 7-2 at home
Carleton – 8-1 on the road
Ottawa – 8-1 on the road
 
Current Streak
York – Lost 1
Carleton – Lost 1
Ottawa – Won 7
 
Last Meetings
The Lions lost a road game on Jan. 19 to the Ravens by a score of 71-50. In two matchups last season, the Lions dropped two hard-fought games to the Ravens by scores of 68-62 and 54-45.
 
York and Ottawa met on Jan. 18 with the Gee-Gees picking up an 88-58 victory. Prior to the lopsided loss, the Lions and Gee-Gees played three games in a row that were decided by ten points or less.
 
QUICK FACTS
 
York

• The Lions have been dynamite on home court this season with a 7-2 record, with their only losses coming to the Queen's Gaels in the season opener and to the No. 4 Ryerson Rams on Jan. 12.
• Getting to free throw line has been a strength of the Lions all season long. They lead the OUA with 20.7 free throw attempts per game.
• York ranks fifth in the league with 10.4 steals per game. Forward Lauren Golding leads the team with 1.9 steals per game.
• The Lions are currently in fifth-place in the OUA East with an 8-11 record. They can clinch a playoff spot this weekend with either a win or a loss by the Toronto Varsity Blues, who are eight points behind the Lions in seventh-place.
• The games this weekend are the Lions last two regular season home games of the 2018-19 season. They will wrap up their regular season schedule with road games against Ryerson and Toronto next weekend.

Carleton

• Three of the Ravens four losses this season have come to nationally-ranked teams in Ottawa (No. 2), McMaster (No. 3) and Lakehead (No. 9).
• Carleton is the number-one defensive team in the OUA and are allowing a league-low 54.7 points per game this season.
• The Ravens are ranked ninth in the league in points per game (66.3) and are seventh in field goal percentage (38.2%)
• The Ravens enter the game following a 61-52 loss last weekend on home court to the Gee-Gees.

 Ottawa

• Ottawa comes into the game as the second-ranked team in the country with a 17-2 record. Their two losses this season came to the Ravens in the season opener and to the Ryerson Rams on Jan. 6.
• The Gee-Gees are the highest scoring team in the OUA and are averaging 77.5 points per game. They also lead the league in field goal percentage (44.2%) and three-point percentage (33.7%).
• The Gee-Gees are third in the OUA in points allowed per game (56.7).
• Ottawa will visit the Queen's Gaels on Friday prior to playing the Lions and will wrap up their regular season with home games against Laurentian and Nipissing next weekend.

 PLAYERS TO WATCH
 
York
 
G Haley Bowie – Leads the Lions with 27.5 minutes played per game and is averaging career-highs in points per game (9.0) and rebounds per game (2.3). The team's co-captain has played in 85 games so far over her five-year career with the Lions
 
G Chante Clarke – Has appeared in all 19 games for the Lions this season and is averaging 7.3 points and 2.3 rebounds per game. She scored a season-high 14 points two weeks ago in the team's 89-67 victory over the Laurentian Voyageurs.

Carleton
 
G Nicole Gilmore – Ranks seventh in the OUA with 14.2 points per game and ranks fifth in the league with 8.2 rebounds per game.
 
G Madison Reid – Leads the Ravens with 2.5 assists per game. Is also third on the team with 12.1 points per game while contributing 3.4 rebounds per game.
 
Ottawa
 
F Brigitte Lefebvre-Okankwu – Leads the Gee-Gees in scoring with 13.7 points per game. Is also averaging 5.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.2 steals per game.
 
C Angela Ribarich – Leads the Gee-Gees and is tied for ninth in the OUA with 7.4 rebounds per game. The Gee-Gee's starting centre is also averaging 10.8 points and 1.6 blocks per game.