CHARLOTTE, N.C.- The Queens University of Charlotte women's basketball team looks to build off of their dominant victory over Johnson & Wales as they host USC Upstate on Friday afternoon. The game begins at noon Eastern time in Curry Arena and marks the seventh all-time match up between the Royals and Spartans.
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Date: Friday, November 17, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Curry Arena
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The Matchup
Both teams are coming off their first victory of the season as each team defeated non-Division I opponents on Tuesday. The Royals defeated Johnson & Wales 101-51 while the Spartans defeated Lees-McRae 72-44. Prior to Tuesday, Queens fell to Ole Miss and LSU in the opening week while USC Upstate fell to Davidson, East Carolina, and Kentucky on the road. Last season, the Royals defeated USC Upstate in Spartanburg 69-48 behind 18 points from
Adia Brisker and 17 from
Jordyn Weaver. Previous to last season, the Royals dropped the first five meetings between the two squads between 1992 and 1995.
Last Time Out
- Queens defeated Johnson & Wales 101-51 on Tuesday afternoon in their home opener
- Five players scored double-digit points for the Royals
- Nicole Gwynn led the team with 21 points and Jordyn Weaver added 20. Alexandria Johnson scored 12 points while Adia Brisker and Amari Davis scored 11 points
- Weaver recorded a double-double with 20 points and 13 rebounds
- Johnson led the way with 9 assists
- Queens recorded 17 steals while Tiziana Huici led the way with five
- The Royals shot 10-17 from beyond the arc
Stats to Know: USC Upstate
- In the first four games, Isabell West, Dakota Reeves, and Rebekah Gordon are the leading scorers with 9+ points per game
- AC Markham leads the team with five rebounds per game
- Trinity Johnson has recorded 5.7 assists per game with 17 in three games
- The Spartans out-rebounded their opponents by an average of 1.8 rebounds per game last season
- USC Upstate shot 340 out of 489 from the free-throw line last season
Stats to Know: Queens
- Nicole Gwynn averages 19.3 points per game after strong games at LSU and against Johnson & Wales
- Gwynn is shooting 14-28 beyond the arc this season
- Alexandria Johnson leads the team with three assists per game
- Gwynn, Johnson, and Jordyn Weaver each average double-digit points per game thus far this season
- Weaver also leads the team with 16 total rebounds and nine offensive rebounds
- The Royals have recorded nine steals per game
What's Next
The Royals travel west to take on UNC Asheville in Asheville, North Carolina on Tuesday, November 21st at 2:00 PM. This will be the second-ever meeting between the Royals and Bulldogs as UNCA defeated Queens 68-57 last November in Curry Arena. The Royals return home the following Sunday to host Division III Wesleyan College.
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