UPEI tops Dalhousie 72-49
UPEI beat Dalhousie 72-49 on Saturday, October 31 in Charlottetown, PE, an AUS conference game in women's basketball. UPEI won by 23 points, and the teams combined for 121.
Lily Vrugteman paced UPEI with 13 points on 4-of-13 shooting, adding 3 steals. Johanna Gerlach added 13 and Regan Cornford had 12. Four UPEI players scored in double figures. Dalhousie's leading scorer was Cairo Henning, with 15 points on 6-of-15 shooting, along with 5 rebounds and 5 steals. Olivia Logan scored 15 and Natalia Colley added 8.
UPEI shot 38.8% from the field (26-67) and made 8 of 28 three-pointers; Dalhousie shot 28.1% (18-64) and went 7-for-23 from beyond the arc. At the line, UPEI made 12 of 20 free throws and Dalhousie made 6 of 12. UPEI recorded 19 assists to 6 for Dalhousie.
UPEI controlled the glass, outrebounding Dalhousie 51-32. Ingrid Khuong of UPEI was the game's top rebounder with 12. Karla Benitez of UPEI dished out a game-high 7 assists.
UPEI committed 19 turnovers and Dalhousie committed 18. UPEI finished with 11 steals to 9 for Dalhousie. UPEI next plays Memorial on Friday, Nov. 6; Dalhousie next plays Saint Mary's on Wednesday, Nov. 4.