CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Queens University of Charlotte women's basketball team shot just 29.7 percent from the floor, leading to a 73-49 loss at the hands of defending South Atlantic Conference Champions Anderson University on Tuesday night in the conference opener for both teams.
 
Anderson (5-1, 1-0 SAC) made 43.4 percent of its attempts, including a 7-for-18 performance from long range and held a 46-31 advantage in total rebounds. The Queens (1-6, 0-1 SAC) defense was able to force 23 turnovers in the contest and converted those miscues into 26 points.
 
The first quarter of action opened with a 7-2 run by the Trojans, but the Royals quickly responded with 9-2 run of their own, taking a two-point lead on a Kristian Eanes layup with 3:33 remaining. A 3-pointer from freshman Kelsey Leedle less than a minute later put Queens ahead by three, 14-11, before Anderson closed outs the period on a 5-1 spurt to leave the score tied at 16-all.
 
The Trojans carried momentum into the second quarter and opened the lead to a double-digits, 29-18, on Madison Baggett jumper. The advantage continued to grow, extending a 41-23 at the half.
 
Anderson's lead grew to as large as a 32-point edge, 66-34, with 4:08 to go in the fourth quarter and the Trojans never trailed in the second half.
 
Eanes led all scorers with 19 points to go along with six rebounds and a career-high six steals. Redshirt-freshman Taylor Stevens followed with a career-high 11 points, while juniors Lauren Fields and Caitlyn Moore finished with seven rebounds each.
 
Queens remains at home over the holiday break, hosting SAC foe Lenoir-Rhyne University at 2 p.m. on Saturday in Curry Arena.