ST CATHERINES, Ont. (January 20, 2017)- Andrea Priamo knocked down a season-high 24 points, and the Queen's Gaels women's basketball team continued their unbeaten regular season with a 79-72 victory over the Brock Badgers at Bob Davis Gymnasium on Friday evening.

GAME FLOW
Priamo (Guelph, Ont.) shot 8-of-16 from the field and picked up 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the season, while Robyn Pearson (Toronto) added 12 points and a game-high 15 boards in the win for the No. 5 ranked Queen's, who improve to 11-0 on the season and 6-0 away from the Athletics Recreation Centre (ARC). Marianne Alarie (Sudbury, Ont.) added 10 points in the win, while Bridget Atkinson dropped a team-high 22 in a losing cause for the Badgers.

After entering the halftime break with a one-point lead over the host Badgers, the Gaels used a 22 point third quarter to give themselves a bit of breathing room heading into the final quarter. The women then spread the lead up to 15 midway through the final period en route to their 11th straight conference victory.

The Queen's bench dominated the hosts, picking up 22 points compared to just two for the Badgers, who drop to 4-7 on the year. Both teams maintained a solid offensive efficiency on the evening, with the Gaels shooting 43.6% from the field, while Brock shot 43.8%. The Gaels won the glass battle, picking up 51 rebounds while the Badgers managed 41.

BY THE NUMBERS
7- The number of games in which Priamo has tallied 10 or more points this season
13.2- The rebound margin between Queen's and their opponents this season, ranked 1st in the conference
0- Queen's was 0-of-10 from beyond the arc, the first time this season they have not hit a three-point field goal

UP NEXT
The Gaels travel to Hamilton on Saturday evening to take on the McMaster Marauders with tip-off set for 6:00 p.m. The women return to the ARC next weekend to host Nipissing and Laurentian.