Waterloo, ON – The X-Women basketball team opened up pre-season exhibition play on the losing end of a close 58-52 game against the host Waterloo Warriors in their first game at the Naismith Classic tournament.
The teams played close first half with the Warriors holding a slight 29-28 advantage at halftime. A 19-12 fourth quarter in favor of Waterloo made the difference in the game down the stretch.
The X-Women used all 12 of their players in the game in a well-rounded attack. Kendra Smith scored 9 points and had 4 rebounds while freshman Kim Kingsbury scored 8 and had 3 boards.
Katie MacIntosh led the way defensively with 6 rebounds for the X-Women and Jamie McCarron chipped in with 7 points.
The X-Women had less turnovers (15) than the Warriors (18) and were able to turn 20 points off the Waterloo miscues.
The Warriors top scorer was Afifa Salad with 17 points.
The X-Women next see action on Friday night when they play York at 6:00 pm EST. The complete schedule of the Naismith Classic can be seen by clicking here.