Our first weekend sweep of the regular season could not have come at a better time. With wins over York (74-67) and Laurentian (65-62), we have secured a date for post-season play. Our final league game, this Friday against RMC, will determine whether we finish in 5th spot (and travel to Ryerson) or 6th spot (and travel to Ottawa U.).
Saturday's game also provided us the opportunity to recognize our graduating athletes: Jill Wheat and Brittany Moore. Jill completes her 5th year of eligibility this season (3 with Q's & 2 with Red Deer College), and a degree in Politics. Law school is next on her academic horizon, having scored in the 97th percentile on the LSATs (law exams). Brittany is graduating with her Physical & Health Education degree, with a 5th year of eligibility still on the table. She would like to make use of that eligibility by attending the Faculty of Education at Queen's next fall.
Up Next at Home:
Friday, February 18 vs RMC 6pm (last regular season game)
Up Next on the Road:
Wednesday, February 23 @ either Ryerson or Ottawa U. (playoffs)
Have a great week!
Dave.
Moore, Bullard, Koposhynska clutch in Gaels 74-67 win over York
Posted by: Michael Grobe (Communications & Sports Information Officer)
2/11/2011 8:47:43 PM
KINGSTON, Ont. (February 11, 2011) � Queen's Hanna Koposhynska of Toronto recorded her first CIS career double-double posting 10 points and 18 rebounds in 74-67 win over the York Lions in OUA women's basketball action on Friday.
The win kept Queen's playoff hopes very much alive and they sit in a three way tie for fifth place in the OUA East division with York and Laurentian. All three teams hold a 5-15 record.
Laurentian won its game against Royal Military College (RMC) 62-49 to maintain its pace with the Gaels. The loss for the Lions is the team's 10th in a row after starting the season 5-5.
Brittany Moore of Hannon, Ont., led Queen's with a game high 21 points while Gemma Bullard of Guelph, Ont., tallied 19.
Koposhynska also recorded career highs in rebounds (18) and blocks (6). She was named the Queen's player of the game.
York's Nadia Qahwalsh of Kitchener, Ont., was York's top player tallying 19 points. She was followed Brittany Szockyj of Niagara on the Lake, Ont., who had 17 points. Llyandra Kerr of Markham, Ont., was York's top rebounder with 10.
The Gaels will tackle the Laurentian Lady Vees tomorrow night while York will face winless RMC across town. The season winds down next Friday with Queen's taking on RMC and York hosting Laurentian.
If Queen's can top Laurentian tomorrow it will guarantee them a berth in the OUA playoffs which begin February 23. Tipoff is set for 6:00pm at the Athletics and Recreation Centre (ARC) on campus at Queen's University.
NOTES: This was Bullard's third consecutive games where she has broke double digits.
York Lions vs Queen's Gaels
02/11/11 6:00pm at ARC Main Gym - Kingston, Ontario
At ARC Main Gym - Kingston, Ontario
QUEEN'S GAELS 74, YORK LIONS 67
YORK LIONS (4-16)
N Qahwash 6-15 4-4 19; B Szockyj 7-20 2-4 17; K Mowat 5-8 1-2 14; L Kerr 2-4
2-3 6; E Perras 2-9 0-0 5; C Osborne 2-3 0-0 4; E Dillon 1-5 0-0 2; J
Elliott 0-0 0-0 0; K Pangos 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 25-68 9-13 67.
QUEEN'S GAELS (6-14)
B Moore 6-14 8-9 21; G Bullard 4-6 9-11 19; H Koposhynska 3-15 4-9 10; J
Wheat 3-6 2-2 8; L Boag 2-4 0-0 5; L Minutillo 2-4 0-0 4; R Beddoe 1-1 0-0
3; P Robinson 1-5 0-0 2; S Kernahan 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 23-57 23-31 74.
York Lions.................... 15 21 14 17 - 67
Queen's Gaels................. 16 21 18 19 - 74
3-point goals--York Lions 8-25 (K Mowat 3-5; N Qahwash 3-8; B Szockyj 1-6; E
Perras 1-3; K Pangos 0-2; C Osborne 0-1), Queen's Gaels 5-13 (G Bullard 2-3;
R Beddoe 1-1; B Moore 1-3; L Boag 1-1; P Robinson 0-3; L Minutillo 0-2).
Fouled out--York Lions-None, Queen's Gaels-None. Rebounds--York Lions 34 (L
Kerr 10), Queen's Gaels 46 (H Koposhynska 18). Assists--York Lions 10 (N
Qahwash 5), Queen's Gaels 13 (B Moore 4). Total fouls--York Lions 19,
Queen's Gaels 13. Technical fouls--York Lions-TEAM, Queen's Gaels-None.
