Sajila Nudrat | Contributor
Featured image: The Lions were unable to hold the lead in the fourth, and Laurier steals one on the road. | Anton Mak
The Lions basketball teams were back in action at Tait McKenzie this past weekend. The men were looking to extend their winning streak to three games, while the women were looking to get their first win of the season.
First up were the Lionesses, who were handed back-to-back losses by the visiting Waterloo Warriors 67-55 on Friday and the Laurier Golden Hawks 87-57 on Saturday.
The Lionesses struggled early in the first against Laurier, as the Golden Hawks soared out to a 26-12 lead. York bounced back in the second, matching Laurier’s 15 points with 15 of their own, but still went into half-time facing a 14-point deficit.
The Golden Hawks extended their edge in the third, heading into the final quarter with a 57-41 lead. It proved to be insurmountable, as the Lions were unable to recover, and Laurier went on to win 87-57.
Shauney Fischer led the Lions with a double-double, scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds. Katrina Collins-Samuels also had 13 points to go with six rebounds, four steals and one assist.
Instrumental in Laurier’s victory was forward Kaitlyn Schenck, who ended the night with 30 points, five rebounds, six steals and three assists.
Saturday night ended in losses for both teams. The men were looking to extend their two-game winning streak after an 83-78 defeat of Waterloo on Friday, but unfortunately fell just short with a 74-67 upset by the Golden Hawks.
The first quarter was closely contested, with York holding a one-point lead after 10 minutes.
In the second, Nana Adu-Poku came off the bench to score seven points, and Jayden Frederick added six to help York extend their lead to a comfortable ten-point margin to close out the half.
Julio Vazquez nailed a pair of three-pointers in the third, helping the Lions extend their lead further, and the third quarter ended with the Lions in front 52-46.
However, the Golden Hawks were not going down without a fight. After a flurry of three-pointers and free throws, the Golden Hawks stole the lead with just 32 seconds left in the game. The Lions were unable to take back the game in its dying seconds, and were handed their first loss of the season.
Laurier’s huge 28-point output in the fourth allowed them to steal the game, as they outscored the Lions by 15 points.
Both teams will be looking to bounce back from their losses on Saturday when they take on the Lakehead Thunderwolves in Thunder Bay.
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