Women's Basketball - Game Report

Hi Folks,

Just one game to report on this weekend; a win over York 87-75.  Also, would like to mention that Robyn Pearson was named Queen’s, OUA, and CIS Athlete of the Week last week for her outstanding performances against Toronto and Laurentian.  We moved to the #9 spot in last week’s Top 10 poll, and remain atop our division with a 9-1 record.

Queen’s 87 – York 75

This game did not go as planned (despite the final outcome), as we were very flat and uninspired from the opening tip.  In contrast, York came out firing on all cylinders, shooting 58% to our 29% in the opening quarter, building a 12 point lead at one point.  After 10 minutes we found ourselves trailing 14-24. We made some improvements in the second quarter with our shooting (bumping up to 33%), but turned over the ball 6 times.  We cut the deficit to 5 by half with an 18-13 quarter, to trail 32-37.  Our shooting continued to improve in the third quarter (39%), but our defense continued to struggle with York still converting on 46% of their shots.  We finished the quarter with 22 points to York’s 21.  Entering the fourth quarter trailing 54-58, we came out blistering from the opening possession on route to a 33 point outburst, shooting 67% from the floor and 78% from the free throw line and only turning the ball over twice.  York dropped 17 in the quarter to make the final 87-75.  We had an unbelievable 7 players in double digits in scoring (first I can recall in my coaching career).  Robyn Pearson continued her stellar play with 15 points (5 of 6 from the floor & 5 of 5 from the line) and 8 rebounds, 2 assists.  Jenny Wright finished with 13 to move her into sole possession of 2^nd place in the Queen’s all-time scoring list (1,068 points), while Marianne Alarie finished with 12 points.  Andrea Priamo and rookie post, Myriam Fontaine each had 11 (Myriam’s first double digit performance), while Abby Dixon and Emily Hazlett, rounded out the scoring, each with 10 points, 5 and 2 assists respectively.

Third year forward, Andrea Priamo, has taken the lead again this year in our Shoot for the Cure, Breast Cancer awareness game scheduled for Saturday, February 6 at 6pm against Lakehead University.  Six other team members will be cutting their hair following our game to donate for the purpose of making wigs for cancer patients.  If you would like to make a donation please click on the following link:  http://tinyurl.com/ShootforaCureQueens
You can donate to an individual or to the Team (which will be equally divided amongst the 6) – since they have a little friendly competition going on!
 
NBAtickets.com is the place to go for our league game against Windsor being played at the Enercare Centre in Toronto as part of the NBA All-Star weekend.  We are part of the “Centre-Court” festivities in the afternoon session (2pm on the website) on Saturday, February 13^th, with game slated for 4:00pm.
 
Up Next on the Road:
Friday, January 29 @ Ottawa 6pm

Saturday, January 30 @ Carleton 6pm
 
Up Next at Home (finally):

Friday, February 5 vs. Guelph  6pm
Saturday, February 6 vs. Lakehead  6pm (Shoot for the Cure game)
 
Lastly, if you can’t make it to a game, please follow us on OUA.TV, as all of our league games are streamed live on this site.  We are also on Facebook at:  https://www.facebook.com/Queens-University-Womens-Basketball-410735072319684/
 
Have a great week!
 
Dave.

Women's Basketball - Game Report

Hi Folks,

After going 47 days without a game (November 28), it took a little while to get back to form, but we managed to win both games on the weekend, beating Toronto 57-33 and Ryerson 80-74 to capture sole possession of first place in our division with an 8-1 record.

Queen’s 57 – Toronto 33

It took a while to get comfortable with our movements in this one.  We were a little sloppy with the ball, 4 turnovers, and struggled to finish, shooting only 23.5% in the first quarter to lead 12-7.  We continued to struggle handling the ball (6 turnovers), but our shooting improved to 40% in the second quarter to take a 27-20 half time lead.  The third quarter was a repeat of the first, with our shooting percentage dropping to 21%, while our defence and rebounding kept us in the game.  We led 38-29 after 3.  Finally in the fourth quarter, we started to get untracked, primarily because of our defense.  We forced a number of turnovers, leading to run-outs and high percentage shots.  We outscored Toronto 19-4 in the final frame to win 57-33.  Robyn Pearson had a monster game grabbing 20 rebounds to go along with her 11 points.   Abby Dixon had 13 points and 5 boards, while Jenny Wright added a double-double of her own with 12 points and 10 boards. 

