SUDBURY, ONT – Montrealer Katerina Stoupas pulled down a monster game-high 15 rebounds and contributed six points as McGill defeated Wilfrid Laurier University 57-40 on Day 2 of the Laurentian Invitational women's basketball tournament, Saturday.
 
It was the team's single-game highest rebounding total since Charlotte Guerin pulled down 16 boards in a 57-53 loss to Manitoba on Oct. 2, 2022.

The victory improved McGill's preseason record to 2-0 and put the Martlets in position to win the four-team tourney with a win over host Laurentian on Sunday.
 
McGill, which had an overwhelming 54-34 edge in rebounding, led 18-6 after the opening quarter. But the Golden Hawks managed to regroup slightly and won the second stanza 17-15. The Martlets swept the third and fourth quarters, 16-10 and 8-7, respectively.
 
Kristy Awikeh, a native of Syria, and Katie Rathwell of North Battleford, Sask., each scored a team-leading nine points in McGill's balanced offensive attack. Other leading scorers for the Martlets included Emma-Jane Scotten of Ottawa, with eight points and 10 rebounds,  Seyna Diggs (8 pts, 8 rbs) of Montreal and Hannah Puff (8 pts) of Cooks Creek, Man.
 
Leading the way for WLU was Miranda Campbell with 10 points and Cassidy Hirtle (8).
 
The Martlets shot 34.3 per cent from the floor (24/70), made six of 28 attempts from beyond the arc and went 3-for-8 from the free-throw line. Laurier shot a feeble 21.5 per cent from the field (14/65), went only 1-for-15 from downtown and 11-for-19 from the line.
 
In the tourney's other game on Saturday, TMU defeated host Laurentian 70-53. McGill sits atop the standings, while Laurier and TMU are both 1-1, and Laurentian is 0-2.

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SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Sports Information Officer
Athletics & Recreation
McGill University
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