Women’s Basketball One Win Away from Provincials

Windsor, ON – The St. Clair College Women's Basketball team host George Brown College (Toronto) in the playoff quarterfinals on Saturday at the SportsPlex with the winner punching their ticket to the OCAA Provincial Championship Final Four the following weekend.  The game time has been moved earlier to a 3:30pm start. 

The Saints finished with a 13-3 record (West 2^nd Place) and are ranked 4^th in the latest OCAA poll while George Brown was 3^rd in the East Division with an 8-6 record while holding the 8^th ranking in the province.  St. Clair advanced to the quarterfinals after a 75-37 win over Durham College last weekend and George Brown narrowly got by Redeemer 68-66.  In the other meeting this season the Saints beat the Huskies 84-43 in late September exhibition play at the SportsPlex.

Leading the Saints will be 5^th year transfer guard Kaitlyn Overeem (Brantford, ON) who became the 7^th St. Clair Women's Basketball player in school history to be selected as a CCAA All-Canadian.  In addition, she was the OCAA and West Division Scoring Champion as well as being named a West Division First-Team All-Star.  Overeem finished the regular season with a 20.9ppg average but was also 2^nd in OCAA assists at 5.3 per game while adding a team high 7.8 rebounds per contest.  Her 334 points in the regular season was the 4^th most prolific scoring total in Saints history and she became only the 5^th St. Clair Women's player to lead the province in scoring average.

St. Clair's Ania Buklarewicz (Mississauga, ON) was named the OCAA Rookie of the Year Award winner after finishing 9^th in provincial triple makes with 27 and had the 12^th best OCAA conversion rate at 31.7% as part of her 9.8ppg.  She was also selected as a member of the West Division All-Rookie team.  Shae-lyn Murphy (Windsor, ON/Holy Names) is an important piece for the Saints and averaged 11.7ppg including the 7^th most triple makes in the OCAA (30) while adding 5.8rpg and 3.2apg.

The Huskies will bring with them the East Division's Sixth Woman of the Year Award winner in 2^nd year 5'8" guard Jordyn Dawkins (Ajax, ON) who averaged 7.7ppg and 5'7" guard Adrienne Williamson (Pickering, ON) who was an All-Rookie team member selection.  George Brown also boasts the East Division Coach of the Year in Omari Wiltshire.

All full-time St. Clair students in attendance will be eligible to win one of two $500 scholarships that will be picked during game. 

The Saints are extending Fan Appreciation to all full-time St. Clair College employees who along with their immediate family will receive free admission to the Saturday's playoff games after proof of identification.  The St. Clair Men's Basketball team also host their quarterfinal at 6:00pm against Centennial College (Scarborough). 

For those not able to attend it will be live streamed by WE Digital Productions at www.ocaalive.com/en/channel/st-clair-college.65