(11/01/25) - Kingston, ON., The Queen's Gaels Men's Basketball team outscore the 5-7 Nipissing Lakers 111-76 on their second game back from the winter-break.  After defeating the Laurentian Voyageurs 102-84 the evening prior, the Gaels continued their winning streak to 10 games on the season impressively with six of the boys finishing the game with double-digit points. (no. 3 Luka Syllas (Con-Ed), no. 7 Aj Cummings (Arts), no. 8 Ollie Engen (Kinesiology), no. 10 Lucas Ponting (Commerce), no. 13 Scott Jenkins (Con-Ed), and no. 23 Jalen Sikkema (Media)). Engen lead the Gaels with 23 points. 

The opening quarter began with Engen scoring the first basket, although the Gaels trailed in the already very physical game.  Cummings scored from the arch to tie the game 9-9, which allowed Jenkins to score a pretty three with four minutes left in the first.  With a layup by Syllas, and 5 points by Engen, the Gaels slowly etch away at a lead of 27-20.  Another three from Cummings and a final jumper by Syllas ends the first at 34-22 for the Gaels.

Interesting reffing calls early on in the game made for an intense match between the two teams as tensions rose in the second. Three's by Sikkema and Syllas brings the Gaels lead to 49-30, proving the Gaels are finding a magic touch at the arch tonight.  Cummings is three for three at the arch and scored 11 points by the end of the second half.  Throughout the season the Gaels have demonstrated a playing style which focuses on a strong and physical defensive pressure, which may produce more fouls although this method has proven more than successful through 10 games and against the Lakers this game.  The first half of the game closes at 55-38 Gaels.

The third period brought more energy and offensive success for the Gaels as they scored a whopping total of 39 points.  Engen with two layups and a three followed by Cummings and Krueger scoring from the arch defines the Gaels lead as ever-extending away from the Lakers.  Tensions continued to rise on the court and no. 6 Kai Dalen (Arts) dunks on the Lakers net after stealing the ball, emulating the confidence of the Gaels team. No. 12 Tyson Lama scores from the arch seconds before the buzzer- a nice way to celebrate his birthday, to bring the Gaels to a 36 point lead of 94-58.

The fourth quarter sings no different than the rest as the Gaels continue a strong dominance over the Lakers, never allowing them to catch up on the scoreboard. Jenkins sinks his second then third three of the evening which breaks over 100 points for the Gaels.  The Gaels ride a scoring streak in the final five minutes of the last quarter and finish the game with the victory of 111-76.

Catch the boys on their momentous run of a season next on January 15th at 8:00 PM on OUA.TV as they face off against the Ontario Tech Ridgebacks.