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REDS Drop Second Straight

UNB's Addie Mombourquette drives around a Cape Breton defender during Saturday's loss in Sydney. (PHOTO: Vaughan Merchant/for CBU Athletics)
UNB's Addie Mombourquette drives around a Cape Breton defender during Saturday's loss in Sydney. (PHOTO: Vaughan Merchant/for CBU Athletics)
Box Score
November 2, 2024

(SYDNEY, NS) The Cape Breton University Capers scored a second consecutive home court win over the UNB REDS on Saturday, 68-62, sweeping their Atlantic University Sport women's basketball weekend series.

The Capers jumped to a 9-1 edge early in the first quarter, keyed by the strong interior play of Kiyara Letlow (Toronto, ON) and Hannah Smith (Bedford, NS), whose three-pointer provided the eight-point advantage. Sparked by Maheva Ngassam (Saint Hubert, QC), the REDS responded with a 5-0 burst to trim the deficit to 9-6. The Capers were up 17-15 after the first quarter.

Early in the second quarter, on the strength of a three-pointer from Katie Butts (Ottawa, ON) and a pair of free throws from Ann Bastien (Terrebonne, QC), the REDS took their first lead, at 21-19.  Cape Breton quickly regained the lead on a three-pointer from fifth-year senior Hailey MacLeod (Marion Bridge, NS). Capped by an old-fashioned three-point play from Bastien, the hoop-and-harm, UNB made an 11-4 run to lead 33-26. The sides traded points down the stretch of the second quarter, with the REDS taking a 40-33 edge to the locker room at half-time.

In the third quarter, the Capers outscored the REDS 21-10, including a 13-2 run, to take a 54-50 edge heading to the final stanza.

In the fourth quarter, CBU was up 62-55. Down the stretch, led by Ngassam and Butts, the REDS sliced that lead to 63-60. Smith canned what turned out to be a clinching three-pointer to make it 66-60 with only 18.6 seconds remaining. Letlow helped seal the deal from the free-throw line.

Letlow fashioned a double-double, finishing with game-highs in points (17) and rebounds (23), while MacLeod scored 12. 

Butts, with a team-high 16 points and 14 rebounds, and Ngassam, with 15 points and 12 rebounds, had double-doubles to lead the REDS. Bastien and Addie Mombourquette (Fredericton, NB) finished with 12 and 10 points, respectively. 

The Capers are back in action on Thursday when they travel to Antigonish to face the STFX X-Women.

The REDS return home and will host Dalhousie in UNB's home-opener, Saturday at 6:00pm.

 

RECAP BY: Corey LeBlanc/for CBU Athletics

PHOTOS BY: Vaughan Merchant/for CBU Athletics