SUDBURY, Ont. - A career day for
Keira Aikman was not enough to help the Golden Hawks overcome an early deficit as Laurier dropped to 1-3 on the season after a 76-61 loss to the Laurentian Voyageurs on Saturday afternoon.Â
The Golden Hawks jumped on Laurentian early as they were able to go up 6-0 before the Voyageurs finally got on the board with an Alexia Schryburt 3-pointer.
Schryburt punished the Golden Hawks all game long, as she led the Voyageurs in scoring, putting up a dominant 23 points on 8-24 shooting, with five rebounds, an assist and two steals.
That first 3-pointer was the eventual spark that Laurentian needed, and allowed them to go on a dominant 20-2 run for a large part of the first quarter, giving them a 20-10 lead before
Keira Aikman was able to hit a free-throw to end the first quarter 20-11 in favour of the Voyageurs.
Aikman had a career day coming off the bench for the Golden Hawks, posting a career-high 26 points with eight rebounds. The forward had herself a great weekend, putting up 47 points total through the two games up north.
The second quarter was more of the same from the Voyageurs as they dominated throughout, going up by as much as 17 with 1:33 left in the half. Aikman, though, was able to close out the half, making a layup to go into the break with the Golden Hawks down big, 42-28.
The Golden Hawks showed plenty of resistance during the second half of the contest but, at the end of the day, the lead for Laurentian hardly budged, as even an 11-point fourth quarter for Aikman wasn't enough to help the Golden Hawks come back.
Cadence Peacore was one of the other reasons why the Golden Hawks were stymied in the second half, as 10 second-half points were able to lift the Voyageurs to the win. She finished the night off with 15 points, three rebounds and two assists.
It was the same vices that have haunted the Golden Hawks all season that showed up in Sudbury on Saturday, with
The defence for the Golden Hawks was good once again, as they were able to force 17 turnovers and won the turnover battle, but offensively, the team shot just 5-of-23 from beyond the arc.
Up Next:
The Golden Hawks are in tough as they return to Waterloo for a back-to-back at home against #7 McMaster and #5 Carleton on Friday and Saturday night, respectively.Â
Tip-off for both games are at 6pm and tickets are on sale at
tickets.laurierathletics.com
Subscribers can watch the game live on OUA.tv and fans can also tune in at radiolaurier.com
