Fanshawe's women's basketball team had a fantastic first half of the season. For a team with a lot of first-year players, they worked hard to end the first semester strong, winning eight of nine games.

The Falcons won their first six games. The team lost game seven (their only loss) to Algoma with a final score of 63-50. The Algoma Thunderbirds also have a solid team and finished off their first half of the season at 8-1.

The women had their final game before the winter break on December 2 at St. Clair. Guard Brooke Kiatipis scored 16 points in Fanshawe's 67-37 win. Forward Natasha Amo contributed with 14.

Fanshawe will start the second half of the season with a two-game winning streak, but they're looking to finish the season without losing any more games.

Kaitlind Dutrizac is in her fifth year on the team and plays the guard position. She said that it's good to see that there is a lot of chemistry with the team, both on and off the court. Dutrizac also added that their coaches have been helping them improve individually as well as working together as a team.

With very few minor injuries and consistently good performances from each player, the Falcons are having a great season. The team said they're working to improve even further.

Dutrizac said, "Our main focus (has been) defence." She added that this will likely be one of the main focuses while finishing up the season. This semester, she is looking forward to "getting back on top of things, working hard and continuing where we left off."

The ladies have another nine games on the schedule, four of which are home games. The Falcons' first game of the second half of the season is on January 12 at Humber. The next home game is on January 18 at 6 p.m.

With another nine games in the second half of the regular season, let's hope the Falcons finish with a bang!

For more information on the women's team, game schedules and standings, check out tinyurl.com/womensbball2011 or stop by the Athletics Office in J-gym.