Queen Bees Win Two in a Row

11/5/05
Box Score
DAVENPORT, Iowa -- What a different a day makes. After playing a slow-down half court game in Friday night's win, the Queen Bees turned it up a notch Saturday, defeating Olivet Nazarene in an offensive showcase, 98-85 in Day two of the Jim Fox Invitational. The win moves SAU above .500 for the first time this season, with a 2-1 record.

Each team played evenly in the first half, with six ties in the period. SAU got out to their biggest lead in the half with four minutes remaining on a jumper by Jennifer Goetz that put the Queen Bees up by ten. Freshman Casey Breitbach kept SAU in the game, hitting four of her five shots in the half, including three of four from behind the arc. Breitbach finished the game with a game high 19 points, but SAU's first half lead didn't last long, as Olivet went on a 17-6 run to end the half and take a 51-50 lead into the locker room.

In the second half, Olivet was able to hang with SAU for the first ten minutes, but then SAU turned up the intensity by scoring twelve unanswered points to break the game wide open with a fifteen point lead. The Queen Bees shot a scorching 51% from the field in the second half to put the game away.

The big difference in the game was something St. Ambrose hasn't been able to do until this point in the season, which is dominate the boards. The Queen Bees out rebounded the Tigers 59-33, including 26-12 on the offensive boards. That's the most rebounds SAU has recorded this year.

Goetz finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Queen Bees, while also being named to the All-Tournament Team. Jill Sweeney had her best game of the season, scoring a season high 17 points, while also recording seven assists and three rebounds. Cathy Mangan finished with eight points, six assists and five rebounds.

Olivet was led by forward Kellie Mullin, who scored a team high 14 points. Hilary Disch and Erin Griffin also scored in double figures for the Tigers with 12 and 10 points, respectively. Disch also added six rebounds and four assists in the losing effort.

The Queen Bees will be back in action next Saturday, as they'll go on the road to face Trinity International. Tip off is set for 6:00 in Deerfield, Illinois.  

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