POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE

OPENING TIP
Score: Queens 97 | Carolina 37
Records: Queens (5–4) | Carolina (2-9)
Location: Curry Arena (Charlotte, N.C.)

FROM COACH BROWN
"Sometimes it is harder to play against a team that's smaller than you because you end up getting a lot of offensive fouls and you can lose track of your body control. I saw that at times from our bigs tonight, but I told them before that the standard is the standard. I don't care if we're playing Carolina University or the University of North Carolina Tar Heels, we must focus on Queens and I thought we did a phenomenal job of that today."

THE SHORT STORY
A Royals win was never in doubt as Queens never trailed during Sunday afternoon's matchup with Carolina University. Holding a ten-point lead at the end of the first quarter Queens caught fire, scoring 26 points before the half. An exceptional performance by Alyssa Lewis led the way for Queens as she came one assist shy of a triple double.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Alyssa Lewis broke a multitude of personal records, scoring 15 points, grabbing 16 rebounds, and dishing out nine assists in 33 minutes.
• Forward Brenae Jones-Grant continued her stellar sophomore campaign, recording her third 20-point game of the year.
• Sharpshooter Ana Barreto hit four of her six three-point attempts, scoring 20 points in the process.
• Dayuna Colvin and Jermany Mapp both had career play making days, recording eight and five assists respectively.
• Freshman Breah Franks provided quality minutes off the bench, dropping six points and five rebounds.
• Junior Forward Imani Morris made a physical impact in just 13 minutes, blocking two shots and grabbing three rebounds.

NOTABLE MOMENTS

• Queens started the game in dominant fashion, with Brenae Jones-Grant and Hannah Hicks combining for three offensive rebounds in the first four and a half minutes of action to hold a 12-3 lead at the first media timeout.
• As the clock wound down in the first quarter Alyssa Lewis stole the ball off a Bruins player and then threw a perfectly placed bounce pass in transition to give Dayuna Colvin an easy layup, granting the Royals a 20-10 lead heading into the second period.
• Queens began to heat up from the outside during the second quarter as Ana Baretto drilled two three-pointers in the span of less than a minute, the next play Alyssa Lewis capitalized on poor transition defense, going coast to coast for a layup to give the Royals a 38-12 lead.
• The Royals could do no wrong in the second quarter, shooting a scorching 59 percent from the field which ignited a 26-0 run over the final eight minutes to hold a 46-12 lead at halftime.
• Carolina began to find some offensive flow in the 3rd quarter, scoring seven points in the first three and a half minutes, but the Royals offense matched their every blow, managing to keep a commanding 85 to 26 lead heading into the final quarter.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

• Jones Queens recorded 40 points in the paint as well as out rebounding the Bruins 53-30.
• The Royals 97 points set a new season high.
• Queens improved to 2-0 all time against Carolina University in the first matchup between the two programs since 2018.
• The Royals set a new program high 15 made three pointers, shooting 50 percent from three-point range, their best performance of the season.

NEXT UP
Queens will stay home for a matchup against North Carolina Central on Wednesday, December 17th in Curry Arena. Tip-off is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on ESPN+ and locally on WCCB. Fans can purchase their tickets in advance here.

SOCIAL MEDIA
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