Ferrier leads Tigers in loss to REDS

(FREDERICTON, NB) Katie Butts (Ottawa, ON) scored 36 points, including 22 in the first half, to lead the UNB REDS in a 95-77 victory over the Dalhousie Tigers on Saturday, in Atlantic University Sport women's basketball action at UNB's Richard J. Currie Center. 

Butts explosive opening half pushed the REDS to a 50-32 half-time lead and the hosts never looked back, earning their first win of the season. 

UNB rebounded from a slow start that saw Dal jump out to a 4-0 lead. 

Both teams struggled with possession in the opening quarter and the visiting Tigers led 20-17 after ten minutes. 

In the second, the pace slowed somewhat, and the REDS rallied, pulling out to a 34-28 lead just past the mid-way point of the quarter. 

Led by Butts, UNB put together a 14-0 run in building their 18-point half-time lead. 

The Tigers appeared to play with more urgency in the second half but could not overcome the massive deficit. 

Along with her 36 points, which came on 13-for-18 shooting, Butts had 15 rebounds. 

She was named Tim Horton's Player of the Game. 

McKinley Bezanson (Hantsport, NS) and Maheva Ngassam (Saint Hubert, QC) each had 12 points for the REDS while Ann Bastien (Terrebonne, QC) added 10. 

Kaitlin Ferrier (Calgary, AB) led the Tigers with 22 points. Simona Matic (Belgrade, SER) scored 14. 

With the win, the REDS are now 1-and-2 while the Tigers are 0-and-3. 

The two teams meet again Sunday afternoon in the finale of their two-game weekend series. Tip-off is scheduled for 2:00pm.