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Rick Zazulak
83
Winner McMaster Marauders MACWBB 12-4
80
Western Mustangs WESWBB 8-8
Winner
McMaster Marauders MACWBB
12-4
83
Final
80
Western Mustangs WESWBB
8-8
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
McMaster Marauders MACWBB 18 18 17 30 83
Western Mustangs WESWBB 19 15 21 25 80

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Ethan Ready, Basketball Correspondent

Women's Basketball: Marauders Survive Wild Contest in London

The Marauders saw an eight-point lead evaporate late, but recovered to beat the Mustangs 83-80.

McMaster was back in action as they continued their tour of southwestern Ontario in London, taking on the Western Mustangs in women's basketball action Saturday afternoon.

In a high-energy matchup between the two squads, the Marauders managed to see off the challenge of the Mustangs and win their sixth straight game with a narrow 83-80 victory.

With the win, McMaster kept up their pressure at the top of the OUA West, moving to 12-4 and taking temporary control of first place with fellow four-loss teams Windsor and Lakehead to play games Saturday night.

Olivia Wilson worked the paint to perfection against the Mustangs, finishing the game with 18 points while shooting 5-9 from the field. She frequently capitalized on opportunities from the foul line, as she shot 89 per cent on five trips to the line.

The Marauders entered the game on a five-game winning streak, with their last loss dating back to December 2, 2017, when they came up just short against the Ottawa Gee-Gees in a 48-45 loss at home.

A closely-played beginning to the afternoon saw the Mustangs taking a narrow 19-18 lead at the end of the opening quarter.

Content to fire away from beyond the arc in the second quarter, the Mustangs were perhaps guilty of playing to the Marauders strengths, and hit only two of 11 attempts from three, falling behind at the halftime break as a result.

With some halftime adjustments, the Mustangs applied more pressure on the Marauders, picking up turnover after turnover and leading to the Mustangs narrowing the gap and eventually taking the lead halfway through the third quarter.

However, McMaster was successful in drawing Western into foul trouble, entering the bonus with five minutes to play in the quarter. The visitors made good on those free attempts, and finished the game shooting 14-20 from the line.

Entering the fourth quarter, Western held onto a narrow 55-53 lead, but the Marauders were quick to act as the quarter began, and built an eight-point lead at 80-72.

The Mustangs battled back and tied the game at 80 with less than a minute to go, but that run was short-lived, as the Mustangs broke down on the defensive end, leaving Jelena Mamic wide open for a three-point dagger that restored the Marauders lead at 83-80.

UP NEXT: The Marauders will be back in action on Wednesday, January 24, against the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks. That game is set to be an early-riser with tip-off scheduled to be at 11:00 a.m. at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium. It will be the third straight road game for McMaster, as they look to continue their undefeated streak in 2018.
 
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