OPENING TIP
Score: Queens 49 | South Carolina 121
Records: Queens (3–3) | South Carolina (6-0)
Location: Colonial Life Arena (Columbia, S.C.)
THE SHORT STORY
Queens faced one of the nation's top teams Sunday and fell 121–49 at No. 2 South Carolina. The Royals knocked down nine threes but were unable to slow the Gamecocks' size, pace, and efficiency.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Brenae Jones-Grant led Queens with 10 points and seven rebounds, her fourth game in double figures this season.
- Chester, S.C. native, Jermany Mapp added nine points, two assists, and a steal.
- Ana Barreto finished with six points, two steal, and two assists, extending her streak of games with at least two made threes.
- Junior guard, Alyssa Lewis provided six points off the bench, hitting two threes.
- Queens went 9-for-28 from three (32.1 percent) and 8-for-10 at the line (80 percent).
- South Carolina shot 66.2 percent from the field and finished with 51 rebounds.
NOTABLE MOMENTS
- Queens opened the scoring with a Mapp free throw, but South Carolina used a series of transition baskets to take early control.
- The Royals put together their most efficient stretch in the third quarter, shooting 27.8 percent from the field and 80.0 percent from three.
NEXT UP
Queens returns to action on Sunday, November 30, with a 1 p.m. matchup at UNC Wilmington.
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