WELLAND, Ont. - The Mohawk women's basketball team opened the 2017-18 OCAA regular season with a 70-65 win over the Niagara Knights in Welland, Ont., on Friday, Oct. 20.

Jasmina Kucic scored 21 points and had seven rebounds and seven steals to lead the Mountaineers. Stef Hrymak had 19 points and Abby Heron came up with 14 points and four rebounds.

"Lots of credit goes to Niagara as they played really hard and out worked us all night," said Mohawk head coach Kevin Duffy. "We were able to survive and get the win, but we had a few players not show up tonight and as a whole we were not mentally focused at all."

Duffy added, "We have a lot to work (to do) and if we don't improve, it's going to be a long season for us. Having said all that, I liked the calm we played with at the end of the game. It was very tight, but we didn't panic and were able to secure the win."

Source: Mohawk College