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56
Winner Laurier Golden Hawks WLU 1-2
53
Queen's Gaels WQUE 1-1
Winner
Laurier Golden Hawks WLU
1-2
56
Final
53
Queen's Gaels WQUE
1-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Laurier Golden Hawks WLU 15 10 9 22 56
Queen's Gaels WQUE 15 10 12 16 53

Game Recap: Basketball (W) | | Posted by: Shawn MacDonald (Sports Information Officer)

No.8 Gaels upset by Golden Hawks 56-53, Wright scores game high 20 points

KINGSTON, Ont. (November 15, 2014) - The No.8 Gaels (1-2) were upset 56-53 by the Laurier Golden Hawks (3-1) on Saturday night in OUA women's basketball at the ARC in Kingston.

Jenny Wright (Kingston, Ont.) was once again a leader on offence for the Gaels finishing with a game high 20 points and nine rebounds while Robyn Pearson (Toronto) was one point shy of a double-double with nine points and 13 rebounds. The Golden Hawks were led by Whitney Ellenor who finished with 15 points and seven rebounds.

The Gaels struggled on offence in the opening quarters with the team shooting just 22% in the opening half. Wright was the lone bright spot for Queen's scoring six points in each frame to give her 12 on 4-10 shooting with six rebounds. After a 15-15 end to the first quarter each team only put up another 10 apiece to bring the score to 25-25 at the half. Nicole Morrison led the Golden Hawks with nine of her team's 25 in the first half.

The third quarter held true with the opening half as the two teams played strong defensively in another low scoring quarter. The Gaels did manage to take the upper hand however thanks to Wright who got the Gaels going with back-to-back buckets to put Queen's up 29-25. From there, the Gaels continued to stay just ahead of their opponents and ended the frame with a three point lead 37-34. The Gaels continued to out-rebound Laurier 48-33 after three quarters thanks to 10 from Pearson.

The Gaels opened up the final quarter cold offensively unable to convert their shots and allowing Laurier to take the lead. Sam Jacobs hit two consecutive buckets putting the visitors up 43-41. The Gaels found a way to battle back led by Emily Hazlett (Fredericton, N.B.) who drove to the hoop with her left hand and got the,lay-in and the foul putting the Gaels up 46-45. With under a minute left and the Gaels trailing by three Abby Dixon (North Vancouver, B.C.) hit a clutch three-pointer from the corner to even the game at 51-51. Fouls,put Laurier up three points in the final seconds and the,Golden Hawks held on for the 56-53 win.

The Gaels are back in action next week when they travel to Guelph to take on the Gryphons on November 21 at 6pm.



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