Cape Breton beats StFX 58-48
Cape Breton beat StFX 58-48 on Friday, October 23 in Antigonish, NS, an AUS conference game in women's basketball. Cape Breton won by 10 points, and the teams combined for 106.
Maddie Eustace set the pace for Cape Breton with 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting, plus 5 rebounds. Amanda Cruickshank added 13 and Susan Ayaa had 11. Four Cape Breton players scored in double figures. Mikaela James was StFX's top scorer with 9 points on 4-of-8 shooting. Ava MacNutt scored 8.
Cape Breton shot 35.7% from the field (20-56) and made 2 of 19 three-pointers; StFX shot 24.6% (17-69) and went 4-for-28 from beyond the arc. At the line, Cape Breton made 16 of 27 free throws and StFX made 10 of 19. Cape Breton recorded 8 assists to 8 for StFX.
StFX won the rebounding battle 46-42, but it was not enough. Susan Ayaa of Cape Breton was the game's top rebounder with 12. Cape Breton committed 25 turnovers and StFX committed 25.
Cape Breton finished with 11 steals to 10 for StFX. Cape Breton next plays Acadia on Friday, Nov. 6; StFX next plays UNB on Saturday, Nov. 14.