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Jess Selinger
Sarah Barnes
Jaime Dale
Anne Murphy
Teddi Firmi
Lyndsey Gauley
Erin Skippon
Maddie Soye
Britanny Moore
Alaina Porter
Christine Wallace
Photos by Changuk Sohn and Michael Parkinson

Queen's Basketball News

Coaches Update
by Dave Wilson
April 16, 2008
Welcome to Spring... finally. Just a few quick updates, including one of my favourite subjects, the Queen's Centre.
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Coaches Update
by Dave Wilson
March 18, 2008
Quick update with pictures of the construction of the Queen's Centre to date. First, more accolades, as Teddi Firmi was selected as a Coca~Cola Athlete of the Term by the Athletic department committee.
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Four Gaels Given OUA East Honours
by Dave Wilson
February 28, 2008
Hot off the press: the OUA has announced the East Basketball All-Stars and I am pleased to report that Queen's is very well represented.
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Moore Scores 24 in Bitter Playoff Loss to Carleton
by Queen's University Sports Information Office
February 19, 2008
The Queen's Golden Gaels had their season come to a conclusion with a 67-58 OUA East quarterfinal loss to the Carleton Ravens on Saturday afternoon.
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Moore Tallies 15 Points in Gaels Loss to Ravens
by Queen's University Sports Information Office
February 9, 2008
Brittany Moore of Hannon, Ont. once again was the Gaels' leading scorer posting 15 points in a 61-50 loss to the Carleton Ravens on Saturday.
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Moore Scores 16 as Gaels Clinch Playoff Spot
by Queen's University Sports Information Office
February 8, 2008
The Queen's Golden Gaels clinched fourth place and a playoff position in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) East division with a narrow 68-66 victory over the Ottawa Gee Gees on Friday night.
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Barnes Scores 22 in OT Loss Against York
by Queen's University Sports Information Office
February 2, 2008
Sarah Barnes' (St. Catharines, Ont.) 22 points and nine rebounds weren't enough as the Queen's Golden Gaels women's basketball squad fell 71-66 in a thrilling overtime battle.
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Barnes Helps Gaels Rebound in Win Against Laurentian
by Queen's University Sports Information Office
February 1, 2008
Queen's rebounded from a tough loss on Tuesday night to edge the Laurentian Voyageurs 75-69 inside Bartlett Gym at the Physical Education Centre.
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Gaels Lose 68-63 To Ottawa
by Queen's University Sports Information Office
Jan. 29, 2008
The Queen's Golden Gaels were outscored 18-10 in the third quarter and that was the difference as they were defeated 68-63 by the visiting Ottawa Gee Gees Tuesday night in Kingston.
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Gaels Rout RMC 93-45
by Queen's University Sports Information Office
Jan. 26, 2008
Six Gaels reached double digits as Queen's completed a perfect weekend thrashing Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) 93-45 on Saturday night.
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Gaels Come From Behind To Defeat Carleton 69-64
by Queen's University Sports Information Office
Jan. 25, 2008
The Queen's Golden Gaels staged a furious fourth quarter comeback in defeating the visiting Carleton Ravens 69-64 Friday night in Kingston.
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Two late quarter runs, sink Gaels
Queen's 56 Toronto 71

by Dave Wilson
Jan. 19, 2008
We opened this game with a level of intensity that was no where to found the previous night.
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Gaels come out flat against Rams - Lose by 9
Queen's 45 Ryerson 54

by Dave Wilson
Jan. 18, 2008
Sixteen for 55 and 1 for 11 are not numbers that are likely to win you basketball games.
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Lady Vees stunned by pesky Gaels 73-71
courtesy of Laurentian University Sports Information Office
Jan. 12, 2008
The Laurentian Voyageurs women's basketball team suffered their fourth loss of the season in heartbreaking fashion, 73-71 to the Queen's Golden Gaels.
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Good start not enough for Gaels to tame Lions
Queen's 52 York 68

by Dave Wilson
Jan. 11, 2008
We got off to a great start in the ball game, effectively pressuring York into turnovers or tough shots.
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Gaels Defeat Ryerson 62-44
from Queen's Sports Information
Jan. 5, 2008
The Queen's Golden Gaels gained a split of their weekend home stand with a 62-44 home court win over the visiting Ryerson Rams Saturday night in Kingston.
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Gaels Downed by Toronto 74-65
from Queen's Sports Information
Jan. 4, 2008
The Queen's Golden Gaels dropped a 74-65 decision to the visiting Toronto Varsity Blues Friday night in Kingston.
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Gaels rookies 'sting' Concordia
Queen's 81 Concordia 75

by Dave Wilson
Dec. 30, 2007
Here's the background to this story: we scored 53 points against the Bishop's Gaitors on Friday, 64 points against the UQAM Citadins on Saturday and 57 points against the Concordia Stingers on Sunday ..... in the second half.
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Fast-paced game versus UQAM results in 7 point loss
Queens 64 UQAM 71

by Dave Wilson
Dec. 29, 2007
Rookie point guard Brittany Moore made her debut in the starting line up (with the injury to Teddi Firmi) and made the most of her opportunity, dropping 12 points and handing out 3 assists.
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Fourth quarter drought grounds Gaels
Queens 53 Bishops 67