Gaels clinch playoff spot with narrow 65-62 win over Laurentian
Posted by: Michael Grobe (Communications & Sports Information Officer)
2/12/2011 9:04:49 PM
KINGSTON, Ont. (February 12, 2011) � With their playoff hopes on the line, the Queen's Gaels women's basketball team rallied from a 13 point deficient to earn a 65-62 win over the Laurentian Lady Vees on Saturday.
The win clinches a playoff position for the Gaels with just a single game remaining against Royal Military College next Friday. Queen's can finish no worse than sixth place in the OUA East.
Brittany Moore of Hannon, Ont., posted 24 points going 8-for-17 from the floor. Moore, in her fourth season with Queen's, is averaging 16 points per game ranking 12th in the nation.
Laurentian had built a 13 point lead late in the second quarter and took a 27-18 lead into the first half.
In the third quarter the Gaels chipped away at the Voyageurs lead putting up 27 points opposed to the Voyageurs 19. Queen's would take the lead in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter, one they would never relinquish to finish 65-62.
Boag was 2-of-3 from downtown and collected 14 points while Gemma Bullard of Guelph, Ont., recorded 10. Sydney Kernahan of Calgary tallied 10 rebounds in the win
Lisa Furchner of Sudbury, Ont., was the game's top scorer for Laurentian dropping 30 points. She also added 10 rebounds to record her ninth double-double of the season. Katie Goddins of Hanmer, Ont., was the game's top rebounder with 11 for Laurentian.
Queen's holds a 6-15 record and are currently tied with York for fifth place in the OUA East. Regardless of the outcome next week against RMC, the Gaels are assured a playoff berth due to its tie break over York.
Laurentian will play York next Friday and York needs a win to earn its way into the playoffs. If both York and Queen's win their games, the Gaels will advance as the fifth place seed.
Queen's will host RMC at the Athletics and Recreation Centre on February 18 with tipoff set for 6:00pm.
Laurentian Voyageurs vs Queen's Gaels
02/12/11 6:00pm at ARC Main Gym - Kingston, Ontario
At ARC Main Gym - Kingston, Ontario
QUEEN'S GAELS 65, LAURENTIAN VOYAGEURS 62
LAURENTIAN VOYAGEURS (6-15)
L Furchner 11-18 7-8 30; K Goggins 2-16 10-20 14; K Patrick 2-5 0-0 5; M
Scott 1-7 3-4 5; E Decloe 2-10 0-0 4; C Blaseg 2-5 0-0 4; E Simpson 0-1 0-0
0; R Goodier 0-1 0-0 0; K Csumrik 0-0 0-0 0; L Meloche 0-1 0-0 0. Totals
20-64 20-32 62.
QUEEN'S GAELS (6-15)
B Moore 8-17 6-8 24; L Boag 3-8 5-5 13; G Bullard 4-10 0-0 10; J Wheat 3-7
0-0 6; P Robinson 2-6 0-0 5; S Kernahan 1-5 1-4 3; L Minutillo 1-2 0-0 3; H
Koposhynska 0-8 1-2 1; R Beddoe 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-63 13-19 65.
Laurentian Voyageurs.......... 16 11 19 16 - 62
Queen's Gaels................. 6 12 27 20 - 65
3-point goals--Laurentian Voyageurs 2-12 (L Furchner 1-4; K Patrick 1-3; M
Scott 0-2; K Goggins 0-3), Queen's Gaels 8-20 (L Boag 2-3; G Bullard 2-5; B
Moore 2-8; P Robinson 1-2; L Minutillo 1-2). Fouled out--Laurentian
Voyageurs-None, Queen's Gaels-None. Rebounds--Laurentian Voyageurs 54 (K
Goggins 11), Queen's Gaels 41 (S Kernahan 9). Assists--Laurentian Voyageurs
15 (K Goggins 6), Queen's Gaels 12 (P Robinson 5). Total fouls--Laurentian
Voyageurs 19, Queen's Gaels 19. Technical fouls--Laurentian Voyageurs-None,
Queen's Gaels-None.
Dave Wilson
Head Coach, Women's Basketball
Office 404 K
Athletics & Recreation Centre
Queen's University
284 Earl Street
Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6
613-533-6317 phone
613-533-6324 fax
dave.wilson@queensu.ca
www.queensbasketball.net
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