The Carleton women's basketball team was a big winner on Sunday, marking their senior day with an 80-50 win over the visiting Badgers. The win opened a wonderful afternoon of basketball at the Nest, which unfortunately ended on a sour note as the men's team fell 84-79 in double overtime.
The women's team opened the afternoon riding a wave of momentum from Friday's Cap Hoops win and quickly led 18-14 after 10 minutes. With 9 points from Catherine Oliver in the second quarter, the Ravens exploded out to a 39-27 halftime lead. For Oliver, the second-quarter explosion in just her second game of the year led to her tying her career-high with 11 points.
The Ravens never let up in the third, holding Brock to 25% shooting while outscoring the Badgers 23-19. Coach Dani Sinclair handed the fourth quarter over to mostly first-year players, as Tyanne Matosas-Adderley had 10 points and Hanna Beattie had 4 as the Ravens locked down the Badgers to move to 15-5.
Following the contest, the Ravens celebrated their seniors with presentations for Gabrielle Francis of the women's team and Louth Coulibably, Cedric Mbiaba, Domac Domac and Marjok Okado on the men's team.
Following the ceremony, the men got off to a slow start, falling behind 19-4. With Brock coming off a lopsided loss the night before, the fiery Badgers appeared to have Carleton on their heels before the Ravens outscored Brock 22-11 in the second quarter. Marjok Okado and Emmanuel Suzama led the comebacks for the Ravens, combining for 17 points in the quarter.
Tied entering the fourth quarter, both teams would trade leads late in the game before Birch Pockar hit a jumper with seven seconds remaining to force overtime. In the extra frame, Carleton would lead by three again, entering the final seconds when Andrew McKenna hit a three with 3 seconds to play, forcing a second extra frame.
The Ravens were unable to keep the charge alive in the second overtime, as Brock took the lead within the first minute of the period and never let up, holding on for the win.
Despite the loss, a Marjok Okado three-pointer in the first overtime saw him pass 1,000 career points. With the milestone, Okado is the fifteenth player to achieve the feat and sits 14th all-time in program scoring with 1,006 points. Okado is 14 points behind Hall of Famer Tom Gorman.
