Box Score Who knew all it would take was a trip to northern Ontario to get the ball rolling for the women's basketball team who won their second straight game on their road trip, topping the Nipissing Lakers 64-58 on Saturday night.  

The two combatants were pretty much even through the opening 20 minutes of the contest but the Warriors provided separation in the third, outscoring the Lakers 17-8 in that quarter.  

With the win, Waterloo improved to 2-9 while Nipissing dropped to 2-8.  The Warriors were successful getting into the paint and earning trips to the line where they shot 84.2% (16-for-19) compared to 64.3% for the Lakers.  Waterloo also made good on turnovers with 17 points when forcing the home side into errors.

"We had to dig deep against a very well coached team," said head coach Tyler Slipp following the win.  "For the second straight night, our effort at the defensive end was the difference."

Waterloo got a solid effort from rookie forward Nicole Schlick (Prince George) who was a force at both ends of the floor.  Schlick finished with 14 points while adding a very impressive nine rebounds.  Kristen Osborne (Markham) was her usual self, scoring when needed and finishing with a game high 17 points while going a perfect 4-for-4 from the line.  

Starting point guard Emily Wilk (Oakville) capped off a tremendous weekend where she played all but seven minutes.  In this game, Wilk put up 11 points while knocking down two of three attempts from beyond the arc.  Off the bench, Elizabeth Holmes (Welland) hit some crucial three's in the second half.  In total, Holmes hit three from downtown to finish with nine points.

For Nipissing, guard Claire Abbott finished with 23 points going 7-for-16 from the field while hitting five free throws on six attempts.

Waterloo will look to make it three straight on Wednesday night against the Western Mustangs in a home contest, 6pm at the PAC.