CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Kristian Eanes scored 22 points with six steals but the Queens University of Charlotte women's basketball team (5-22, 4-17 SAC) fell to Wingate University (16-12, 10-10 SAC), 56-44, on Wednesday night at the Levine Center. Caitlyn Moore and Madison Sexton followed with six points apiece.

On her Senior Day, Sexton hit two early 3-pointers that put Queens ahead, 9-2, with 6:48 to play in the opening frame. After a free throw by Taylor Stevens with 11 seconds left in the quarter, the Royals held a 15-10 lead through the first 10 minutes.

In the second quarter, Wingate held Queens to just two points on a fastbreak layup by Eanes that momentarily tied the score, 17-17, with 7:40 left. The Bulldogs closed the first half on a 9-0 run, capped a Teliyah Jeter layup in the quarter's final seconds, to take a 26-17 lead into halftime.

In the third quarter, Andrea Shire's 3-pointer with 5:14 left, pulled Queens within 11, 32-21. However Wingate stretched its third-quarter lead to as many as 14 points, 37-23, after Hannah Clark completed a three-point play with 2:13 left in the frame.

With 1:49 remaining in the game, Kelsey Leedle's 3-pointer tightened the score, 52-44, but the Royals never pulled any closer in the closing moments.

Queens shot 38.1 percent from the field, 30 percent from the 3-point line (6-20), and 50 percent at the free-throw line (6-12).

Wingate shot 42.9 percent from the floor, 30 percent from 3 (3-10), and 55 percent at the free-throw line (11-20). The Bulldogs were led by 16 points and three blocks from Jeter, 12 from Clark, and 12 from Destiny Coleman.

The Royals conclude their season on Saturday at Mars Hill University. Opening tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. Live play-by-play coverage will be available on the Queens Sports Network.