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Gaels use depth for 89-62 Victory Over Laurentian


KINGSTON, Ont. (January 10, 2015) – Veteran guard Liz Boag (Kingston, Ont.) was on fire Friday night as she led all the Gaels (6-3) with 19 points in their 89-62 win against the Laurentian Voyageurs (4-5).

Boag led all scorers with her performance and Emily Hazlett (Fredericton, N.B) was a force to be reckoned with on the court as well, chalking up 17 points and grabbing seven rebounds. The Gaels also had big nights from Robyn Pearson (Toronto) with 12 points, Andrea Priamo (Guelph, Ont.) with 10 points and rookie Marianne Alarie (Sudbury, Ont.) also with 10 points. The Voyageurs were led by Devenae Bryce and Adrienne Moreau both of whom scored 12 points.

It was a slow offensive start for both teams but the Gaels set up strong defence and kept the Voyageurs from infiltrating their key. As play continued the Gaels started to hit a rhythm from outside the arc to end the first quarter with a 26-9 lead over the Voyageurs. Boag drove the Gaels forward offensively in the second quarter as they outscored the Voyageurs 29-8. Laurentian struggled to break through the Gaels defence and headed into the second half down 55-17.

After halftime the Voyageurs began to find their footing as they matched the Gaels in scoring in the third quarter and slowed the Queen's momentum. As they headed into the final quarter the Gaels were leading by a 39 point margin which the Voyageurs managed to shrink down to a 28 point lead as they hit an 11-0 run. With their improved shooting performance, the Voyageurs outshot the Gaels in the quarter hit a clutch three pointer in the last seconds of play, but, it wasn't nearly enough to catch the Gaels who claimed the 89-62 win.

"In the first half, I think we did a really good job defensively," said guard Liz Boag on the win. "They didn't get off a three point shot which was definitely our goal and that really fueled our offence. We kind of took our foot off the pedal in the second half, but it was a pretty good effort overall."