Queen Bees Drop Second Straight
The Queen Bees made the journey to Bourbonnais, IL, to face off
against a tough Olivet Nazarene team at McHie Arena, only to travel home
with a sour taste in their mouth. The No. 16 St. Ambrose Queen Bees
(1-2) fell to the Tigers (2-0) 79-73 in overtime. Late in
the second half and the Queen Bees trailing 68-65, Coach Ted Eskildsen
called a timeout to set up one play to try and force overtime. The
play was set up for Brooke Vallejo. Vallejo who finished the night
with eight points took a few dribbles and put up a three at the buzzer.
The shot would fall and it would look as if the Queen Bees would take the
momentum into overtime. Despite
being down eight points (34-26) at halftime, the Queen Bees battled back
in the second half on 48.4% shooting and outscored Olivet Nazarene
42-34. The shooting would not carry over to the
overtime period though, as the Queen Bees would shoot 1-for-8 (12.5%) in
the extra period. They were outscored by a margin of
11-5. Leading the way for the Queen Bees was
Angie Schinstock, who finished with a double-double before fouling
out. Schinstock scored 19 points and grabbed 12 of the teams 31
rebounds. The only other player to score in
double digits was sophomore Michelle Kurth. Kurth dropped in 12
points in 23 minutes of work. Kate Tuttle and
Kellie Metz both struggled from the field. Metz going 0-6 from the field, still
managed seven points as she went 7-for-8 from the charity stripe.
Metz did have six assists. Tuttle scored eight points, making 2
of 10 shots and 4-for-4 from the free throw line. Tuttle
fouled out as well. Ali Rorah scored the first
points of her collegiate career and finished the game with those same two
points in eight minutes of action. The Queen Bees were outrebounded 47-31 on the night, with Olivet Nazarene coming away with 19
offensive rebounds to the Queen Bees eight. "We showed
a lot of character in a tough situation and in the long run that is going
to make us better," Eskildsen said of the performance. Leading the way
for the Tigers was Lanita Thomas. Thomas went 6-for-10 from the field,
scoring 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds along the way. Three
other players scored in double digits for the Tigers. Stacey Maurer
scored 13 points and Niki Disch and Erica Martin both scored ten points.
Disch also came away with seven rebounds. Keaton
Brumm grabbed eight rebounds and five points in her 38 minutes of
service. Every Tiger player saw at least 11 minutes of
action. The Queen Bees will travel to
Lamoni, IA, to face off against Graceland on Saturday. The game is
scheduled for 5:00 p.m. They will then make the usual trip across
the state of Iowa and into Hastings, NE, for the annual Hastings Tournament
which is being held November 14-16 this year. On
November 23rd the Queen Bees travel to UW-Platteville for a 7:00 p.m.
tip-off. They will return home on Monday, November 25th to face the Trojans of Trinity
International. The game at Lee Lohman Arena will tip-off at 7:30
p.m.
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