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ritcey action
92
Winner Queens Gaels QUE
53
Nipissing Lakers NIP
Winner
Queens Gaels QUE
92
Final
53
Nipissing Lakers NIP
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Queens Gaels QUE 25 15 27 25 92
Nipissing Lakers NIP 8 16 22 7 53

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

Gaels kick-off season with 92 points in road win over Nipissing

NORTH BAY, Ont. (October 25, 2019) - The Queen's Gaels (1-0) had an offensive outpouring in their 2019-20 OUA season debut as they visited the Nipissing Lakers (0-1) and came away with a 92-53 win.

GAME FLOW
The Gaels had a fantastic start to their season-opening up a quick lead and keeping the Nipissing Lakers offence at bay. Nearing the midway point of the opening quarter the Gaels had opened up a 12-2 lead on Nipissing and closed out the quarter up 25-8.

A closer second quarter saw the two teams stay more consistent in scoring but the Gaels still held a big halftime lead of 40-24 behind 12 first-half points from Emma Ritcey who was 4-4 from the three-point line in the opening half.

In the second half, in her OUA debut, Isabella Belvedere caught fire and finished with 18 second-half points en route to 23 in her first game as a Gael.

While the offence was strong it was combined with a strong defence. The Gaels limited Nipissing to 30.4% shooting and 22.2% from beyond the arc. The Gaels also turned 25 Nipissing turnovers into 25 points.

The final quarter saw Queen's limit Nipissing to just seven points as the Gaels claimed a 92-53 victory. 

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23 - Points for Gaels rookie Isabella Belvedere in her season debut
4 - Gaels with 12 or more points
2 - Quarters holding Nipissing to eight or less points
14 - Points for Finnley McElwain to lead Nipissing

UP NEXT
The Gaels are back in action on Saturday night as they visit the Laurentian Voyageurs in Sudbury, Ontario. Tip-off is set for 6 pm and the game can be seen live on OUA.tv.
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