HAMILTON, Ont. (January 21, 2017)- The Queen's Gaels women's basketball team recorded their most impressive victory of the regular season yet, staving off a fourth-quarter comeback bid from the U SPORTS No. 1 McMaster Marauders to tally a 70-68 victory on Saturday evening at Burridge Gymnasium.

GAME FLOW
Abby Dixon (North Vancouver, B.C.) tallied team-high 16 points and pulled down 16 rebounds for the Gaels, who built a 13-point lead late in the third period before the Marauders made a final 10-minute push to overtake the visitors.

The hosts went on a 12-1 run through the middle portion of the fourth-quarter to pull within a point of the Gaels lead with just over three minutes remaining. Emily Hazlett (Fredericton, N.B.) and Robyn Pearson (Toronto) helped the women maintain their slight lead through to the final minute of play, and McMaster Danielle Boiago missed a buzzer-beating three-point attempt, clinching the Gaels 12th straight conference victory.

Hazlett finished the game with 14 points and five assists, while Pearson added 10 points and nine boards for the Gaels (12-0), who hand the nation's top ranked squad just its second loss of the season. Linnaea Harper tallied 19 points in a losing cause for the Marauders.

BY THE NUMBERS
37- Both the Gaels and Marauders recorded 37 rebounds on the evening
16- Dixon's 16 points was her second-highest output of the season. She tallied 21 points in a 79-75 win over Ryerson on January 13
6- Veronika Lavergne tallied 11 points on Saturday, and now has scored 10 or more points in 10 conference matches this season

UP NEXT
The Gaels return to the Athletics and Recreation Centre (ARC) next weekend to host Nipissing and Laurentian.