Robyn Pearson (Toronto, Ont.) of the women’s basketball team is the Queen’s University Female Athlete of the Week. The rookie post was a force in the fourth quarter and overtime, as the Gaels downed the Lakehead Thunderwolves, 67-63, on Friday night. Pearson made a fall-away 15-foot jumper with time expiring in regulation to force overtime, and added three rebounds and four points in the extra session as the Gaels scored the last eight points to pick up the win. In total, she came off the bench to record her first career double-double, with 12 points and 11 rebounds. On Sunday, she scored nine points and had five assists as the Gaels fell to Guelph.
