Basketball

Queen’s Women’s Basketball conceded their first loss last Friday against the Carleton Ravens, but Queen’s recovered with a win over uOttawa on Sunday to not go home empty-handed.  

Men’s Basketball began the weekend with a nail-biter, squeaking by with a 93-92 win against the Windsor Lancers. Their climb to the top continues as they now rank fourth in the country.

After sweeping both the Windsor Lancers and Western Mustangs last weekend, Queen’s ascended to the top of the OUA rankings

This season, Julia Chadwick has led the Gaels to a perfect 12-0 record.  

The Gaels head into the second half of their season with a 10-1 record and a fourth-place spot in the U SPORTS ranking.

Queen’s Women’s Basketball is the team to watch this season.

The Gaels took home their fifth consecutive win of the season on Friday at the ARC as they defeated the Carleton Ravens 71-65. 

The ARC was pulsing on Friday night as the Queen’s versus Carleton match-up brought in 750 fans, the most the facility has seen all season. Despite a slow start and a little lost momentum in the fourth quarter, the Gaels beat the Ravens 76-62. 

The Men’s Basketball team defeated the Ontario Tech Ridgebacks 104-73 on Friday night at the Athletics and Recreation Centre (ARC).

Queen’s Women’s Basketball defeated the visiting Ontario Tech Ridgebacks 99-69 on Friday night at the ARC. 

The Women’s Basketball team won their second game of the regular season with a score of 81-41, defeating the Nipissing Lakers. 

The Queen’s Gaels defeated the Nipissing Lakers 98-84 in their second regular season game on Friday night at the ARC. 

The NBA Players Association (NBAPA) is fighting for a new bargaining agreement—one of the biggest issues they will be discussing is lowering the NBA draft eligibility age.

Tapping into the traditional rivalry between Commerce and Engineering, the Tri-Colour Classic (TCC) is hosting a basketball game between the two faculties with the goal of raising 100,000 dollars—after being matched by donor—for the Canadian Cancer Society.  

After a historic run at the U Sports Final 8, the Women’s Basketball team have earned their first U Sports medal in program history. 

The Queen’s Men’s Basketball fell just short of the podium in their first ever U Sports National Championship appearance over the weekend, placing fourth overall in the field of eight.