Scheduled Game: @ Windsor - Tune-Up for Lancer Hoiday Classic

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Game Recap

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (NON-CONFERENCE)
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2010
TWU SPARTANS (36) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR LANCERS (92)

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SPARTANS FALL TO TOP RANKED LANCERS IN HOLIDAY CLASSIC TUNE-UP

WINDSOR, Ontario – The Trinity Western University Spartans women’s basketball team fell 92-36 to the No. 1 ranked and 2009-10 CIS silver medalist University of Windsor Lancers Tuesday evening in Windsor, Ont.

The match-up, which was the first ever meeting between the two schools, was a tune up for the Lancers Holiday Classic Tournament which the Spartans will open up against the Lancers tomorrow evening.

“The game is more about showing an improvement from today to tomorrow's game in some of our areas of concern,” commented TWU head coach Cheryl Jean-Paul. “The important lesson is to put ourselves against the best to reveal our weaknesses that we can then work on to great ready for Victoria in the New Year.”

The Spartans, who practiced Monday as a full squad for the first time since before the break, used everyone in the game tonight as Jean-Paul prepares her squad for the second half of the Canada West season, which they will open up Jan. 7-8 in Victoria against the Vikes.

“Playing the number one team in the country, who is at full health after having dealt with some injuries, is a great challenge for us to prepare for the second half of the season. Having some of the top players in the country to test us has been a great opportunity despite the score,” added Jean-Paul. “We are working on some new concepts and testing some players who didn't have a lot of game experience in the first half of the season.”

The Lancers controlled the game from the start as they led 33-7 at the end of the first 10 minutes. Windsor extended the lead to 46-15 at the half time break.

TWU’s best quarter was the third where Windsor outscored the Spartans 18-15 to lead 64-30 after 30 minutes of play.

Janelle Traber, with 10 points, Emily Knauff, with six points, five rebounds and two assists and Holly Strom, with six points, four rebounds and three assists, led the Spartans, while Jessica Clemencon, with 18 points, six assists and five rebounds, Bojana Kovacevic, with 16 points, 12 rebounds and four assists and Miah-Marie Langlois, with 16 points, seven assists, five steals and four rebounds, led the Lancers.

The two teams will tip off again tomorrow night at 6 p.m. EST to open the Lancers Holiday Classic Tournament. The second game of the tournament will feature the Western University Mustangs and the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees.

Game Notes: The Spartans were rusty from the field shooting 26.4 percent (14-53) from the field, 25 percent (2-8) from the three point line and 60 percent (6-10) from the foul line, while the Lancers were exceptionally hot shooting 54 percent (34-63), 47.6 percent (10-21) and 73.7 percent (14-19) respectively…Windsor also had the edge in rebounding 44 to 28 and steals 20 to seven…TWU committed 28 turnovers, while Windsor committed 16…With her three defensive rebounds Corina Reimer went past former Spartan Lauren Doubroff for the TWU career record in defensive rebounds with 337, to Doubroff’s 335…Reimer also holds the offensive record with 225 and overall with 562…

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