McQueen v Cleary
Kellen Burke - MU Sports Media
Aaliyah McQueen celebrates her historic 41-and-23 perfomance with her teammates.
82
Winner Madonna MADONNA 10-17, 6-15
74
Cleary (Mich.) CLEARY ( 6-21, 6-15
Winner
Madonna MADONNA
10-17, 6-15
82
Final
74
Cleary (Mich.) CLEARY (
6-21, 6-15
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Madonna MADONNA 21 18 22 21 82
Cleary (Mich.) CLEARY ( 25 17 14 18 74

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Kellen Burke

McQueen's historic game carries Crusaders to victory

LANSING, Mich. - The Madonna Crusaders (9-17, 5-16) traveled up the road to face the Cougars of Cleary University (6-20, 6-14). The star of the show was Crusader junior forward Aaliyah McQueen, who had a record-setting 41 point and 23 rebound game, breaking school records in both categories. McQueen's historic performance helped carry the Crusaders to an 82-74 victory on the road and moving to ten-wins on the year for the first time since the 2017-18 season.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Cougars got the jump on the Crusaders in the first quarter, taking an early 25-21 lead on the Crusaders after one period.

After their somewhat slow start, the Crusaders began to lock in during the second quarter. Freshman guard Ashley Kopacko knocked down a three-pointer to give the Crusaders their first lead of the game in the opening minutes of the second quarter. Point guard Kayiona Willis also scored six points this quarter to help elevate the Crusaders. Sophomore Marcela Rodriguez hit a three-pointer in the final seconds of the first half to cut the Cougar lead to three with twenty-minutes of play remaining.

In the second half, it was junior guard Aaliyah McQueen who was the star of the show. In the second half alone, McQueen scored 25 points and 11 rebounds en-route to breezing past the Cougars in the final twenty minutes. Her final stat line; 41 points, 23 rebounds, and four assists. Her 41 points ties her career-high from earlier this season, which also ranks second all-time for points in a game in school history. Her 23 rebounds also ranks second all-time in school history. 

McQueen's historic performance helped carry the Crusaders to an 82-74 win over the Cougars.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
  • McQueen's 41 points and 23 rebounds both rank second all-time in school history.
  • McQueen is responsible for two of the only three 40-plus point games in school history.
  • Kopacko was second in scoring for the Crusaders with 13 points.
  • Willis recorded 12 points, six assists, and four rebounds.
UP NEXT: 

The Crusaders will return home this Saturday for the final game of their regular season against the Lawrence Tech Blue Devils (11-16, 9-12). Tip-off is set for 1:00 pm on Saturday, February 24th.

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