Posted: Feb 23, 2013
On the strength of a stifling defensive effort in the second half, the blue and white handed the CIS #3 ranked Huskies (18-2) their second loss of the regular season.
The Huskies, who managed only eight points in the fourth quarter, shot 21 per cent (7-for-33) in the second half, and 31 per cent for the game.
The X-Women shot 42 per cent, including 47 per cent in the second half, when they outscored the visitors 42 to 25.
On senior night, fourth-year guard Rebecca Sheehan, from Fredericton, N.B., spearheaded the X-Women defensive performance in containing all-Canadian Justine Colley, who scored 20, but only managed three in the second half. Sheehan, the Subway player of the game, also contributed five points, nine assists, five rebounds and two steals.
Fourth-year senior Lia St. Pierre, of Moncton, N.B., collected 15 points, eight assists and one steal. Jocelyn Moore, a fourth-year guard from Florence, N.S., contributed nine points and two rebounds, while Anne Kiberd, a graduating guard from Halifax, N.S. chipped in five points, two steals, two assists and two rebounds.
Kiley DeLong, a graduating X-Woman from St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, added four points, five rebounds, one assist and one steal. Kolbi Roper and Vanessa Pickard, X-Women sophomores, scored in double figures with 18 and 11 points, respectively.
For the Huskies, Colley added a team-high eight rebounds, three assists, one blocked shot and one steal. Laura Langille, with 12, and Lindsay Panchan (11), also hit double digits for the top-seed in the upcoming conference championship tournament. Amanda Smith contributed five points and seven rebounds, while Langille added six rebounds.
The Subway AUS Women’s Basketball Championship, hosted by the University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds, will take place March 8 to 10 in Fredericton.