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Gaels Drop No. 10 Brock In Overtime
Posted by: Rachael Urosevic (Sports Information Assistant)

11/23/2013 9:57:00 PM
KINGSTON, Ont. (November 23, 2013) - The Queen's Gaels (5-3) defeated the No. 10 Brock Badgers (5-3) 69-65 in overtime on Saturday night at the Athletics and Recreation Centre in Kingston, Ontario.

To say this weekend was exciting for the Queen's women's basketball team would be a huge understatement. Not only did they defeat the McMaster Mauraders on Friday 79-72, but they pulled out a nail biting overtime victory against the No.10 ranked Brock Badgers on Saturday as well. The standout performance for the night was by Gemma Bullard (Guelph, Ont.) who scored 25 points, shooting 9-15 from the floor.

The game was neck and neck for the full fourty minutes, and then some. Both teams struggled shooting from the floor in the first half, but it was the Badgers turnovers and missed freethrows that kept the Gaels ahead by one or two possessions for the majority of the game. The tenacious guard defense by Emily Hazlett (Fredericton), Liz Boag (Kingston, Ont.) and Jenny Wright (Kingston, Ont.) helped Queen's tally 11 steals in the contest. Nicole Rosenkranz kept the Gaels fighting as she finished with 19 points and grabbed 16 rebounds. The sharp shooting by the Badger's Kayla Santilli, who went 5 of 5 from the three, kept the game close until the buzzer sounded with the score 57-57. The Gaels dominated overtime by knocking down free throws and staying composed when Brock tried to make a last minute run.

This was not a game of individual stats. This was a game of teamwork, from the first whistle to the final buzzer. The standing ovation from the fans at the end of the game commended their efforts perfectly. The Gaels have now won three straight games and have a record of 5-3 on the season.