THUNDER BAY, Ont. (November 25, 2016)- Marianne Alarie tallied a game-high 22 points, and the No. 6 ranked Queen's Gaels women's basketball team earned its fifth-straight victory to begin the regular season, topping the Lakehead Thunderwolves 68-61.

GAME FLOW
Alarie (Sudbury, Ont.) shot 9-of-20 from the field, and drained two three-point buckets in 30 minutes of court-time for the Gaels. Abby Dixon (North Vancouver, B.C.) picked up 14 points and a team-high four steals, while Andrea Priamo (Guelph, Ont.) recorded 10 points and a game-high eight rebounds, including five on the offensive glass.

Veronika Lavergne (Kingston, Ont.) rounded out the scoring with 11 points and six rebounds for Queen's, who shot 42.4% (25-59) from the field and an impressive 50% (6-12) from beyond the arc. The Thunderwolves struggled from three-point range, draining just two of 21 attempts (9.5%) while working at a 33.8% (24-71) efficiency overall.

The Gaels remained undefeated in conference play despite committing 28 turnovers, while the Thunderwolves turned the ball over on 21 occasions. The Thunderwolves bench also outscored Queen's 22-7, and got the deficit down to two points in the final quarter. But a 9-1 run by the Gaels that included five points by Alarie and four by Lavergne put the contest out of reach.

BY THE NUMBERS
20- Queen's and Lakehead combined for just 20 points in the opening quarter
2- The Gaels are ranked second in the conference with an average of 78.6 points per game
18- Queen's scored 18 points off of the Thunderwolves 21 turnovers

UP NEXT
The Gaels will look to conclude the first half of the regular season undefeated next Saturday, when they play host to the Algoma Thunderbirds at the Queen's ARC. Tip-off is set for 6:00 p.m. and the game can be seen live on OUA.tv