ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Playing in their final road game of the season, the Queens College women's basketball team rallied back from a 14 point deficit, but senior
Nora Gabel (Port Jefferson Station, N.Y.) three-point shot would fall short at the overtime buzzer as the Knights fell 67-64 to the Roberts Wesleyan College Redhawks inside Voller Athletic Center in East Coast Conference action.
How it Happened
Queens got on the board first as junior
Khadija Demry (Brooklyn, N.Y.) found freshman
Eldina Dervisevic (Queens, N.Y.) for a jumper on the corner before the Knights went scoreless from 9:10 to 4:27 as Roberts Wesleyan went on a 16-0 run. Freshman
Farrah Pitt (Valley Stream, N.Y.) would the end drought before the Knights ended the first quarter on an 8-2 run and trailed by 10 going into the second quarter.
The Knights came out strong to open the second stanza as they went on an 8-1 run from 9:35 to 6:00 to cut the deficit down to one, 19-18. But the home side would respond with a 10-2 run and take a nine-point lead, with 2:37 left until halftime.
But Queens refused to go away and would end the second quarter on a 6-0 run over the final 2:37 as Demry and freshman
Chelsea Reeves (Brooklyn, N.Y.) combined for six points to trail by three, 29-26 at halftime.
The Knights would outscore the Redhawks 18-11 as they shot 45.0 percent from the field while holding the home side to 26.7 percent shooting and forced six turnovers.
Roberts Wesleyan opened the third quarter on an 11-3 run and took an 11 point lead, 40-29 with 6:01 to go. Queens quickly responded and cut the deficit down to three from 5:06 to 4:10 forcing a Redhawks timeout. But the Knights would trail by two, 43-41 going into the fourth quarter.
Reeves and Gabel combined for eight points to tie the game 48-48 at the 8:04 mark. The fourth quarter saw two lead changes and five ties as the Knights continued to battle back.
The Knights would get their first lead of the game since the first quarter at the 5:31 mark as Reeves completed a three-point play to go up 52-51. Both sides would trade buckets as Queens continued to stay in the game. After Reeves tied the game 55-55 at the 3:11 mark, both teams would go scoreless before the Redhawks took a 57-55 lead on a second-chance bucket with 33 seconds left in regulation.
With six seconds to go, Reeves would tie the game 57-57 as the Knights forced overtime after trailing by much as 11 points in the second half.
23 seconds in overtime, Gabel quickly gave the Knights a 60-57 as she knocked down a shot from beyond the arc. But the Redhawks would go on a 4-0 run to take a 61-60 with 3:40 left in overtime.
But Reeves would respond back as the Knights reclaimed a 62-61 lead at the 2:23 mark.
The Redhawks would hold the Knights scoreless from 2:23 to :14 as the home side went up 65-62 before Dervisevic knocked down two free throws to get within one, 65-64 with 14 seconds left in the game.
Trailing by one, the Knights were forced to foul but the Redhawks would connect from the charity stripe to take a 67-64 lead. Down by three and five seconds left in the game, Gabel's three-pointer to tie the game would hit the top of the backboard and rattle off the rim as the Knights were left heartbroken to fall to the final score of 67-64.
By the Numbers
Four players scored in double figures led by Reeves' fifth double-double of the season with 19 points (7-of-14 FG, 5-of-5 FT), 13 rebounds
(tied for career-high), and two assists. While Gabel scored 12 points (4-of-15 3PT) with rebounds, three assists, Demry notched 12 points (6-of-18 FG), and three rebounds. Dervisevic notched a career-high 11 points (2-of-8 FG, 7-of-8 FT) with six rebounds.
Queens shot 31.4 percent (22-of-70) from the field and 27.8 percent (5-of-18) from beyond the arc. While Roberts Wesleyan shot 36.2 percent (25-of-69) from the field and 30.0 percent (6-of-20) from three.
UP NEXT: Queens return home Sunday (Feb. 20) as they open a three-game homestand to conclude the year as they host the Purple Knights of the University of Bridgeport. Tip-off set for 3:30 p.m.
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