ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. – Sophomore center
Gianna Henriques (Bronx, N.Y.) recorded her first career double-double and freshman forward
Nkiru Awaka (Hyde Park, N.Y.) tallied a career-high 12 points as the Queens College women's basketball concluded the CACC/ECC Conference Challenge Sunday (Nov. 12) afternoon against the Griffins of Chestnut Hill College inside Quealy Gymnasium.
Game Recap
It would be a back and forth in the affair in the first quarter of play as both sides struggled in the early going. With the Knights trailing 8-7 with 3:16 to go, Awaka and sophomore guard
Brianna Davis (Bronx, N.Y.) would put the Knights up 11-8, but a late made three-pointer from Griffins would see the game tied at 11-11 heading into the second quarter.
Queens would open the scoring in the second quarter behind a jumper from junior forward
Lateisha Willis (Nottingham, England) as the Knights took a 13-11 lead.
But Chestnut Hill would go on a 15-3 run as they took a 26-16 lead with 2:10 left before Queens cut their deficit in half with a 7-2 run as they went into halftime trailing 28-23.
Both teams would come out of the gate cold before a jumper from Willis started a 6-1 run for the Knights to tie the game at 29-29 with 5:33 left in the third quarter.
A made three-pointer from freshman guard
Jalea Abrams (Elmira, N.Y.) would give the Knights a 32-31 lead. But the Griffins would go on a 13-4 run to end the quarter as they took a 44-36 lead heading into the final quarter of play.
However a slow start to begin the fourth quarter would hurt the Knights as they were unable to recover to drop the non-conference contest to the final score of 63-46 Sunday afternoon.
By the Numbers
- Awaka led the Knights in scoring with a near double-double with 12 points (5-7 FG) to go with nine rebounds and one block.
- Henriques recorded her first career double-double with 11 points (5-11 FG) to go with 10 rebounds and one block.
- As a team, the Knights shot 34.5% as they went 20-58 from the field, while the Griffins shot 34.4% going 22-64 from the field.
Next Game
The Knights stay on the road as they travel to Waterbury, CT on Wednesday (Nov. 15) evening as they match up against the Eagles of Post University. Tip-off is set for 5:00 p.m.
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