Tigers take down X-Women 69-57

On Friday night at the Dalplex the Dalhousie Tigers took down the StFX X-Women 69-57 in AUS women’s basketball action. A 9-0 fourth quarter run propelled the Tigers to their first win of 2016.

StFX

1-6, 1-6

Dalhousie

4-5, 4-5

Final

StFX 1-6, 1-6

Dalhousie 4-5, 4-5

Game Leaders

StFX

Pts: Lindsay Lessard - 17

Reb: Kolbi Roper - 8

Ast: Shannon Hatch - 6

Dalhousie

Pts: Tessa Stammberger - 30

Reb: Tessa Stammberger - 9

Ast: Diedre Alexander - 8

Team Stats

StFX

Dalhousie

Field Goals

(23-56)

(25-62)

Field Goal %

41.1%

40.3%

Rebounds

Assists

Turnovers

Pts off Turnovers

2nd Chance Pts

Pts in the Paint

Fastbreak Pts

Bench Pts

Full stats

January 8, 2016

(Halifax, NS) On Friday night at the Dalplex the Dalhousie Tigers took down the StFX X-Women 69-57 in AUS women's basketball action. A 9-0 fourth quarter run propelled the Tigers to their first win of 2016.

The StFX X-Women jumped out to an early 7-2 lead in the first quarter. Marcy Robinson had a nice steal and a fast break bucket to extend the X-Women lead to 15-9.

Megan Thompson cut the StFX lead to 19-16 after hitting a wide-open three ball. The Tigers would add another basket before the end of the quarter, finding themselves down 19-18 at the buzzer.

It was a slow start to the second quarter as neither team really could find their shooting touch. Christina Brown broke the stalemate hitting a baseline jumper from behind the arc to give the Tigers their first lead of the game at 22-21.

The two sides would trade buckets for the rest of the quarter. Lindsay Lessard who put up 12 points in the first half had a big offensive rebound and finish for the X-Women to tie the game at 30-30.

Dalhousie headed into the locker room up 32-30.

It was all Tigers in the second half as they seemed to kick it into another gear. Tessa Stammberger had 17 point through three quarters while shooting 7-7 from the line.

Diedre Alexander hit a huge three in the beginning of the fourth quarter to open the Tigers lead to 51-47 but StFX came firing right back. Chelsea Provo completed a three-point play to cut the lead to one after a nice drive to the bucket.

Stammberger remained hot hitting a deep three, opening the Tigers lead to 54-50. Dalhousie would go on a 9-0 run to put the game out of reach for the X-Women. The Tigers took the game by a final score of 69-57.

Lindsay Lessard led the X-Women with 17 points and 7 boards while Stammberger had a monster game for Dalhousie with 30 points and 9 rebounds.

Next up on the Tigers (4-5) schedule is a doubleheader against the UNB Varsity Reds (5-3) in New Brunswick on January 15 & 16. StFX (1-6) host the Varsity Reds Saturday, January 9^th in Antigonish.