Laurentian downs Nipissing 77-68
Laurentian defeated Nipissing 77-68 on Saturday, November 7 in North Bay, ON. It was an OUA conference game in women's basketball. Laurentian won by 9 points, and the teams combined for 145.
Audrey-Anne Labreche set the pace for Laurentian with 20 points on 6-of-13 shooting. Cadence Pecore added 18 and Alexia Schryburt had 16. Three Laurentian players scored in double figures. Nipissing's leading scorer was Avery Miller, with 18 points on 5-of-12 shooting, plus 9 rebounds. Dominique Bouchard scored 15 and Madison Peak added 14.
Four Nipissing players reached double figures. Laurentian shot 43.8% from the field (28-64) and made 11 of 36 three-pointers; Nipissing shot 36.4% (20-55) and went 7-for-16 from beyond the arc. At the line, Laurentian made 10 of 13 free throws and Nipissing made 21 of 26.
Laurentian recorded 15 assists to 14 for Nipissing. Nipissing won the rebounding battle 37-30, but it was not enough. Madison Peak of Nipissing was the game's top rebounder with 11.
Alexia Schryburt of Laurentian dished out a game-high 8 assists. Laurentian committed 11 turnovers and Nipissing committed 12. Laurentian finished with 7 steals to 6 for Nipissing.
Nipissing next plays Guelph on Friday, Nov. 13; Laurentian next plays Guelph on Saturday, Nov. 14.
