The Concordia Stingers women’s basketball team was edged out 51-48 by the McGill Martlets in the RSEQ championship game on Saturday afternoon.
Concordia started out slow and was trailing 32-23 at halftime. But the team gained momentum as the game wore on. The Stingers outscored the Martlets 11-10 in the third quarter and 14-9 in the final frame but ran out of time to complete the comeback.
Stinger rookie forward Marilyse Roy-Viau led all scorers in the game with 18 points, while Anneth Him-Lazarenko was McGill’s top performer with 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Concordia University President Dr. Alan Shepard cheered on the Stingers during the game and presented the team members with their silver medals afterwards.
McGill advances to the national championship tournament taking place in Regina March 15-17.
