CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Queens University of Charlotte women's basketball team fell 58-47 this afternoon in Curry Arena to move to 4-14 on the year and 4-9 in South Atlantic Conference play. The Eagles improve to 12-7 on the year and 9-4 in league play after completing the home-and-home series sweep.
 
Senior guard McKell Oliverio led the Royals with 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting. Sarah Henson followed with 10 points, while Maggie Stewart added eight points and eight rebounds. Cheyenne Logan also pulled down eight rebounds to go along with her six points.
 
After committing 16 turnovers in the opening half of action, the Royals found themselves trailing the Eagles at the break. Carson-Newman was able to convert the Royals' ball-handling mishaps into 13 first half points which was also the point margin at the break. The Eagles led by as much as 14 before a pair of three from Oliverio brought the Royals to within 11, 33-22, with 2:31 to play. However, a bucket from Carson-Newman's Mika Wester put the visitors ahead 35-22.
 
The Eagles went cold in the third after extending their lead to 19 on a pair of triples in the first minute of the period, allowing the Royals to chip away at their lead. A couple of foul shots from Carmen Richardson at 7:28 ignited a 10-2 run in the period that brought the Royals to within 11, 45-34, of Carson-Newman heading into the fourth.
 
Looking to continue their run into the final period, the Royals started the fourth cold. Fortunately, the Eagles would get off to a slow start as well, finding their first bucket of the quarter at 8:24 when Kailyn Brooks knocked down a three-pointer to give her team a 48-34 lead. Stewart ended Queens' short drought at 7:46 with a jumper in the paint that closed the gap to 12. However, the Royals then went scoreless over the next three minutes as Carson-Newman built their lead back out to 18. Queens closed the game with a 9-2 run to give the game its final score of 58-47.
 
Brooks led Carson-Newman today with 23 points, while Wester scored 14 points. Jessica Simerly added 10 points.
 
The Royals will hit the road again for their next game on Wednesday, February 1 at Coker College. The Royals defeated the Cobras, 59-53, back in December and will be looking to complete the season series sweep. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m.