Box Score The Warriors (1-3) defeated the Queen's Gaels (0-2) 70-66 on Friday night on the road in Kingston to notch their first win of the season. Waterloo was behind for much of the contest and rallied to secure the victory. Waterloo is now 1-3 on the season.
The first quarter was fast paced with the Gaels doubling the Warriors in rebounds and outshooting them 10-6 from the floor. Waterloo closed in on the Gaels in the second but were shut down by the Queen's defence who ate up the shot clock time and forced the Warriors to shoot under pressure. The Gaels left the first half leading the Warriors by a 39-31 margin.
Queen's Greg Faulkner opened up the third quarter with a spectacular alley-oop dunk to give the Gaels a 12 point lead; their largest of the game. The Warriors dominated the rest of the quarter hitting a 12-0 run to tie it up at 43-43 then pulling away to grab their first lead of the game. Outshooting the Gaels in the third, the Warriors ended the quarter ahead of the Gaels 52-49.
It was a sloppy final quarter for the Gaels as they scrambled to set up while the Warriors put away baskets to take the lead by a nine point margin. The last seconds were chaotic as Faulkner struggled to gain momentum for the Gaels when charging the basket and going 3-3 from the foul line with 2.7 seconds on the clock. The Warriors did not relinquish their second half comeback lead and were able to hold off until the final buzzer to end with a 70-66 victory over the Gaels.
Leading the black and gold was the always dependable
Myles Charvis (Mississauga) who led the Warriors with 24 points and seven rebounds while
Ben Davis (Mississauga) followed with 13 points and six rebounds.
Jaspreet Gill (Oliver) also chipped in with 11 points and 2 assists in the victory.
Despite the loss, Faulkner led all scorers with 29 points and seven rebounds. The Gaels were led in rebounding on the backboards by Ryall Stroud who grabbed 14 rebounds and Cy Samuels who grabbed 10 of his own.
Waterloo will have the rest of the weekend off before hosting Ottawa next Friday at 8pm and Carleton Saturday at 8pm. Both games will be in the PAC and will be shown on OUA TV.
