TORONTO, Ont. - Holding the Lions to just 11 points in the third quarter, the McMaster Marauders women's basketball team secured a convincing 87-66 victory over the York Lions in the final contest of the semester.

Last trailing at the 2:48 mark of the first quarter, the Marauders controlled the game from there on out. McMaster outscored York in the final two frames, putting up 43-points while holding the Lions to just 28 points. The Marauders stuck to the game plan on offense and defense in the closing 20 minutes to get the win. The Marauders had 15 points off turnovers and 20 points off of the bench which propelled the maroon and grey to their sixth win of the OUA regular season.
 
The Lions scored first and led by as much as five in the opening quarter but the Marauders found their rhythm, going on an 8-2 run to take the lead with under three minutes to go. The visitors led 22-16 after 10 minutes of play.
 
McMaster continued the momentum into the second quarter, knocking down 47.1% of its shots from the field. The maroon and grey added three 3-pointers in the second to hold a 44-38 advantage at the break.
 
The Marauders held the Gryphons to their lowest percentage of the game from the field and just 11 points to extend the lead to nineteen - 68-49 - after 30 minutes of play.
 
It was more of the same from the maroon and grey in the final frame, securing an 87-66 victory to close out 2022.
 
Sarah Gates (Newmarket, Ont.) recorded 39 points for the Marauders in the final contest of the calendar year. The sixth-year senior guard added seven rebounds, two assists and two steals in the victory. Gates was the only McMaster player to score in double-figures. The Marauders shot 41.7% from 3-point range, scoring 10 triples throughout the contest.
 
Next Up

The Marauders will now head into the December break and will face the Dalhousie Tigers in a non-conference game on December 30th in Halifax, N.S. before returning to OUA action at home on January 6th to contend with the Ontario Tech Ridgebacks.