Queens holds off Lady Saints, 63-58

What looked like it was going to be a one-sided contest turned into a competitive and scrappy game Saturday night at the Ovens Athletics Center.

Queens University of Charlotte came away with the 63- 58 Conference Carolinas win over Limestone College.

Cecilia Tchangoue scored 12 points in the second half, the team high, to help the Royals fight from a seven point deficit at the start of the stanza.Queens led for most of the first half, even holding an eight-point lead at the 13:24 mark.

With 2:50 left in the first 20, the teams were tied at 23 all and from there the Saints (6-5 overall/4-2 in conference) were able to go up five before the buzzer.

Blanca Gonzalez hit a threepoint bucket at the start of the second half to give Limestone the seven-point lead. From there, Queens brought it within two.

For the next five minutes the teams traded baskets and turnovers until Queens' Shakaria Hamlin scored a bucket to give Queens a onepoint lead, 39-38, with 13:51 left on the clock. The Royals would not trail again.

Gonzalez scored the gamehigh 15 and Addie Graves was the only other Saint in double figures with 11. Graves led the team in rebounds with seven.

Limestone hosts Erskine College on January 14 at 5:30 p.m.