No. 8 Women’s Basketball Advances to Final Four, Defeats Sheridan, 85-66
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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Sheridan (9-9, 9-9) | 13 | 10 | 20 | 23 | 66 |
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Humber (17-1, 17-1) | 24 | 21 | 25 | 15 | 85 |
WINDSOR — No. 8 Humber women's basketball will move on to the OCAA Final Four after defeating the Sheridan Bruins (10-10) Friday evening at Lambton College, 85-66.
Ivana Twumasi and Felicia Velasquez led the way for Humber in the victory. Twumasi finished with a game-high 20 points, to go along with five rebounds and two assists, while Velasquez stuffed the stat sheet with a career-high 18 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and a steal.
After two tightly contested matchups during the regular season, the Hawks set the tone early in this one jumping out to a 14-2 lead to start the game. Both Ivana Twumasi and Jahnae Gyles paced the offence in the opening frame, combining for 17 of Humber's 24 points, as the Hawks took an 11-point into the second.
The Hawks were dominant on the defensive end in the first half holding Sheridan to just eight made field goals through 20 minutes of action. Humber made it a priority to shutdown Sheridan's leading scorer Theresa Brown in the first half. Brown, an OCAA second team all-star was held scoreless through the first two quarters, missing all seven shots from the floor. Thanks to their strong play over the first twenty minutes, the Hawks took a 22-point lead into the half.
The Bruins made an effort to chip their way back into the game, nearly matching their point total from the first half in the third quarter alone. Unfortunately for Sheridan, the Hawks were equally as good in the quarter finishing with a game-high 25 points in the third. At the end of three Humber took a commanding 27-point lead into the fourth quarter.
The huge deficit after three quarters would prove too much for Sheridan to overcome in the final quarter, as they fell to the Hawks in the quarter-final by a score of, 85-66.
Felicia Velasquez was named the player of the game for the Hawks in the win.
Game Notes
- Ivana Twumasi's 20 points were a new career-high for the Jane and Finch native.
- Miea Campbell-Johnson recorded her seventh double-double on the season and 17th of her career.
- Humber improves to 10-5 in the quarter-final round.
- The Hawks will now play in an OCAA semifinal game for the seventh time in the Coach Sharma era.
What's Next?
With the win, No. 8 Humber basketball will play No. 13 St. Clair in the semifinal on Mar. 7. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. The Hawks are 4-1 against St. Clair in the postseason and 4-4 all-time against the host team.
