Three Windsor Lancers and Team West won the 2010 Ontario University Athletics (OUA) women’s basketball all-star game 68-63 at the Wilfrid Laurier University Athletic Complex in Waterloo, Ont. on Saturday night.
Jessica Clemencon, Miah-Marie Langlois, and head coach Chantal Vallée participated in the game for the team from the West Division.
OUA West player of the year Amanda Anderson of the Western Mustangs scored a long-range two pointer in the late stages of the game to seal the win for the West. She scored 13 points, including three 3-pointers, en route to team most valuable player honours. She also contributed four rebounds, two assists and one steal.
The all-star game was played as part of the 2010 Ontario Basketball Association (OBA) girl’s under 16 Ontario Cup.
Buckets were hard to come by for both teams in the early going as players got used to their new teammates. Carleton head coach Taffe Charles of the East and Windsor counterpart Vallée of the West rotated their benches frequently to give all of their players an opportunity. They attempted to put as many student-athletes from the same school on the court at the same time to breed familiarity amongst the players.
East trailed by as much as 13 points in the third quarter before mounting a comeback, tying the score at 51 before West took a 53-51 advantage in the dying seconds of the quarter, setting up a dramatic fourth. East went ahead 61-60 before West took the lead for good. West held a 41-32 advantage at halftime after building a 20-15 lead after one quarter.
Clemençon , the OUA and CIS rookie of the year, scored a team-high 16 points for the West. Langlois chipped in 9 points and 4 rebounds in the win.
Renata Adamczyk of the hometown Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks, and the West defensive player of the year, scored eight points and grabbed five rebounds.
Nicki Schutz of the Toronto Varsity Blues was arguably the game’s most dominant player, scoring a game-high 18 points while contributing five rebounds. She was named most valuable player for the East. All-star teammate Katie Guthrie of the Queen’s Gaels contributed 10 points and six boards.
Both rosters consisted of 2009-10 OUA all-stars, major award winners and members of all-rookie teams.