Box Score The Waterloo Warriors led from start to finish and had 11 players scoring in a comfortable 72-39 win over the visiting Algoma Thunderbirds on Saturday night.
Rookie
Amy Jarvis (Burlington) led the way with 14 points while
Mackenzie Lougheed (Owen Sound) and
Jacqui Rodrigues (Waterloo) scored 12 each. All 12 players had at least one rebound, with
Marti Killeen (Oakville) leading with that category with 7.
Waterloo kept Algoma off the score sheet for the first 7 minutes of the game and had an 8-0 lead before the first Algoma score. By the end of the first quarter, Waterloo had a ten point lead at 17-7. The second period was played closer with both teams spending plenty of time at the free throw line. At half time, Waterloo held a 34-20 lead and was shooting 50% for the first half.
Waterloo started the second half very similar to the night before, going on a 14-0 run to extend the lead to 28 points. Algoma was not able to make a consistent run and Waterloo closed out the game with a 33 point margin.
Algoma only dressed seven players for the game and was led by Laura Meadows with 18 points and Alyssa Dovigi with 13.
The Warriors shot 42% for the game and held Algoma to just 26% shooting, The Warriors also out-rebounded the guests 47-25.
With the win, Waterloo is in third place in the OUA West with a 3-6 record. Algoma's struggles continued as they remain winless at 0-9. The next game for Waterloo is Wednesday night when the CIS #1 Windsor Lancers come to visit. Game time is 6:00pm at the PAC and can be seen online at OUA.TV.
