The second-place Niagara College Knights women’s basketball team pushed its Ontario Colleges Athletic Association regular season record to 6-1 with an impressive pair of road victories last weekend.

“Our team showed great resilience, grit and depth this weekend. Lambton and St. Clair are two very well-coached and talented teams. Proud of the group,” Niagara head coach Kimbal Mackenzie said.

Niagara opened the weekend with a 66-46 victory over the Lambton Lions led by player of the game Janee Harrison with 21 points, 12 rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block in 27 minutes.

“This weekend, we really came together as a team and played our game. Going on the road and playing two back-to-back good basketball teams is not easy. In both games, we got an early lead and were able to stay ahead throughout,” Harrison said. “There were times when Lambton and St. Clair went on runs but we stayed positive and kept pushing the pace and setting the tone. We played unselfish basketball and it showed. Looking at the stats, you can see we had points coming from everyone. We all feel really good about the weekend and are ready for our next game on Wednesday.”

Also contributing to the win versus Lambton were: Destiny Paquin with 11 points, six rebounds, an assist and a steal in 22 minutes; and, Jamira Rousseau with nine points, four steals, three assists, two blocks and a rebound in 22 minutes.

Rousseau was named Niagara’s player of the game in a 47-39 victory over St. Clair.

“This weekend, our team played at the highest level I have ever seen. The ball movement, the extra passes, the sharing of the ball and our defence was next level. Every single person contributed to both wins on and off the court,” Rousseau said. “We played together as a team and had each other’s back. This weekend proved to us and the league the potential and the skill we have and we are so excited to keep showing everyone who we are.”

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