Box Score The McMaster women's basketball  team honoured the seniors on this year's squad and then proceeded to defeat the Laurentian Voyageurs 84-44 on Saturday night in the Burridge Gym. 

The Marauders were determined to push tempo early and used a 10-0 run to grab a 16-6 lead in the opening quarter.  Laurentian made a late push before the quarter ended and got back to within 18-11 after 10 minutes.

The second quarter saw McMaster turn on the full-court pressure and the strategy worked as the Voyageurs started to turn the ball over and the Marauders took full advantage.  By halftime, the McMaster lead had grown to 40-19, as Laurentian was held to just eight points in the second quarter.

As in the previous win over Nipissing, McMaster again was able to deploy its full roster for the entire game, keeping fresh legs on the court and keeping up the pressure.   The Marauders spread the ball around smartly and shared the scoring load with 11 of 12 players getting on the score-sheet.

The final two quarters were won by the Marauders as they controlled the play, using  their press to great effect and scoring easy baskets in transition.

Clare Kenney had a huge double-double effort with 16 points and 13 rebounds to lead McMaster.  Four other Marauders scored in double-figures, including: Danielle Boiago with 12, Hilary Hanaka and Andrea Polischuk with 11 each, and Rachael Holmes with 10. The top shooter for Laurentian was Adrienne Moreau who dropped 10 points. McMaster crushed the Voyageurs on the boards by 55-27.
 

The seniors honoured at the game were Andrea Polischuk, who completes her final year of CIS eligibility, along with Rachael Holmes and Siobhan Manning, who are both on track to graduate this spring, but who each have another year of eligibility left should they choose to use it.

McMaster will next travel to St. Catharines on Wednesday, February 24 to play Brock at the Meridian Centre.  Tip-off for the big off-campus event is set for 5:30 p.m.