WINDSOR, Ont. (January 7, 2017)- The Queen's Gaels women's basketball team concluded their road trip to start the New Year with a convincing 73-56 victory over the Windsor Lancers on Saturday evening.

GAME FLOW
Abby Dixon (North Vancouver, B.C.) tallied a game-high 15 points, shooting 4-of-7 from the field and 7-of-10 from the free-throw line. The fourth-year guard added four assists, while Emily Hazlett (Fredericton, N.B.) finished the contest one point shy of a double-double, dropping nine while adding 10 assists.

Andrea Priamo (Guelph, Ont.) added eight points, while Robyn Pearson (Toronto) picked up six points and a game-high 11 rebounds for the U Sports No. 5 ranked Gaels (8-0), who hand the nationally No. 7 ranked Lancers (8-2) just their second loss of the season. Kayah Clarke tallied 14 points for the Lancers, who have lost two of their past three matches after beginning the season 7-0. Windsor will maintain its first-place standing atop the OUA West division, while the Gaels hold a slight lead over the No. 6 Ryerson Rams (8-1) for first in the OUA East.

The Gaels held the Lancers, who lead the OUA in team field-goal percentage (41.0%), to a minimal 27.7% (18-65) efficiency, and limited the hosts to single digits in the middle two quarters while shooting 40.7% (22-54) from the field.

The Queen's bench also outscored Windsor's 29-11, and picked up 20 points off of the Lancers 27 turnovers while giving up the ball on 17 occasions for eight Windsor points.

BY THE NUMBERS
15- Abby Dixon's 15 points was a season-high and the second game in which she scored 10 or more points
11- Queen's got at least three points from 11 of its 12 dressed players on Saturday
5- Queen's has now worked at a 40% field-goal efficiency or better in five of its eight conference games

UP NEXT
The Gaels return to the Athletics and Recreation Centre next weekend to battle the Ryerson Rams for first place in the East division on Friday night, and will also host the Toronto Varsity Blues on Saturday. Tip-off for both games is set for 6:00 p.m. and tickets are available at www.gogaelsgo.com/tickets.