by Dave Wilson
Dec. 28, 2007
After a 3-week lay-off for exams and holidays, the team returned to the hardwood on the 27th of December for a practice before heading to Montreal to play Bishops at the Concordia Tournament on the 28th.
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Alaina Porter Named First Recipient of Catherine Gertrude Milliken Smith Award
by Mike Grobe
Nov. 29, 2007
Alaina Porter of Burlington, Ont., was named the first recipient of the Catherine Gertrude (Milliken) Smith Award given annually to a first year athlete on the Queen's University women's basketball squad.
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Late surge by the Gaels secures a win over the Lakehead Thunderwolves
Queen's 80 Lakehead 57

by Dave Wilson
Dec.1, 2007
The start to the Lakehead game seemed like more of the same. Lakehead came out shooting extremely well connecting on their first 5 shots to take an 11-0 lead.
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McMaster dominates the Gaels
Queen's 55 McMaster 78

by Dave Wilson
Nov. 30, 2007
In terms of the weekend games, we started extremely poorly against a very strong McMaster squad.
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Waterloo hands Gaels fifth league loss
Queen's 45 Waterloo 58

by Dave Wilson
Nov. 24, 2007
Although we started the game fairly well, it wasn't long before things went south.
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Hawks over Gaels in Overtime
Queen's 62 Laurier 68

by Dave Wilson
Nov. 23, 2007
We had a good start to the ball game, effectively limiting Laurier's offense, while finding the bottom of the net ourselves.
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Late game execution leads to come-from-behind win
Queen's 69, Windsor 65

by Dave Wilson
Nov. 17, 2007
In a reversal from yesterday's game, we opened the game very well against a very talented Windsor squad, grabbing a quick 10-0 lead.
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Mustangs out of the gate early to defeat Gaels
Queen's 49, Western 60

by Dave Wilson
Nov. 16, 2007
After a dismal weekend a week ago, all I can say is that we were better - not good enough, but better.
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Second quarter costs Queen's the game
Queen's 70, Guelph 75

by Dave Wilson
Nov. 10, 2007
After the dismal performance the night before, we showed signs of improvement on Saturday.
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Badgers use overtime to defeat Gaels
Queen's 51, Brock 53 (OT)

by Dave Wilson
Nov. 9, 2007
First of all - credit to a well-coached Brock team that did all the things they needed to do to win.
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Last quarter surge leads to win over Concordia
Queen's 77, Concordia 69

by Dave Wilson
Nov. 4, 2007
I don't know... I thought you might be asking how we can put up 77 points against a talented team like Concordia, when our execution was so poor the night before.
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Poor execution plagues Gaels in loss to UQAM
Queen's 53, UQAM 57

by Dave Wilson
Nov. 3, 2007
Noting that we have failed to play good basketball on back-to-back nights this season, this was another case of "more of the same."
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Home opener a success: Queen's 88 RMC 54 - Over $1,000 raised for Breast Cancer Research
by Dave Wilson
Nov. 2, 2007
It was "Think Pink" night at Bartlett Gym, in an effort to raise funds for Breast Cancer Research.
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Coaches Update
by Dave Wilson
October 29, 2007
BREAST CANCER FUND RAISER GAME: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 6:00pm VS. RMC
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Gaels worn down by Western, 44-61
by Dave Wilson
October 28, 2007
Despite the outcome, there were some very bright spots in this game.
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Lack of intensity sinks Gaels, 45-76 to Cape Breton
by Dave Wilson
October 27, 2007
This is a game I would like to forget.
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Steady performance leads to win over McGill, 59-50
by Dave Wilson
October 26, 2007
The opening round of the Western Invitational Tournament was a grind out affair with neither team able to mount any sustained runs.
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Gaels vs. UPEI
by Dave Wilson
October 22, 2007
At this point you are probably wondering about the misprint in the score listed above - no misprint.
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Gaels vs. Cape Breton
by Dave Wilson
October 22, 2007
It is hard not to think of Charles Dickens' writing in a Tale of Two Cities, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."
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Gaels vs. Ste. Foy
by Dave Wilson
October 13, 2007
On Saturday we hosted the Ste. Foy Dominiques (CEGEP) from Quebec City. They are a very athletic team with excellent perimeter shooting and a couple of solid post players.
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Gaels vs. St. Lawrence College
by Dave Wilson
October 11, 2007
Let the games begin. Given that we have been struggling to get 10 people out to practice (nagging injuries), it is not surprising that our players were anxious to get some games in - just to play 5 on 5.
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Coaches Update
by Dave Wilson
October 1, 2007
Time for a quick update. On the basketball front, we have been practicing for 3 weeks now, but I don't think we have had 10 people at practice for 2.5 of those weeks.
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Gaels vs. Toledo
by Dave Wilson
September 4, 2007
Not used to writing game reports at this time of the year. With a very good 4-day training camp under our belts, I was expecting a pretty solid performance from our team against Toledo.
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Coaches Update
by Dave Wilson
August 27, 2007
Having just returned from Thailand, I have a few things to catch up on - but things are a little hectic around here, so I'll keep this note brief and follow up a little later.
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Coaches Update
by Dave Wilson
July 16, 2007
Time for a quick update. The team has been training hard all spring/summer, either at 7 in the morning or at 5:30 in evenings, and sometimes both.
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Contact Information:

Dave Wilson
Women's Basketball Head Coach
Physical Education Centre
Queen's University
69 Union Street
Kingston, ON
K7L 3N6
Phone: (613) 533-6317

If you have any questions, please feel free to email Coach Dave Wilson at
dave.wilson@queensu.ca





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