FLUSHING, N.Y. (Feb. 7, 2020) - The lead never changed hands once on Friday evening (Feb. 7) as the Queens College women's basketball team dominated a wire-to-wire victory, defeating Roberts Wesleyan by an 82-53 score at Fitzgerald Gymnasium in an East Coast Conference match-up.
Queens is now 7-13 on the season and 4-6 in ECC action while Roberts Wesleyan falls to 11-9 on the year and 4-6 in league play.
Raiana Brown was stellar once again for the Knights, putting forward another double-double with 23 points and 14 rebounds while shooting 9-for-15 from the field.
Lucy Tougas posted a 12-point effort with seven rebounds and six assists while the freshman guard combo of
Brianne Moxley and
Harmony Philo added 16 and 15 points, respectively. Philo knocked down five three-pointers in the win while Moxley added four rebounds and four assists as well;
Tayanee Peay added six points, six rebounds and seven assists with
Chidinma Ndukauba adding eight points off the bench.
Sara Nady and Emily Miller each posted 14 points to lead Roberts Wesleyan, with the latter pulling down 13 rebounds for the Redhawks.
Queens roared out of the gate in the opening quarter, shooting 12-for-16 (75%) from the field and utilizing an 11-0 run midway through the quarter to lead by a 26-15 margin after a period of play. The Knights ended up with a 44-32 lead at the halftime break but the visitors would never get closer than a seven-point deficit in the third quarter. Back-to-back three-pointers from Moxley and Philo iced the contest as QC led 63-45 with two minutes to play in the third quarter. The home side would continue to march forward all the way through to the final buzzer, with
Julia Bentrewicz scoring her team's final two points with a pair of free throws---her first points in a Knights uniform. Also of note,
Maryjane D'Agostino checked into the contest with a minute to play for the Knights as the squad celebrated a major victory.
The Knights will host Daemen College on Sunday (Feb. 9) at Fitzgerald Gymnasium in a 3:30 p.m. contest.
