MONTREAL --
Kacie Bosch and
Asnate Fomina scored 19 points apiece as the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns overwhelmed McGill 101-55 in a rare morning women's basketball preseason opener at Love Competition Hall, Sunday.
It was the third game for Lethbridge, which defeated Medicine Hat College 74-32 last week but lost 106-59 to Concordia on Saturday.
Both teams fielded an unusually short bench as McGill dressed only eight players -- four shy of the usual dozen -- while the visiting Pronghorns suited up with nine.
The Pronghorns, who had a commanding 52-29 margin in rebounding, took advantage of 22 McGill turnovers to score 32 points. They led 25-15 after the first quarter, 51-33 at halftime and 75-40 after three.
Bosch and Fomina were among five Pronghorns to reach double figures, a group that included
Danielle Fritzke with 18 points on the strength of a 6-for-9 performance from three-point range. Teammates
Amy Mazutinec and
Isabel Rattai added 13 and 12, respectively.
Katie Keith added nine points and a game-high 13 rebounds.
Sophomore
Charlotte Clayton, one of only six returnees for McGill, led the team with 15 points. The 5-foot-8 guard from Newmarket, Ont., shot 5-for-13 from the floor, including an impressive 5-for-10 effort from beyond the arc. She added three rebounds, one steal and a block.
Other scorers for the Martlets included veterans
Stephanie Mondou (9),
Geraldine Cabillo-Abante (7) and
Ruth Tshikudi-Tshila (6), along with newcomers
Delphine Robitaille (7),
Nell Hoogeveen (6) and
Shayann Laguerre (5). Tshikudi-Tshila led the team under the glass with seven rebounds.
Lethbridge shot an impressive 47.5 per cent from the floor (36/80) -- connecting on 14 of 28 attempts from downtown -- and made 11 of 15 free-throws. The Martlets shot a feeble 27.3 per cent from the field (18/66), went 9-for-31 from the arc and made 10 of 14 from the line.
McGill (0-1) plays at Ottawa and Carleton, Oct. 5-6, respectively, while the Pronghorns (2-1) get a two-week break before playing Lakehead and Regina, in Saskatchewan Oct. 11-12.
