GEORGE BROWN 50, FANSHAWE 45 (FINAL - OT)

TORONTO – The George Brown Huskies worked overtime to claim the bronze medal at the 2012 adidas/VSP Sports Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) Women's Basketball Championship at Seneca College's Newnham Gymnasium tonight. The Huskies outlasted the Fanshawe Falcons by a score of 50-45, requiring an extra period to win their first OCAA women's basketball medal since 1990.
 
George Brown second-year guard Kristina Lane, of Toronto, sunk a crucial lay-up with less than a minute remaining in overtime to give the Huskies a two point margin, putting them ahead 47-45, a lead they never relinquished.
 
Both teams struggled from the field in the game shooting less than 30 percent through four quarters but in overtime, the Huskies found a measure of consistency going 3-of-7 from field goal range while the Falcons only managed to sink a single basket. George Brown outscored Fanshawe eight points to three in OT deciding the game for the eventual OCAA bronze medalists.

The Huskies were led by the nine points and two steals of Memphis, Tennessee's Melissa Villar named adidas/VSP Sports Player of the Game for George Brown. OCAA All-Star Aria Charles, of Toronto, also contributed a mammoth performance for the Huskies grabbing 16 boards and recording six points.
 
After a 16-2 season and the No. 1 seed in the OCAA's West Region, the Falcons put up a fierce battle remaining with atleast six points of the Huskies throughout the game. OCAA All-Star Natasha Amo, of Toronto, scored a game-high 12 points on four-for-eight shooting and notched five rebounds in the loss for Fanshawe.

Despite balanced scoring that saw five Falcons players contribute five points or more, the difference in the game was Fanshawe's shooting struggles in OT, as the team went 1-for-6 from the field. Fanshawe's Tanisha Bromfield, of Toronto, pitched-in with nine points and five boards as the Falcons attempted to win their first OCAA women's basketball championship medal since 2009.

Source: Seneca College