SPRINGFIELD, MASS. – Returning to non-conference action on the road, the sophomore duo of
Aalia Carlson (Montclair, N.J.) and
Chelsea Reeves (Brooklyn, N.Y.) led Queens College women's basketball team offensively for the second consecutive game in a row as they matched up against the Yellow Jackets of American International College at Henry A. Butova Gymnasium Tuesday afternoon.
Game Recap
It was the home side who quickly rattled off to an 8-0 start forcing the Knights to take an early timeout just 7:32 into the first quarter.
Carlson would respond out of the timeout as a deep shot from the sophomore got Queens on the board at the 6:45 mark.
With the Yellow Jackets leading 12-5, Reeves and the knights would start a 7-0 run from the 2:43 mark to the 1:40 as Queens tied the game 12-12.
But the home side would end the first quarter on a 7-2 run as they took a 19-14 lead into the second quarter.
Two made free throws from
Khadija Demry (Brooklyn, N.Y.) would bring the Knights within three, 19-16 with 8:56 left until halftime before AIC extended their lead to seven, 23-16.
Freshman
Graciella Gardner's (Newark Valley, N.Y.) first field goal of her career would break the scoreless run for the Knights at the 6:27 mark as Queens got within five, 23-18.
Despite the Knights' defense holding the Yellow Jackets to 33.3% in the second quarter, seven turnovers would hurt Queens comeback attempt before halftime as they went into the locker room trailing by seven, 35-28.
After both teams went scoreless for the first 1:45 into the third quarter, a made free throw by Reeves would help break the drought as Queens went on a 5-0 run to cut the deficit down to 35-33 with 6:17 left in the stanza.
The Yellow Jackets would break their own drought as they extend their lead to four, 37-33 before the Knights went on a 10-0 run to take their first lead of the game, 43-37, with 1:18 left in the third quarter.
The Knights would take a 43-40 lead into the last 10 minutes of play as they held the home side to 2-17 from the field on 11.8% shooting with four turnovers.
Queens would continue to stay ahead as they extend to lead to six on two different occasions, as they held by 46-40 with 8:00 minutes left and 48-42 with 7:11 left in the game.
AIC would use a 6-0 run as the Knights committed three turnovers allowing the home side to tie the game 48-48 with 4:26 left.
Reeves and graduate student
Raven Pitt (Valley Stream, N.Y.) would put the Knights up by four, 52-48 with 4:00 left in the game.
The Yellow Jackets would put together a 6-1 run as they reclaimed the lead, 54-53 with 1:59 left in the game.
Over the final 1:24 minutes of play, AIC would force two Knights turnovers while allowing only one shot as the Yellow Jackets held on a 57-55 victory over Queens Tuesday in non-conference action.
Game Highlights
- Carlson led the offense with a team-high 16 points (6-16 FG), while Reeves added 13 points (4-12 FG, 5-8 FT) to go with six rebounds.
- Demry notched 10 points (2-4 FG, 6-6 FT) while matching a career-high seven rebounds, one block, and two steals.
- Pitt filled the stats sheet with nine points (3-7 FG), a career-high eight assists, five rebounds, and two steals.
- Gardner earned her first career start as she recorded four points (2-5 FG) to go with team-high 12 rebounds in 33 minutes of action.
- The Knights shot 37.5% going 18-48 from the field, while the Yellow Jackets were held to 34.8% from the field with a 23-66 field goal performance.
- Queens added 13 assists on 18 made field goals.
- AIC converted 19 Queens turnovers into 16 points including four points in the fourth quarter comeback.
NEXT TIP-OFF: Head coach
Bet Naumovski and the Knights open the second half of East Coast Conference play on Friday (Jan. 27) evening as they welcome the Saints of D'Youville University to Flushing. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m.
All home games will be live-streamed on the
ECC Network and fans can follow along on live stats.
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