Women's Basketball

Jenny Wright scored a game-high 15 points in the final home game of her Queen’s career, pacing the Gaels women’s basketball team to a 70-44 triumph over the Laurentian Voyageurs in the first round of the OUA playoffs at the Athletics and Recreation Centre (ARC) on Wednesday evening.

Wright shot 4-of-12 from the floor and was just a rebound shy of a double-double, pulling down nine boards while adding three steals, two assists, and a block for the Gaels.

Emily Hazlett added 14 points, and Andrea Priamo picked up 12 points and 11 rebounds for a double-double. Robyn Pearson tallied a game-high 15 rebounds to go with eight points while Adrienne Moreau had 15 points and nine rebounds in a losing cause for the Voyageurs.

The Gaels have now won their opening playoff match-up in each of the last four years, with the last two of those victories coming against Laurentian. Queen's topped the Voyageurs 80-52 to open the 2014-15 playoffs last February.

Queen's advances to take on the CIS No. 8-ranked McMaster Marauders in the OUA quarterfinals on Saturday.

Men's Basketball

Ryall Stroud finished with a game-high 20 points and the Queen's Gaels men's basketball team earned its first playoff win in six years on Wednesday evening at the ARC, defeating the Toronto Varsity Blues 87-70 in the first round of the OUA playoffs.

Stroud was 7-of-13 from the field, and added 14 rebounds to earn a double-double while Tanner Graham added 14 points and seven rebounds for the Gaels, who used an explosive second and third quarter where they dropped a combined 50 points to build up an insurmountable lead. Devin Johnson led the Blues with 20 points and 11 rebounds.

With the victory, Queen's moves on to face the CIS No. 2-ranked Ottawa Gee-Gees on Saturday in the conference quarter-finals, with a ticket to the OUA Wilson Cup Final Four on the line.