The Seneca College Sting are moving on. The Ontario Colleges Athletic Association Women’s Basketball representatives turned in a winning performance this afternoon to defeat fourth ranked Okanagan 77-66 in their opening round game.

Katie Weiss paced the Sting with 15, while Carlene Siopis followed closely with 14 points of her own and hitting several clutch free throws down the stretch. Natasha Thombs and Alana Vicks were also in double digits scoring 12 and 11 points respectively. Vicks also dominated the backboards, reeling in a game high 11 boards. Ashley Docking added 8 points and was honoured as the Player of the Game.

Seneca will now face the winner of game two between Vanier (1) and Mount Saint Vincent (8) Friday at 8:00 pm (EST).

CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE:

Thursday, March 15
Game 1: Seneca def. Okanagan 77-66
Game 2: Vanier def. Mount St. Vincent 67-46
Game 3: Édouard-Montpetit def. MacEwan 100-90
Game 4: Langara def. Lethbridge 55-53

Friday, March 16
Game 5: Okanagan vs. Mount St. Vincent 3:00 pm
Game 6: MacEwan vs. Lethbridge 5:30 pm
Game 7: Seneca vs. Vanier 8:00 pm
Game 8: Édouard-Montpetit vs. Langara 10:30 pm

Saturday, March 17
Game 9: 12:00 pm
Game 10: 2:00 pm
Game 11: 4:00 pm

Bronze Medal Game: 7:00 pm
Gold Medal Game: 9:00 pm
Note: All times are Eastern Standard Time.

For more information, including the latest news, results and developments within the 2007 CCAA Women’s Basketball Nationals, please visit the official championship website:
CCAA Women's Basketball Championship