Ottawa tops Algoma 77-52
In women's basketball on Saturday, October 31 in Ottawa, ON, Ottawa came away with a 77-52 win over Algoma in an OUA conference game. The final margin was 25 points, with 129 combined points on the board.
Claricha Mouberi set the pace for Ottawa with 28 points on 11-of-15 shooting, adding 12 rebounds and 4 steals. Camille Sylvester added 14 and Cameron De La Salle had 10. Three Ottawa players scored in double figures. Algoma's leading scorer was Alycia St. Martin-Balan, with 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting. Justine Pierre scored 12 and Benie Bambila added 8.
Ottawa shot 43.1% from the field (31-72) and made 9 of 23 three-pointers; Algoma shot 37.3% (19-51) and went 5-for-15 from beyond the arc. At the line, Ottawa made 6 of 11 free throws and Algoma made 9 of 25. Ottawa recorded 17 assists to 10 for Algoma.
Ottawa controlled the glass, outrebounding Algoma 42-31. Claricha Mouberi of Ottawa was the game's top rebounder with 12. Ottawa committed 22 turnovers and Algoma committed 24.
Ottawa finished with 11 steals to 10 for Algoma. Ottawa next plays Brock on Friday, Nov. 6; Algoma next plays Laurentian on Thursday, Nov. 5.