POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE

OPENING TIP
Score: Queens 60 | N.C. Central 35
Records: Queens (6–5) | USC Upstate (5-9)
Location: Curry Arena (Charlotte, N.C.)

THE SHORT STORY
Queens closed out its non-conference schedule with a dominant defensive performance, defeating USC Upstate 60–35 on Saturday afternoon at Curry Arena. The Royals set the tone early, limiting the Spartans to fifteen first-quarter points and never allowing the margin to slip into single digits the rest of the way.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Ana Barreto led the Royals with 14 points, adding seven rebounds and five assists while playing the full forty minutes.
• Jermany Mapp finished with 13 points, knocking down three shots from beyond the arc.
• Dayuna Colvin added 12 points, four assists, and four rebounds, finishing with an all-around complete game.
• Hannah Hicks recorded her second double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds, also contributing two blocks.
• Breah Franks made her first career start, finishing with eight points, nine rebounds, and two assists.
• Queens shot 48.1 percent from the field and held USC Upstate to 26.8 percent shooting.

NOTABLE MOMENTS

• Queens established control early, holding USC Upstate to just four points in the opening quarter while building a double-digit lead.
• Queens continued to extend the margin in the third quarter behind interior scoring from Hicks and Colvin, while limiting USC Upstate to eight points in the frame.
• The Royals closed the game with steady defensive pressure, holding the Spartans to 12 points in the fourth quarter to seal the win.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

• Queens 35 points allowed marked the lowest opponent scoring total of the season.
• The Royals 48.1 percent shooting was their second-best field goal percentage this year, trailing only the Carolina University game.
• Queens held USC Upstate to 26.8 percent shooting, the lowest opponent field goal percentage they have allowed this season.
• The Royals recorded 14 assists, their eighth game this season with double-digit assists.
• Queens finished with 37 rebounds, their seventh game this season with 35 or more boards.
• This win closed the non-conference schedule with Queens posting six wins, matching their highest non-conference win total in the Division I era.

NEXT UP
Queens opens ASUN Conference play on the road, traveling to Bellarmine on January 1 for a 6:30 p.m. EST tip.

SOCIAL MEDIA
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