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Loyalist Lancers soar past Grizzlies in OCAA action

Jacob Edwards leads the men's team in scoring, while Kelsey Dunkeld led the charge for the women's side
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GEORGIAN GRIZZLIES
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The Georgian Grizzlies men’s and women’s basketball teams hosted the Loyalist Lancers on Friday night at the Georgian Athletic Centre in Barrie. 

After playing with a slight lead for most of the contest it was a tough fourth quarter for the Grizzlies men’s team, which cost them the game.

The Lancers outscored the Grizzlies 24-12 in the final frame to take the victory 72-63.

Despite the loss, the Grizzlies had a good effort from Jacob Edwards (Barrie) who scored a team-high 19 points. Edwards has now averaged 20 points-per-game over his last two contests.

Teammates Nikyle Williams-McIntosh (Newmarket) also had 16 points while teammate Samuel Odzenma (Mississauga) had 14 points, for his sixth straight game with double-digits in points.

The loss kept the Grizzlies from gaining ground on the third place Lancers who now hold a 10-2 record on the season and are third in the OCAA east division standings.  Georgian are one spot behind in a tie for fourth place with a 7-5 record.

In the women’s game, it was a similar story for the Grizzlies who after a good start the two teams were only separated by five points through three quarters.

In the fourth quarter, the Lancers were able to pull away with some good shooting to defeat the Grizzlies 58-38.

Cassidy Warren-Timpano (Barrie) returned to the Grizzlies lineup, playing her first game of the season and was impressive leading the team with 10 points.

Kelsey Dunkeld (Barrie) led the team with 15 rebounds while also scoring seven points.

The Grizzlies have a quick turnaround as they will be back in action on Saturday afternoon when they host the St. Lawrence Vikings. The women’s game gets underway at 1 p.m. followed by the men’s game at 3 p.m. 

Tickets for all Grizzlies home games are available at the doors for $5 or if you can’t be in attendance you can watch the game online at GeorgianGrizzlies.ca/WatchLive.

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