Hi Folks,
We got back on track this weekend with wins over Guelph and
Lakehead, outscoring our opponents in each of the 8 quarters. With last week’s losses in Ottawa, we dropped
to 12th in the country – we’ll have to see what impact the two wins
have this weekend. Our league record is
now 11-3, good enough for a first place tie in our division with Ryerson.
Queen’s 75 – Guelph 61
This game had a very sloppy start, for both teams, as we
turned the ball over 7 times and Guelph turned it over 5 times. Despite that, the pace allowed us to get up
19 shots, converting on only 6, but still managing a 16-13 lead. Unfortunately, our ability to take care of
the ball did not improve in the second quarter, coughing it up 8 times, but
still managing to outscore Guelph 17-13 to build a 33-26 half-time lead. Despite reducing our turnovers to just 2 in
the third quarter, we could not create much separation from Guelph, only adding
one point to our lead, 19-18. It wasn’t
until late in the fourth quarter that we began to separate, eventually building
a 15 point lead, while holding Guelph without a field goal for the last 2 minutes
of the game. We had a good spread in
scoring with 5 players hitting double digits, two of whom had
double-doubles. Robyn Pearson led the way with 20 points (on 9 of 16 shooting) and
15 boards. Emily Hazlett had 14 points and 8 assists, while Marianne Alarie continued her fine play
with 13 points. Abby Dixon chipped in with 11 points and 5 boards, while Jenny Wright had the other
double-double with 10 points and 11 boards.
Q’s SID Report: http://gogaelsgo.com/news/2016/2/5/WBB_v_Guelph.aspx?path=wbball
Queen’s 69 – Lakehead
51
Lakehead did a very good job of keeping us off balance in the
first half of this game, using a variety of combination defenses (box & 1,
matchup zone). Our shooting percentage
(21%) was not helping any either, but the pace of the game allowed us to get up
28 shots in the first quarter, and a 15-11 opening quarter lead. The second quarter was not any prettier, as
we committed 6 turnovers and shot 31% to outscore Lakehead 15-12 for a 30-23
halftime lead. We made significant
improvements in the second half, and began to pull apart their defenses,
outscoring them, 20-14 in the third and 19-14 in the fourth, shooting 42% and
43% respectively to finish with the 69-51 win.
Abby Dixon recorded a
double-double, with 15 points and 11 boards, while Emily Hazlett almost matched her with 13 points and 9 boards. Andrea
Priamo finished with 11 points and 7 boards, while Robyn Pearson added another double-double to her belt, with 10 and
10.
The Lakehead game also marked our “Shoot for the Cure”, Breast Cancer Research game, where 6 of our
team members provided locks of their hair to make wigs for cancer patients. Donations have topped their $5,000 goal,
currently at $5,350. Additionally, all
of our players sold tickets to the game to raise another $375, bringing the
total to $5,725. Donations can still be made at:
Congratulations and thank you to team organizer, Andrea Priamo, and the 6 hair-donating volunteers:
Marianne Alarie, Kat Holt, Maddie Morris, Megan Saftich,
Chris Booker (team athletic
trainer), and Stephanie Edmunds
(team strength trainer).
NBA All-Star Weekend
Update
Our game time on Saturday, February 13 against Windsor is at
4:30pm (was originally 4pm), and now there is a $5 discount available for
students by:
For student tickets only:
1) www.nbatickets.com
2) Select
Saturday, February 13, 2pm
3) Select #
of tickets
4) Click
“OUA Offer”
5) Enter
code: 5OFFOUA
Up Next at Home:
Friday, February 12 vs. Western 6pm
Up Next on the Road:
Saturday, February 13 vs. Windsor @ EnerCare Centre (NBA
All-Star weekend – Toronto)
Saturday, February 20 @ Algoma 6pm
Have a great week!
Dave.
