Women’s Basketball Headed to Final Four

Windsor, ON – The St. Clair College Women's Basketball (15-3) team are headed to the OCAA Final Four Provincial Championship next weekend after dispatching George Brown (Toronto) 87-53 in the quarterfinals Saturday afternoon at the SportsPlex.  The championship is being hosted by Lambton College in Sarnia and the Saints will match up with East Division top seed Algonquin College (Ottawa) Saturday night in the semi-finals which tips at 7:30pm.  Host Lambton faces Niagara College (Welland) in the other semi-final at 5:00pm and medal play will be on Sunday. 

St. Clair took their time in the early stages and slowly built up a 22-15 cushion over George Brown after the first quarter making three triples on over 52% shooting from the floor.  The Saints continued to roll in the second amassing a 46-30 lead by halftime.  George Brown could only convert three field goals in the third quarter as St. Clair had firm control heading to the fourth up 76-41.  The lead ballooned to as much as 38 points in the final frame and even though George Brown won the quarter (12-11) the result was never in doubt. 

The Saints held the Huskies to just over 30% shooting and only two triples in the contest while winning the rebounding war 47-35.  St. Clair made 14 from distance and recorded a near season high 25 assists as a team. 

Kaitlyn Overeem (Brantford, ON) led all scorers with a season high 34 points to go with 6 assists and 5 rebounds for the Saints.  St. Clair rookie Chelsea Crep (Belle River, ON/St. Anne) came off the bench to score 13 points in 13 minutes of playing time which included three triples while adding 5 rebounds.  Ania Buklarewicz (Mississauga, ON) reached double figures with 11 points and cleared 8 rebounds for the Saints.  Janae Smith (Warren, MI) and Shae-lyn Murphy (Windsor, ON/Holy Names) each scored 10 points apiece for St. Clair.  Smith also had 7 rebounds and 7 assists to round out her fine performance.