PREVIEW: Gee-Gees welcome Nipissing and Laurentian to Montpetit Hall after picking up road wins last weekend
January 22, 2025
Friday, January 24
- The Matchup: #4 Ottawa Gee-Gees (13-2) vs. Nipissing Lakers (4-11)
- Location: Montpetit Hall
- Tip-off: 6 p.m.
- Last Meeting: Ottawa 91, Nipissing 51 – Jan. 17, 2024, at Robert J. Surtees Athletics Centre
OTTAWA GAME NOTES
- Major stat leaders
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- Points (per game): Natsuki Szczokin – 15.6
- Assists (per game): Natsuki Szczokin – 4.9
- Rebounds (per game): Allie McCarthy – 5.9
- Allie McCarthy scored her career 25 points in last weekend's battle with the Nipissing Lakers. She added four rebounds and a steal to the stat sheet.
- Ottawa will feel confident hosting Nipissing and Laurentian on home court after heading north to sweep the same opponents last weekend.
- The Gee-Gees capitalized on turnovers by the Lakers, scoring 37 points off 35 Nipissing turnovers. The squad will look to apply defensive pressure in their rematch.
NIPISSING GAME NOTES
- Major stat leaders
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- Points (per game): Megan McCarter – 12.3
- Assists (per game): Nicole Budd – 2.8
- Rebounds (per game): Sophie Milner – 8.6
- The Lakers suffered a pair of losses to the Ravens and Gee-Gees last weekend, falling to 4-11 in OUA action.
- Taryn Gauthier led the Lakers with 12 points against the Gee-Gees while Megan McCarter reeled in nine rebounds.
- In their last meeting, Nipissing struggled out of the half, being outscored by Ottawa 32-13 in the third quarter.
Saturday, January 25
- The Matchup: #4 Ottawa Gee-Gees (13-2) vs. Laurentian (4-11)
- Location: Montpetit Hall
- Tip-off: 3 p.m.
- Last Meeting: Ottawa 74, Laurentian 52 – Jan. 18, 2025, at Ben F. Avery Gymnasium
LAURENTIAN GAME NOTES
- Major stat leaders
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- Points (per game): Emilie Lafond – 18.0
- Assists (per game): Cadence Pecore – 2.5
- Rebounds (per game): Emilie Lafond – 7.5
- Like the Lakers, the Voyageurs also lost meetings with the Gee-Gees and Ravens over the weekend and will look to bounce back against the nationally ranked teams.
- Laurentian struggled to stop Gee-Gees point guard, Natsuki Szczokin, as she logged 14 points, seven assists, six steals, and three rebounds in their recent meeting.
- Emilie Lafond was the top performer against the Gee-Gees, scoring 16 points in the loss.