BUFFALO, N.Y. – Opening a two-game road trip in Buffalo, the Queens College women's basketball team fell to the Saints of D'Youville University in East Coast Conference play Friday evening inside the College Center Gym.
Game Recap
The Saints opened the scoring to take a 4-0 lead before a three-pointer from rookie
Jalea Abrams (Elmira, N.Y.) at the 8:23 mark got the Knights on the scoreboard. But the home side would tally six straight points to take a 10-5 lead before a layup from freshman
Nkiru Awaka (Hyde Park, N.Y.) broke the drought for the visitors at the 6:34 mark.
As D'Youville extended their lead to seven points, 12-5, sophomore
Brianna Davis (Bronx, N.Y.) and Awaka would record back-to-back buckets to get the Knights within three, 12-9 with 5:18 to go in the first quarter.
But with the Saints shooting over 70.0% from the field in the stanza, the home side would take a 23-10 lead heading into the second quarter.
The offensive struggles would continue in the second quarter as the Knights were unable to solve the D'Youville defensive pressure as they were held to 11 points as Queens went into halftime trailing 46-21.
Awaka and Davis began the third quarter on a 6-4 run to get the Knights within 50-27 before the Saints tallied a 13-0 run to take a 63-27 lead.
But the Knights would end the final 2:55 of the third quarter on an 11-6 run
(their best run of the game) with Davis leading the way with six points.
As the Knights held the Saints scoreless for the first 4:23 of the fourth quarter, they would go on a 6-0 run to force a D'Youville timeout.
Queens would outscore the Saints 14-9 in the fourth quarter, but the slow start in the first half would hurt the Knights' comeback attempt as they fell to the final score of 78-52 Friday evening.
By the Numbers
- Davis led the offense with a game-high 20 points (6-of-15 FG, 4-of-5 3PT, 4-of-4 FT) to go with six rebounds, one steal, and one assist.
- The four three-made three-pointers tied a career-best for the sophomore.
- Awaka recorded 15 points (5-of-8 FG, 5-of-5 FT) with six rebounds, three steals, and one block.
- Abrams and sophomore Gianna Henriques (Bronx, N.Y.) combined for 13 points, eight rebounds, two assists and two steals.
- Junior Lateisha Willis (Nottingham, England) tallied two points, six rebounds, and four assists on the evening.
- As a team, the Knights shot 32.1% as they went 17-53 from the field, while the Saints shot 51.6% on 33-64 from the field.
- Queens held a slim rebounding margin of 34-31 as they tallied 14 second-chance points.
Next Game
The ECC play continues on Sunday (Jan. 28) afternoon as the Knights match up against the Wildcats of Daemen University in Amherst, N.Y. to conclude the road trip. Tip-off set for noon.
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