Lauren Golding and Megan MacLeod had double-doubles and Katrina Collins-Samuels hit double-digit points, but it wasn't enough for the York Lions women's basketball team as they dropped a tightly-contested road contest to the McMaster Marauders, 76-68 at Burridge Gymnasium.
 
The Lions saw their early lead evaporate and have now lost two in a row, which came after they saw a five-game win streak snapped at the hands of the Brock Badgers in their last contest. They are now 10-8 on the season and sit fourth in the OUA Central Division.
 
York started fast, outscoring their opponents 24-19 in the game's opening quarter, holding McMaster off the scoresheet for four straight minutes at the end of the first frame.
 
In the second, the game remained close but York had a slight edge over the Marauders thanks to six points from Collins-Samuels. She held the Marauders back and kept the Lions in the lead. They had a three-point lead, 42-39 at half time.
 
The Marauders slowly marched back into the game, trading leads with York in the third quarter, and pulling away with strong defence in the second half. They held the Lions to 26 points in the latter half of the game.
 
Golding finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds, while MacLeod had 11 points and 12 rebounds. Collins-Samuels recorded 14 points and just missed out on the double-double with eight rebounds, while Cyanna King led all Lions with 18 points.
 
York will continue a stretch of road games next Saturday, heading to Windsor, Ont., to take on the Lancers (14-4) at the St. Denis Centre, as York looks to get back into the win column against a formidable West Division opponent.