Waterloo beat Western 69-53 on Friday, October 30 in London, ON, an OUA conference game in women's basketball. Waterloo won by 16 points, and the teams combined for 122.

Ghiselle Poblete paced Waterloo with 18 points on 6-of-12 shooting. Bree Drost finished with 11 and Ashlyn Norris had 10. Four Waterloo players scored in double figures. Paris Alexander was Western's top scorer with 13 points on 5-of-16 shooting, adding 3 steals. Monique Monplaisir scored 9 and Sydney Cowan added 9.

Waterloo shot 45.8% from the field (27-59) and made 7 of 20 three-pointers; Western shot 32.3% (20-62) and went 4-for-24 from beyond the arc. At the line, Waterloo made 8 of 14 free throws and Western made 9 of 20. Waterloo recorded 12 assists to 11 for Western.

Western won the rebounding battle 41-33, but it was not enough. Bree Drost of Waterloo was the game's top rebounder with 11. Nicole Daly of Western dished out a game-high 5 assists.

Waterloo committed 16 turnovers and Western committed 12. Waterloo finished with 4 steals to 14 for Western. Waterloo led 18-10 after the first quarter and 32-29 at halftime.

Waterloo won the second half 37-24. Waterloo next plays Carleton on Friday, Nov. 6; Western next plays Queen's on Friday, Nov. 6.