Sarah Gates scored 21 points to lead the No. 2 Marauders to a 73-66 victory over the third-seeded Saskatchewan Huskies in the first semifinal of the women's Final 8 tournament on Saturday.
Summer Masikewich had 21 points and 12 rebounds to top the Huskies, who won the tournament in 2016 and were silver medallists last year. They beat Acadia in the quarterfinals to advance to Saturday's semis. The Marauders led 16-13 to end the first quarter and stretched their advantage to eight points in the second. But Saskatchewan closed the half strong, and when Megan Ahlstrom connected on a three-pointer with a minute to play, her basket sent the teams into the halftime break tied 33-33.
The game featured a matchup between McMaster's veteran coach Theresa Burns, and Huskies head coach Lisa Thomaidis who played three seasons for Burns at McMaster and is a McMaster Hall of Famer. Thomaidis, who's also Canada's women's head coach, credits Burns as the reason she got into coaching.
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