sports 66 THE QUEENS COURIER • MARCH 16, 2017 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM Three BWG teams take fi rst place at indoor winter league tournament It was a trifecta of fi rst place wins for Blau Weiss Gottschee (BWG) at the traditional winter league at Hofstra University Bubble — organized by the Albertson Soccer Club and Paul Riley — as three BWG teams took fi rst place in their divisions. For the tournament, the BWG 2006 group was split into two squads. In the Boys U11 Blue League, the BWG 2006 Blue team won their semifi nal game against Garden City, to face off against East Coast FC Strikers in the fi nals. BWG came out on top 3-2. Th e 2006 group fi nished the seasons Queens College Knights women’s basketball captures team’s fi rst Regional Title The Queens College Knights women’s double of the season. Meanwhile, 10-1 run. Aft er falling behind 22-9, the basketball team made history yet again on redshirt senior MacKenzie Rowland was Lions eventually found their groove and Monday, March 13, as they punched their named to the All-Tournament Team lowered the defi cit to only four points ticket to the Elite Eight by defeating the Molloy aft er recording her Division II-leading aft er a 9-0 run. Th e Knights, however, College Lions, 70-60, to capture the NCAA 22nd double-double of the season with ended the half on a 12-2 run, taking a Division II East Regional Championship for 20 points and a season-high 18 rebounds. 30-20 lead into halft ime. the first time in the program’s history. It was a low-scoring, back-and-forth fi rst Molloy came out of the break strong, Senior Madison Rowland was named quarter as both teams exchanged leads, but cutting the defi cit to six at 32-26 early East Regional Most Outstanding Player the Knights ended the fi rst up, 12-8. into the second half, but Queens scored aft er scoring a game-high 24 points and Queens came out fi ring to start the the next six points to take a 12-point adding 13 rebounds for her 17th double second quarter, opening the period on a lead. Th e two teams went back-andforth, as the lead remained in double fi gures, and Queens found itself up, 52-41, going into the fourth quarter. Th e fi nal quarter was much of the same from both teams, trading buckets, but in the end the Knights came out on top, 70-60, to take the regional crown. Queens College advances to the Elite Eight (National Quarterfi nals), which will take place on Tuesday, March 21, in Columbus, OH. with an 11-1 record, competing against teams like Albertson, East Coast FC, Garden City and Uniondale. In the Boys U11 Red League, the BWG 2006 Orange team also won fi rst place aft er beating Levittown Fury in the semifi nals, and Oceanside Atletico by a score of 4-0 score in the fi nal. Th e team fi nished the season with an 11-1 record, competing against Albertson, Oceanside, Levittown and Floral Park. On the 2009 level, the BWG 2009 developmental team earned fi rst place in the Hofstra Bubble Indoor League. Th e team went 9-1, competing against Albertson, Bellmore, Life SC and Garden City United. Photos courtesy of BWG Soccer BWG 2006: The BWG 2006 squad after their pair of fi rst place fi nishes. BWG 2009: The BWG 2009 team after their fi rst place win.
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