No. 1 HAWKS ROLL PAST LAMBTON, 91-49
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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Lambton | 7 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 49 |
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Humber | 32 | 21 | 26 | 12 | 91 |
ETOBICOKE, Ont: The no. 1 Humber women's basketball team (6-0, 1st West) scored a season-high 91 points en route to a 91-49 win over the Lambton Lions (2-5, 7th West) at the Humber Athletic Centre Saturday afternoon. Third-year guard Leticia Lopez (Toronto) finished with a career-high 17 points, along with four rebounds, five assists, and five steals for the Hawks.
CCAA Player of the Year Ceejay Nofuente (Toronto) recorded with her fourth double-double of the season, finishing with a game-high 19 points and 12 assists, including an impressive 4-7 from three-point range.
Aleena Domingo (Toronto) and Jill Semple (Etobicoke) also contributed double-figures in the contest, posting 10 points each. The Hawks forced Lambton into 29 turnovers.
Chioma Oriuwa (Brampton), Humber's all-time leading rebounder, finished with a game-high 11 rebounds in the win.
Domingo opened the scoring for the Hawks, connecting on an elbow jumper as Humber began the game on a 12-0 run. After 20 minutes of play, the Hawks went into half with a 53-17 lead.
Humber continued to dominate in the second half, as Lambton would get no closer than 39 points, as the Hawks posted the 91-49 win.
Despite the win, Humber continued to struggle from the free-throw line, finishing with a season-low 47.1 percent (8-17) at the line.
The Hawks will have little turnaround before playing their next game tomorrow against the no. 14 St. Clair Saints (6-1, 2nd West). Tip-off for that game is scheduled for 1pm and will be streamed live on the Hawks Sports Network. A game preview can be found here.
HISTORY WATCH
With 19 points in the win, Ceejay Nofuente becomes the seventh student-athlete to score 600 points or more in a career.
Aleena Domingo (629 points) and Nofuente (618 points) become the first duo to score 600-plus points in a career since teammates Denice Cummings (761 points) and Denise Perrier (603 points) accomplished the feat in 1993.
