Brock didn’t need much time to turn Friday night into something clinical at Bob Davis Gymnasium. Ontario Tech landed the first bucket of the game, and for a moment it looked like the Ridgebacks might try to hang around. That moment didn’t last long.
By the end of the 40 minutes, Brock walked out with a 70-37 win on Jan. 23, pushing its record to 10-5 while Ontario Tech fell to 0-16. The scoring margin was loud, but the way it happened was even louder: Brock didn’t win with some chaotic shooting heater, they won slowly, squeezing the game down until Ontario Tech couldn’t breathe.
The first quarter set the tone. Brock wasn’t sharp from the floor early (6-for-21) but it didn’t matter because the Badgers were already dictating everything else, rebounding, second chances and with pace. Madalyn Weinert opened her night living at the rim and at the line, and Brock finished the quarter up 19-10 without ever looking like they’d shown their full hand.
Then the second quarter hit like a door closing. Brock shot 9-for-17 in the frame and outscored Ontario Tech 23-8, turning a manageable game into a 42-18 halftime lead. It wasn’t flashy. It was structured. Ava Stranges gave Brock a jolt with a pair of threes on her way to 12 points, while Weinert kept stacking points the old-fashioned way, deep position, second chances and free throws. She ended with 23 points on 8-for-16 shooting and a perfect 7-for-7 at the line, plus 17 rebounds. That’s not just a big night: that’s one player owning the entire middle of the court.
Ontario Tech’s struggle was simple and brutal: shot didn’t fall, and nothing came easy. The Ridgebacks shot 15-for-61 overall (24.6 per cent) and 3-for-30 from three (10 per cent). Brock’s defense didn’t need to gamble; the Badgers forced 22 Ontario Tech turnovers and held the Ridgebacks to zero fast-break points, which tells you how hard it was for them to generate anything with flow. Quincy Okubasu’s battles on the glass (10 rebounds) prevented Ontario Tech from finding a stretch where the game felt stable.
Brock never let the third quarter lull become a consistent storyline. Ontario Tech won the quarter 13-12, but there was no real swing, no panic, no rush and no opening. Brock closed the night with a 16-6 fourth quarter and finished with a 48-33 rebounding edge and 13 second-chance points. These are the kind of numbers that make comebacks feel impossible before they even start.
This one wasn’t about drama. It was about control. Brock played like a team that knew exactly where the game would be decided — the paint, the boards and the possessions — and then went and decided it.