Perry leads game with 28 points in women's basketball game against Queens

FLUSHING, New York - The American International College women's basketball team traveled to Flushing, New York to take on Queens College in a non-conference match-up on Wednesday, January 26. The Yellow Jackets fell 76-70.

FAST FACTS:
Final Score: Queens 76, AIC 70
Records: The Yellow Jackets fall to 6-8, while Queens moves 2-13
Location: South Gym Flushing, New York

KEY STATS:
AIC:
Destine Perry: 28 points, four rebounds
Zoe Willis: 10 points, six rebounds
Nora Young: eight points, six rebounds

Queens:
Aalia Carlon: 16 points, three assists
Khadija Demry: 15 points, three rebounds
Julia DeBeatham: 15 points, five rebounds, five assists
Nora Gabel:14 points, eight rebounds, three assists

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Graduate Destine Perry hit a three with 15 seconds off the clock to get the scoring started for either team. The Knights answered with a three of their own over a minute later to move off of zero. That three started a 16-3 run over the last 8:27 as the Knights led 16-6 after 10 minutes. The run extended into the second quarter as they scored the first four points of the second stanza.
• The Yellow Jackets put their heads down and went to work with a run of their own. A little over a minute into the second quarter, rookie Nora Young hit a layup that sparked AIC. Sophomore Kayla Robinson drained a layup while Perry swished a pair at the line. Perry extended her shot as she found nylon from deep and made it 20-15. On the next offensive possession, Perry took advantage of space to score another three, her eighth point in a minute and 19 seconds.
• The teams battled back and forth; Queens led 30-25 at the break and held a 51-43 lead after the third.
• Trailing 53-45 with 8:41 on the clock, Perry scored her 20^th point of the night on a driving layup that she made while fouled. She stepped to the line and hit the free throw to cut the deficit down to five, 53-48. Junior Zoe Willis made it a one-possession game with a layup off an offensive rebound. On the next possession, she cut it to one with another layup.
• That was the closest the Yellow Jackets got as the Knights took the game 76-70.

NEXT UP:

• The Yellow Jackets are scheduled to host Saint Michael's College on Friday, January 28 at 4 p.m.
• Please note that the game has been pushed up from its original date due to the impending winter storm.