OCAA Women's Basketball: St. Clair defeated Durham 73-60
 
WINDSOR, Ont. – It was a win and your in situation for the Durham College women's basketball team on Sunday in Windsor as the teams clashed in the OCAA qualifying round.
 
Despite a strong effort, the defending OCAA bronze medalist St. Clair Saints were too tough for the Lords as they earned a 73-60 victory on home court.
 
St. Clair advances to the OCAA championship hosted by Centennial from March 5-7 while Durham's season comes to an end, closing out the year with a 13-16 overall record. This is the first time since 2005-2006 that the Lords have posted back-to-back seasons of 13 wins or more.
 
Durham has not had a lot of luck in the playoffs against St. Clair, having travelled to Windsor five times in the qualifying round since 2007 and losing every time.
 
In Sunday's match, the Saints would edge out Durham by three points in the first and second quarters to take a six-point lead into halftime. It was the third quarter where the Saints pulled away as they outscored Durham 20-11, opening the gap to 15 points.
 
Durham would put up a good fight in the fourth quarter outscoring the Saints 22-20, but the deficit was too much to overcome.
 
Rebounding played a big factor in the game as St. Clair held a 48-33 advantage over Durham, including hauling in 18 boards in the offensive end. St. Clair's depth also proved to be a difference maker as they outscored Durham's bench 17-2.
 
OCAA scoring champion Lindsay Panchan (Ajax, Ont.) ended the night with 25 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Alyxandrea Francisco (Whitby, Ont.) also had a big game with 17 points, eight rebounds and five steals.
 
Sarah Bondy and Shannon Kennedy led St. Clair on the scoresheet with 17 and 15 points respectively.
 
QUICK LOOK AT THE LORDS
Overall record: 13-16
Conference record: 8-8