Toronto blues varsity
Facts:
nformation:
of Toronto shire Place to, ON 978.3443 971.2118 arsityblues.ca
ctor:
h Ali 978.7379 @utoronto.ca
ormation:
Clark 978.4263 @utoronto.ca
asketball:
cord: 5-14 cord: DNP John Campbell 978.4316 ell@utoronto.ca
Basketball:
cord: 8-11 ecord: 0-1 ichèle Bélanger 978.7359 anger@utoronto.ca
Court:
e, Goldring Centre y: 2,000
woMen’s season preview
The University of Toronto Varsity Blues women’s basketball team is ready to make moves in 2016-17. With a balanced group, the Blues are confident they can make a push deep into the post season and earn a berth into the Final Four come March. Toronto returns a solid veteran corps with 2015-16 OUA all-star Rahshida Atkinson leading the way. Atkinson topped the Blues and ranked seventh in the province averaging 15.6 points per game last year. Keyira Parkes, a second-year guard from Scarborough, Ont., has had a breakout pre-season after earning OUA all-rookie team honours last season. U of T is bolstered by fourth and fifth-year veterans Alanna Garner, Diedre Edwards and Emily Piccini, while sophomore Charlotte Collyer looks to step into a starter’s role in 2016-17.
“We’re looking at coming down and scoring a little quicker than we did last year and that all starts with our defensive intensity. We have some guards and forwards who can really get up there and pressure. Our ability to pick up in the full court and cause problems for our opponents will assist us in forcing the other team to turn the ball over while setting us up with easy opportunities to score in transition and we think we have the personnel to do that this year.” – Michèle Bélanger, Head Coach Key Losses: Abena Addo Key Returns: Rahshida Atkinson, Keyira Parkes, Diedre Edwards Key Recruits: Charlotte Craig, Nada Radonjic