The Basics
Score: Roberts Wesleyan 49-72 Queens
Record: Roberts Wesleyan 22-5, 14-5 | Queens 17-8, 14-5
Location: Fitzgerald Qymnasium – Flushing, N.Y.


FLUSHING, N.Y. – After a heavily lop-sided third quarter, Roberts Wesleyan women's basketball fell on the road to Queens, 72-49, in a battle between a pair of ECC tournament qualifiers.

Senior forward Samantha Courtney was the lone Redhawk to score in double figures with a team-high 12 points while a total of 10 players scored for the visitors.

How It Happened
After leaving the locker rooms at the break trailing 34-27, the Knights took control in the third quarter. Over the ten minutes, Queens outscored Roberts Wesleyan 22-6.

The Redhawks shot just 24.1 percent from the field in the second half while also hitting just 1 of 8 from beyond the arc.

Key Stat
Queens' Madison Rowland poured in a game-high 29 points to pace the Knights.

Inside the Numbers
- Everything seemed to go Queens' way as they out-scored the Redhawks in the paint 40-16. They also held the advantage on points off turnovers, 22-4.
- Roberts Wesleyan's bench tallied 25 points, including a season-high eight points from freshman Aija McIntyre.
- The loss puts Roberts Wesleyan in a three-way tie for second place in the ECC standings with both Queens and Dist. Columbia.

"Courtney's" Impact
The forward fell one rebound short of a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds while also notching an assists and a steal. With one game remaining in the regular season, Courtney is averaging 16.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per game.

Up Next
Roberts Wesleyan wraps up the regular season Saturday when they visit Molloy with tip-off slated for noon.