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76
Winner Queen's QUEEN'S 2-0, 2-0
73
Laurentian LAURENTI 1-1, 1-1
Winner
Queen's QUEEN'S
2-0, 2-0
76
Final
73
Laurentian LAURENTI
1-1, 1-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Queen's QUEEN'S 25 17 18 16 76
Laurentian LAURENTI 13 19 19 22 73

Game Recap: Basketball (W) | | Kiera Relph (Sports Information Assistant)

Gaels close out perfect weekend with 76-73 victory over Laurentian

SUDBURY, Ont. (October 26, 2019) - The Queens Gaels (2-0) defeated the Laurentian Voyageurs (1-1) with a final score of 76-73. 

GAME FLOW 

The Voyageurs started the game off with possession after the missed layup by the Gaels but could not formulate this into any points. The Gaels went on with a layup by Emma Ritcey and two free throws by Julia Chadwick making the score 4-0. The Gaels continued to dominate early scoring 10 unanswered points. 

Voyageurs Helena Lamoureux broke got Laurentian on the board with a three-pointer to close the gap to 10-3. The Gaels led by Ritcey and Michelle Istead pushed the score to 25-13 to close the first quarter.

The Gaels increased their lead in the beginning of the second quarter but soon the Voyageurs responded with a run of their own sparked by Sydney Crawford and Helena Lamoureux to finish the half at 42-32. 

The second half of the game was proved to be tougher contest for the Gaels.

The Voyageurs trailed Queen 60-51 at the end of the third quarter. Laurentian took their first lead of the game at 62-61 with 6:20 remaining in the fourth quarter. Michelle Istead responded late grabbing a steal and converting a wide open layup to give the Gaels a 74-73 lead with 15 seconds left in the game.  

On the following possession, Istead nailed two free throws for her game-high total of 22 points and the Gaels survived a game-tying three-point attempt by Laurentian at the buzzer to secure a 76-73 victory. 


BY THE NUMBERS 
47 - Number of rebounds secured by the Gaels
22 - Michelle Istead lead the Gaels offense with 22 points 
18 - Emma Ritcey scored the second highest total for the Gaels offense with 18 points 
18 - Number of free throws scored by the Gaels

UP NEXT 
The Gaels will continue their season by kicking off their first home opener next Friday, November 1 in the ARC. Tip off is set at 8pm and can be live streamed on OUA.tv. 
 
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