TORONTO (January 16, 2016) - The No.10 Queen's Gaels women's (8-1) basketball team picked up arguably their biggest win of the season on Saturday evening at the Mattamy Athletic Centre, defeating the No.2 ranked Ryerson Rams (6-2) by a score of 80-74.

Fifth-year senior Jenny Wright (Kingston, Ont.) tied Liz Boag's 1055 career point total with a team-high 20 points, shooting 7-of-14 from the field and hitting 3-of-4 jumpers from beyond the arc for the Gaels. Wright and Boag sit tied for second on Queen's all-time scoring list behind Brittany Moore, who finished her five-year career with 1652 points for the tricolour.

GAME FLOW
Robyn Pearson (Toronto) picked up a double-double for the second evening in a row, dropping 14 points and 12 rebounds to go along with five assists and five steals in the victory. Andrea Priamo (Guelph, Ont.) and Emily Hazlett (Fredericton, N.B.) each added 12 points for the Gaels, who shot 41.4% as a team from the floor, compared to 41.7% from the Rams.
 
Keneca Pingue-Giles tallied a game-high 31 points on 10-of-19 shooting, which included five three-pointers, while Sofia Paska tallied 11 points and 14 rebounds for a double-double in a losing cause for the Rams, who fell at home for the first time in 2015-16. The Gaels, meanwhile, improve to a perfect 6-0 on the road so far in conference play.
 
After taking a one-point lead into the second quarter, Queen's clamped down on defence in the final 10 minutes of the first half, holding the Rams to just 10 points in the second quarter while scoring 22 of their own. The women maintained their double-digit advantage through most of the third quarter, holding off a couple of Ryerson offensive surges to keep a comfortable spread heading into the final period of play.
 
The Gaels built up as much as a 17-point lead in the final quarter of play, but the Rams slowly cut into the deficit over the course of the final 10 minutes. The home side then went on a 9-0 run to pull within four points of the lead with 13 seconds remaining in regulation. The home side ran out of time however, and two made free-throws from Priamo clinched the match for Queen's.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
28- Queen's scored 28 points off of 25 Ryerson turnovers
1055 - Jenny Wright is tied for second on the Gaels all-time scoring list with 1055 career points
12.4 - With 112 rebounds this season, Robyn Pearson is first in the CIS averaging 12.4 rebounds per game
 
UP NEXT
The Gaels continue their road trip next weekend when they head to York to take on the Lions on Saturday, January 23. The women return home on Friday, February 5 to host the Guelph Gryphons.