WATERLOO, Ont. – 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.
OUA West player of the year Amanda Anderson
(Chatham, Ont.) 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 Chantal 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.
Nicki Schutz (Toronto) 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 (Kingston, Ont.) of the Queen's Gaels contributed
10 points and six boards.
OUA and Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) rookie of the year
Jessica Clemençon (St. Rambert, France) of
the Windsor Lancers scored a team-high 16 points for the West.
Renata Adamczyk (Greensville, Ont.) of the
hometown Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks, the West defensive player of
the year, scored eight points and grabbed five rebounds. A total of
21 players contributed points in the game.
Both rosters consisted of 2009-10 OUA all-stars, major award
winners and members of all-rookie teams.
East won last year's all-star game 77-64.
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