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Game Day Preview: Women’s Basketball Concludes Non-Conference Play Against Hartford Saturday Afternoon

12/27/2023 1:57:00 PM

FLUSHING, N.Y. – Non-conference play concludes for the Queens College women's basketball team as the Knights match up against the University of Hartford Hawks on Saturday (Dec. 30) afternoon.

Queens College Knights Preview

  • The Knights are coming off a non-conference loss to AIC before the holiday break.
  • Sophomore guard Brianna Davis (Bronx, N.Y.) leads the offense averaging 14.0 points, and 5.6 rebounds to go with 2.7 assists and 2.4 steals per game with one double-double on the year.
    • Davis recorded a career-high 30 points to go with nine rebounds and five steals in the victory over Bloomfield.
    • On Monday (Nov. 20) Davis was awarded ECC Player and Defensive Player of the Week honors for performance.
      • On Monday (Dec. 18) Davis earned her second Weekly Award Honors as the sophomore found a spot on the Honor Roll sheet.
  • Rookie forward Nkiru Awaka (Hyde Park, N.Y.) is averaging 12.5 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 1.9 steals per game.
    • Awaka has tallied four double-doubles on the year with a career-best 29 points (vs. Wilmington), 14 rebounds (vs. Caldwell), three blocks (vs. Caldwell), & four steals (vs. Felician)
    • On Monday (Dec. 18) afternoon Awaka would earn her fifth ECC Rookie of the Week honors.
  • Rookie guard Jalea Abrams (Elmira, N.Y.) is averaging 11.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.1 steals per game.
    • Abrams tallied a career-high 20 points against UDC on November 29.
    • On Monday (Dec. 11) afternoon Abrams earned her first weekly awards honors as she was named Rookie of the Week.

University of Hartford Hawks Preview

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  • Hartford enters the week with an overall record of 6-2 and are riding a four-game win streak.
  • It will be the first meeting between both sides in program history.
  • Adrianna McCoy leads the offense averaging 15.3 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 2.1 steals per game.
  • Taryn Blevins is averaging 12.9 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game.

Next Game

The Knights are off until January 10th when they return back to East Coast Conference play with a trip to Rockville Centre, N.Y. against the Lions of Molloy University.

 

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