The Matchup
The Queens University of Charlotte women's basketball team will meet up with Lenoir-Rhyne (1-7) on Monday, January 25 at 5:30 p.m. in Hickory, North Carolina.
Last Timeout
Queens has not been able to play since January 3 when they fell short against Furman.
Kalaya Hall (16) and
Christina Deng (13) led the Royals in scoring double-digits.
Caitlyn Moore went perfect from three-point range going 2-2. There are currently 3 players who are averaging double-digits for Queens,
Kalaya Hall,
Kristian Eanes, and
Kristy Hamze.
1,000-Point Club
Against the Anderson Trojans (S.C.) (Dec. 12), Eanes (12 points) made Queens women's basketball history. The Pittsboro, N.C. native became the 14th player in program history to score 1,000 points in her career. Averaging 12.7 points-per-game (ppg) for her career and an all-time FG percentage of 43.6, Eanes is known for her ability to get to the rim, make contested shots, and step-up in big moments for her team. She scored 20-plus points in 10 games a season ago and earned First Team All-SAC honors. Now with 1,026 points total, Eanes sits 39 points away from jumping into the top-10 scorers in program history (Betsy Bergdoll, 1064 points, 1990-93).
Opponent
- The Bears are 1-7 on the year after most recently falling, 66-61, to Wingate at home.
- Lenoir-Rhyne has three players currently averaging double-digits in scoring. Senior guard Kennedy Weigt is the leading scorer averaging 18.5 points per game while shooting 48-percent from the field and 53-percent from three.
- Freshman guard Emily Harman is close to averaging a double-double with 14.4 points and seven rebounds per game. Her rebounding average leads the Bears.
- Nakia Hooks is averaging 14 points per game.
- Head coach Grahm Smith is in his first season coaching at Lenoir-Rhyne after most recently spending two seasons at Peace.
Series History
- Lenoir-Rhyne currently holds the winning record against the Royals (20-10). The Bears are currently riding an eight-game winning streak against Queens after winning the last matchup, 67-58, on January 25, 2020. Weigt had a game-high 21 points for the Bears, wile Eanes led Queens with 20 points.
- The first meeting between the pair came in 1991 with the Royals winning 85-73.
