Box Score The McMaster women's basketball team continued their winning ways on Saturday in Sudbury, using a strong effort on both ends of the floor to come away with an 87-58 win against the Laurentian Voyageurs.
 
The Marauders got off to a slow start, but were able to hang around in the first quarter.  By the end of the opening 10 minutes they trailed the home team 16-14
 
In the second quarter McMaster played lockdown defense. The team began knocking down shots and held the Voyageurs to just eight points in the quarter. Going into halftime the Marauders held onto a 29-24 lead.
 
The Marauders began to pull away in the third quarter. After being relatively quiet offensively in first half, the women started scoring at will. A 13-3 run in the quarter allowed McMaster to extend their lead to 12 going into the fourth.
 
In the final stanza the Marauders built on their lead even more. They exploded for 35 points in the quarter, compared to just 18 for Laurentian, to lock up the 29-point victory.
 
It was a full team effort as five Marauders scored in double-figures. Danielle Boiago and Vanessa Pickard led McMaster in scoring with 14 each. Lexie Spadafora provided some scoring off the bench as well scoring 10 of her own.
 
The Marauders were able to score 36 points off of 25 Laurentian turnovers, compared to just four points scored off of turnovers by the Voyageurs.
 
The Marauders will get ready for their next game at McMaster on Wednesday evening against the Laurier Golden Hawks with tip-off at 6-pm.
 
The game can be streamed online on oua.tv and is on radio at CFMU 93.3 FM.
 
By Jonah Tuck