Canterbury took care of business in their home opener on Tuesday (and then some). They took their contest with ease, bagging a 53-26 win over the Lehigh Lightning. The Cougars pushed the score to 44-16 by the end of the third, a deficit the Lightning cut but never quite recovered from.
Canterbury was led to victory by Casey O'Connell and Kaya Langford. O'Connell went 6 for 11 en route to 18 points plus eight rebounds and four blocks, while Langford scored 11 points along with eight steals. Trinity O'Connell was another key player, scoring eight points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.
Canterbury was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lehigh only posted five.
Despite the loss, Lehigh still got an impressive performance from Rianne Smith, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds.
Canterbury wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 48-43 victory against Aubrey Rogers on the 21st. Lehigh has also already played their next matchup, a 42-28 defeat against First Baptist Academy on the 21st.
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