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 5th.
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
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 13th,
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.
