WINDSOR, Ont. (November 3rd, 2018) – The Queen's Women's Basketball Team (2-1) fell to the Windsor Lancers (3-1) 88-79 on Saturday night at St. Denis Centre.
 
GAME FLOW
It was a back and forth affair for the most of the first half as the Gaels and the Lancers exchanged extended scoring runs with the halftime score 55-52 for the Gaels.
 
The Gaels started strong in the second half jumping out to a 63-56 lead before the Lancers roared back taking the lead at 72-70 with just moments remaining in the 3rd quarter.
 
In the 4th it was all Windsor, as they outscored the Gaels 16-9 in what was an extremely low-scoring and defensive final quarter. As the clock ran out, the final score was 88-79 in favour of the Lancers. 
 
Windsor shot an impressive 47.9% from the field while the Gaels shot 40.9%. Importantly, the Lancers out rebounded the Gaels by 7 and had a 22-point contribution from their bench while the Gaels bench managed only 9 points.
 
Marianne Allaire had 34 points for the Gaels, but only two other Gaels reached double figures.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
10– The Gaels had 10 turnovers in comparison to Windsor's five.
34– Marianne Allaire had 34 points for the Gaels.
 
UP NEXT
The Gaels take on the Guelph Gryphons next Friday night at 6:00pm (Nov.9) at the ARC – Main Gym.