WATERBURY, CT – On Saturday afternoon junior Khadija Demry Brooklyn, N.Y.) scored a career-high 24 points, but it would not be enough as the Queens College women's basketball team (0-3 overall) fell 67-65 to Post University Eagles in non-conference action. 
 
How it Happened 
Demry would score the first seven points of the game for the Knights but the Eagles would build an eight lead point with 2:32 left in the first quarter. The Brooklyn native would finish 5-of-5 from the field in the first quarter as she single-handled kept Queens in the game. Trailing 21-13, Demry would finish with 11 points but the Knights would trail 21-17 after the first quarter.
 
A made free throw by freshman Jennah DeGout would bring the Knight within one before the Eagles went on a 7-2 run taking a 30-24 lead with 4:57 left until halftime. Trailing by seven, Queens would put together a 5-0 run led by DeGout and sophomore Aalia Carlson (Montclair, N.J.) as they cut the deficit down to 32-30. The Knights would go into halftime trailing by one, 41-40 as they finished the final 3:39 minutes on a 10-8 run. 
 
Both sides would open the second half on a slow note as they combined to miss their first four shots. At 8:46 the Knights would tie the game 41-41 before a DeGout made free throw would give Queens their first lead of the game, 42-41 at 7:25. The remainder of the third quarter would see both teams combine for four ties but Post would take a 52-50 lead heading into the fourth.
 
The Eagles would take a four-point lead, 54-50 before the Knights went on a 10-2 run from 7:40 to 4:50 taking a four-point lead 60-56. Led by Eagle's Tia Pagan, the home side would respond with a 7-2 run and retake a 63-61 lead with 1:07 left in regulation. 
 
Kiera Fernandes would give the home side a three-point advantage, 65-62 but she would miss the free throw and leave enough time on the clock for the Knights to tie the game.
 
Demry would hit a clutch three and tie the game 65-65 with .05 seconds left. But Pagan would score the game-winning layup to leave the Knights dejected with the final score of 67-65.
 
By the Numbers
For the third straight game, Demry notched double-digit as she tallied a career-high 24 points on 10-of-15 shooting with three rebounds, besting the 22 points against Jefferson (Nov.13). Carlson made her season debut off the bench with 11 points on 5-of-8 shooting. DeGout tallied five points and brought down a career-high 13 rebounds. 
 
Queens shot 41.0 percent (25-of-61) from the field and 28.6 percent (4-of-14) from three. While Post shot 34.2 percent (25-of-73) from the field and 13.9 percent (5-of-36) from beyond the arc. 
 
UP NEXT: The Knights will open a four-game homestand as they welcome Felician University to Flushing on Tuesday (Nov. 23). Tip-off set for 6:00 p.m.
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