OTTAWA (February 16, 2018)- The Queen's Gaels (17-5), came away with a big road win against the Ottawa Gee-Gees (14-8) on Friday night. The victory clinches the second overall spot in the OUA East for Queen's. The Gaels will now have a bye from the opening round of playoffs and host a home playoff game February 24.
GAME FLOW
Marianne Alarie (Sudbury, Ont) started out strong, knocking down a pair of jumpers for the Gaels. The Ottawa Gee-Gees would keep it close, retaliating every basket Queen's scored. The Gee-Gees managed to take a three-point lead, but
Veronika Lavergne (Ottawa) kept it close sinking free-throws in her hometown.
The second quarter would be dominated by the Gaels, as they found their rhythm offensively. Three-pointers came from Alarie,
Sarah Saftich (Markham, Ont), and
Emma Ritcey (Orillia, Ont). Ritcey also had an excellent rebounding half, recording four off the glass. The Gaels were also strong defensively causing Ottawa to turn the ball over and picking up steals led by
Abby Dixon (North Vancouver, B.C.) and Alarie. The Gaels held the lead at halftime 32-25, after a buzzer-beating jumper by
Maddie Morris (Seeley's Bay, Ont.).
Alarie opened the second quarter with an impressive jump-shot while Lavergne played a strong defensive game, recording three blocks this quarter alone. Dixon was a stealthy defensive weapon for Queen's as she added another two steals to her game total and also found
Andrea Priamo (Guelph, Ont) for the closing shot of the quarter. Priamo had herself a nice outing, recording a near double-double with 10 points and eight rebounds.
With a comfortable lead heading into the fourth quarter, the Gaels just needed to play steady defence and prevent a Gee-Gees run. The Gaels did exactly that, with excellent rebounding, and tight defence. The Gee-Gees could not get any good looks and find a rhythm. The Gaels kept their lead all quarter long and walked away with the road win, 63-50.
BY THE NUMBERS
13 -
Marianne Alarie led the team in scoring with 13
4 -
Veronika Lavergne recorded four blocks on the night
6 -
Abby Dixon recorded six steals
UP NEXT
The Gaels are on the road against the No.1 Carleton Ravens tomorrow night at 6 pm. Catch all the action on OUA.tv.
