Tigers overpower X-Women 68-52

(Halifax, NS) The Dalhousie Tigers earned a key four-point victory over the StFX X-Women Tuesday night at the Dalplex. AUS leading scorer Courtney Thompson led the Tigers with a game-high 18 points on 5-10 shooting as the Tigers used a huge third quarter to propel themselves to a 68-52 victory. The Tigers sit in second place in the AUS with a 6-3 record while the X-Women are in the sixth and final playoff spot with a 4-6 record.

The X-Women opened up a 12-9 lead on the Tigers, but they would go on to allow seven straight points to end the quarter and the Tigers went up 16-12 after the first ten minutes of play. The Tigers were hot from deep in the opening quarter, hitting two of three attempts. After a gritty second quarter that saw both teams put ten points on the board, the Tigers maintained their four-point lead going into halftime.

The X-Women couldn't get things going offensively as they only connected on 30.8% (4-13) of their attempts from the field in the third quarter, and the Tigers capitalized and outscored the X-Women 24-9 in the quarter and they led by 19 going into the fourth quarter.

The lead would get trimmed to 14 late in the fourth quarter but that's as close as the X-Women would get and the Tigers came away with a 68-52 victory. Kristy Moore chipped in 12 points for the Tigers in the win while Tessa Stammberger added seven points and seven rebounds. Robbi Daley provided a spark off the bench for the Tigers with 11 points on 5-8 shooting.

Lindsay Lessard led the X-Women with 11 points and eight boards in the loss, while Kolbi Roper also chipped in 11. Jamella Clark had ten points and five boards off the pine for the X-Women.

The Tigers will try to win back-to-back games when they face the UNB Varsity Reds on Saturday in Fredericton, while the X-Women will take on the Cape Breton Capers next Tuesday in Sydney.