Western tops Queen's 69-62
In women's basketball on Friday, November 6 in Kingston, ON, Western came away with a 69-62 win over Queen's in an OUA conference game. Queen's lost by 7 in a game that produced 131 total points.
Sydney Cowan set the pace for Western with 27 points on 11-of-27 shooting. Reese Burleigh added 11 and Monique Monplaisir had 9. Queen's' leading scorer was Katrina Renon, with 24 points on 9-of-16 shooting, adding 12 rebounds. Ally Smith scored 11 and Haley Barbieri added 11. Three Queen's players reached double figures.
Western shot 37.0% from the field (27-73) and made 5 of 28 three-pointers; Queen's shot 37.3% (25-67) and went 4-for-24 from beyond the arc. At the line, Western made 10 of 18 free throws and Queen's made 8 of 10. Western recorded 8 assists to 19 for Queen's.
Queen's won the rebounding battle 40-37, but it was not enough. Katrina Renon of Queen's was the game's top rebounder with 12. Maddy Boyd of Queen's dished out a game-high 6 assists.
Western committed 18 turnovers and Queen's committed 27. Western finished with 14 steals to 8 for Queen's. Queen's next plays Lakehead on Saturday, Nov. 7; Western next plays Ontario Tech on Saturday, Nov. 7.
