Laurier defeats Nipissing 66-58
In women's basketball on Friday, October 30 in North Bay, ON, Laurier came away with a 66-58 win over Nipissing in an OUA conference game. Laurier won by 8 points, and the teams combined for 124.
Keira Aikman paced Laurier with 21 points on 8-of-13 shooting, along with 6 rebounds. Brittyn Graves chipped in 14 and Paris Matheos had 8. Chantal Piche was Nipissing's top scorer with 14 points on 5-of-14 shooting. Avery Miller scored 13 and Taryn Gauthier added 13. Three Nipissing players reached double figures.
Laurier shot 50.0% from the field (25-50) and made 8 of 22 three-pointers; Nipissing shot 34.5% (19-55) and went 8-for-19 from beyond the arc. At the line, Laurier made 8 of 16 free throws and Nipissing made 12 of 18. Laurier recorded 21 assists to 15 for Nipissing.
Nipissing won the rebounding battle 33-32, but it was not enough. Avery Miller of Nipissing was the game's top rebounder with 11. Taryn Stoukas of Laurier dished out a game-high 7 assists.
Laurier committed 14 turnovers and Nipissing committed 11. Laurier finished with 9 steals to 10 for Nipissing. Nipissing led 17-13 after the first quarter and 28-27 at halftime.
Laurier won the second half 39-30. Laurier next plays McMaster on Friday, Nov. 6; Nipissing next plays Laurentian on Saturday, Nov. 7.
