BOX SCORE KINGSTON, Ont. (November 22, 2013) - The Queen's women's basketball team (4-3) stole away with an exciting 79-72 win over the McMaster Marauders (5-2) on Friday night at the Athletic and Recreation Centre.
 
The energy was high, the game was aggressive, and the victory was sweet. Queen's and McMaster were neck and neck for 40 minutes of action, trying to take home a much needed win. From the tip-off, the Marauders maintained full court man-to-man defense, challenging the Gaels to step up to their relentless defensive pressure. The Gaels were up to the challenge. With a better shooting percentage than the visiting team at the half way mark, they only trailed 39-36.
 
Hailey Milligan of McMaster, who had an impressive 25 points and 17 rebounds in the game, made it difficult for the Gaels to take the lead. Despite the dangerous tandem of Milligan and Danielle Boiago of the Mauraders, Queen's snagged the lead in the fourth. Clutch threes by Liz Boag (Kingston, Ont.) and Jenny Wright (Kingston, Ont.) helped the Gaels outscore their opponent 30-18 in the final quarter. It was a great team win for an ever improving and maturing Queen's squad.
 
Boag finished with a team high 18 points, followed by Robyn Pearson (Toronto) who contributed 17 points and six boards.
 
The Gaels take on the Brock Badgers (4-2) Saturday night at 6pm.