Queen’s 80 – Ryerson 74

This was a battle between two nationally ranked teams (Q’s 10, Ryerson 2) and a battle for first place in the East Division.  Scoring was not a problem in this game, it was more a question of who could get stops when needed, but more importantly, who controlled the boards.  Ryerson came into the contest as the number 1 rebounding team in the country, but we have Robyn Pearson, the number 1 rebounder in the country.  Both teams opened with good pace leading to a 19-18 first quarter, with us holding the slight edge.   Our shooting was fine (50%), but we had 6 turnovers in the quarter.  It was the second quarter where we inflicted the most damage.  Committing only 1 turnover, while forcing 10 (with our changing defenses – props to Olympic coaches Allison & Mike McNeill), we outscored Ryerson 22-10 to lead 41-28 at the half.  Ryerson grabbed 2 of those points back in the third quarter, 19-21, before heading into the fourth.  We stretched our lead in the fourth, before Ryerson clawed their way back, in what would become a bizarre finish.  They got to within 4 points, primarily on foul shots, when there was confusion on a call, first reported to be against Ryerson, then changed to be against Jenny Wright of Q’s – her 5^th.  Jenny was forced to the bench, although was nowhere near the play when the foul was called.  After the Ryerson player shot 1 foul shot, further discussion ensued about the foul, and a change in the call occurred.  They assessed the foul to Andrea Priamo, instead of Jenny, and allowed Jenny to return to the game – then awarded the Ryerson player 2 more foul shots (because of the delay).  Fortunately, she missed the shots and we secured the ball.  Eventually, Andrea Priamo hit two foul shots to preserve the 6 point win.  Five players hit double digits in scoring with Jenny Wright leading the way with 20, followed by Robyn Pearson with another double-double, 14 points & 12 rebounds.  Emily Hazlett finished with 12 points and 6 assists, while Andrea Priamo had 12 points and 5 boards.  Marianna Alarie added 10 points and 4 boards of her own from the guard position.  We also out-rebounded Ryerson 47-43.   Also of note, Jenny Wright has now scored 1,055 points in her career and is now tied for second place (with Kingston-native and childhood friend, Liz Boag) in the all-time scoring race.  Brittany Moore (current scrimmage partner for the team) sits comfortably in first place with 1,652 points.

With the Harlem Globetrotters coming to town again, our local (CKWS) television broadcaster, Bill Welychka, has enlisted the help of our players in preparing him to play against the Globetrotters.  There will be some live filming going on today, along with some interviews with our players and Globetrotter, Zeus.  It should be a lot of fun for the players.
 
Third year forward, Andrea Priamo, has taken the lead again this year in our Shoot for the Cure, Breast Cancer awareness game scheduled for Saturday, February 6 at 6pm against Lakehead University.  Six other team members will be cutting their hair following our game to donate for the purpose of making wigs for cancer patients.  If you would like to make a donation please click on the following link:  http://tinyurl.com/ShootforaCureQueens

You can donate to an individual or to the Team (which will be equally divided amongst the 6) – since they have a little friendly competition going on!

NBAtickets.com is the place to go for our league game against Windsor being played at the Enercare Centre in Toronto as part of the NBA All-Star weekend.  We are part of the “Centre-Court” festivities in the afternoon session (2pm on the website) on Saturday, February 13^th, with game slated for 4:00pm.

Up Next on the Road:

Saturday, January 23 @ York (1pm) NOTE: afternoon start time

Friday, January 29 @ Ottawa  6pm

Saturday, January 30 @ Carleton  6pm

Lastly, if you can’t make it to a game, please follow us on OUA.TV, as all of our league games are streamed live on this site.  We are also on Facebook at:  https://www.facebook.com/Queens-University-Womens-Basketball-410735072319684/

Have a great week!

Dave.

Women's Basketball Update

Hi Folks,

Happy New Year!

It’s been a long haul since our last game, so the players are very anxious to get the games this weekend in Toronto.  We did, however, have an excellent training camp with Olympic Coaches, Allison & Mike McNeill.  In addition to being brilliant coaches, they are also excellent teachers and our players (and coaches) were thrilled to have the learning opportunity.

With the NBA All Star weekend about a month away, tickets for our game against Windsor will go on sale tomorrow (Tuesday) at NBAtickets.com at 10:00am.  They have not released to us the ticket prices (sorry about that).  Please see our SID release for as much detail as has been provided to us by the NBA:

http://gogaelsgo.com/news/2016/1/11/WBB_0111160923.aspx?path=wbball

Our 2016 Alumni weekend dates have been announced:  October 14-16, 2016.  For the first time in a number of years, this date coincides with the University’s Homecoming Weekend, meaning this will be a very exciting a busy time.  We will be hosting our Tindall Tournament on the weekend, along with our Alumni game, and our Reception & Silent Auction.  This year we will be honouring our team members from the 2000-01 to 2004-05 teams.  Of course, Alumni from all years are invited to attend.

With the Harlem Globetrotters coming to town again, our local (CKWS) television broadcaster, Bill Welychka, has enlisted the help of our players in preparing him to play against the Globetrotters.  There will be some live filming going on next Monday, along with some interviews with our players and Globetrotter, Zeus.  It should be a lot of fun for the players.

Third year forward, Andrea Priamo, has taken the lead again this year in our Shoot for the Cure, Breast Cancer awareness game scheduled for Saturday, February 6 at 6pm against Lakehead University.  Andrea, along with 5 other team members will be cutting their hair following our game to donate for the purpose of making wigs for cancer patients.  If you would like to make a donation please click on the following link:  http://tinyurl.com/ShootforaCureQueens

And finally, Queen’s is once again the proud host of the JUEL & JUEL Prep League Championships, this year scheduled for the May 13-15, 2016 weekend.  The premiere girls basketball event in the country, 28 teams from across the province will be on-site for the 3-day event.  If anyone would like to volunteer for the weekend (scorers/timers/shot clock operators, event supervisors, etc.) please let me know – and event this size is not possible without the great support we have had from the community over the past two years.

Up Next on the Road:

Friday, January 15 @ U of Toronto  6pm

Saturday, January 16 @ Ryerson  6pm

Saturday, January 23 @ York  1pm

Have a great week!

Dave.