Mount Royal defeats MacEwan 57-54
In women's basketball on Friday, October 30 in Edmonton, AB, Mount Royal came away with a 57-54 win over MacEwan in a Canada West conference game. The final margin was 3 points, with 111 combined points on the board.
Temi Ajayi paced Mount Royal with 13 points on 5-of-22 shooting, adding 11 rebounds and 3 steals. Presley Hopf finished with 10 and Alexis Evans had 9. Samantha Hickey was MacEwan's top scorer with 11 points on 5-of-11 shooting, plus 12 rebounds and 3 steals. Paige Massier scored 10 and Emma Stockinger added 9. Mount Royal shot 30.0% from the field (21-70) and made 5 of 22 three-pointers; MacEwan shot 35.7% (20-56) and went 5-for-26 from beyond the arc.
At the line, Mount Royal made 10 of 14 free throws and MacEwan made 9 of 17. Mount Royal recorded 11 assists to 10 for MacEwan. MacEwan won the rebounding battle 39-35, but it was not enough.
Samantha Hickey of MacEwan was the game's top rebounder with 12. Mount Royal committed 25 turnovers and MacEwan committed 30. Mount Royal finished with 19 steals to 9 for MacEwan.
Mount Royal next plays Calgary on Friday, Nov. 6; MacEwan next plays Winnipeg on Friday, Nov. 6.
