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Boag drops 24 on Ravens in 83-51 win


KINGSTON, Ont. (February 13, 2015) – It was a big night for the Gaels (10-6) who locked down an 83-51 win against their rivals the Carleton Ravens (7-9) this Friday evening at the ARC. It was an OUA rematch for the two teams who last met in the 2013-14 OUA East finals where the Gaels claimed an overtime victory over the Ravens to send them to the OUA Championship.

With their top scorer Lindsay Shotbolt missing from the lineup the Ravens had a shaky offensive start. In the meantime the Gaels asserted their dominance on the court, exploding into the first quarter with Liz Boag (Kingston, Ont.) hitting seven straight during their early 16-0 run. Shooting 63% from the floor, the Gaels racked up a 21 point lead over the Ravens to go into the second quarter.

The Gaels met some resistance in the beginning of the second quarter as the Ravens switched their defence reducing the Gaels percentage by 10 %. The new defence didn't faze Queen's who continued their first quarter momentum to build their lead up to 44-16 at halftime.

The Ravens got their offence moving right off the bench in the second half finding their stride and matching the Gaels in shooting percentage from the floor. The Gaels made sure keep their momentum up despite the increased Ravens pressure, returning to the basket with 26 points over the 16 points from Carleton.

Heading into the final quarter the Ravens trailed 70-31. It was in the last minutes of regulation time that the Ravens offence finally started to come together as they outscored the Gaels 19-13. It was just too little too late for Carleton who met the final buzzer with a loss of 83-51 against Queen's.

Boag led the Gaels in their win scoring a game high 24 points and contributing five assists. Following right behind her the Gaels were supported by Jenny Wright (Kingston, Ont.) who put up 15 points and Abby Dixon (North Vancouver) who put up 12 points. Stephanie Carr led the Ravens on the offensive front with 13 points while Elizabeth Leblanc led the defensive front with eight rebounds.

Boag passed the 1,000 point mark in her career during tonight's game and finished the night at 1,012 so far as a Gael.