46 THE COURIER SUN • JANUARY 8, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com sports roundup Francis Lewis Girls get knocked off by Bergtraum Last year, Francis Lewis ended Murry Bergtraum’s reign as PSAL champions with a semifi nal victory. On Jan. 5, Lewis fell to 8-2 overall with a 78-64 home loss to Bergtraum. The Lady Patriots were up 11 early on but were outscored 50-25 over the fi nal 20 minutes. Chi La Bady scored 23 points while Sierra Green and Robyn Francis had 14 apiece in a game that saw the Patriots go more than eight minutes without a basket. Coach Stephen Tsai’s team will try to rebound on Jan. 9 against Boys and Girls High School. Queens College women get win at Madison Square Garden Jan. 4 marked the 40th anniversary of the fi rst women’s college basketball game played at Madison Square Garden. That game was between Queens College and Immaculata College of Pennsylvania and the schools reprised their meeting. This time, Queens College got the win as sophomore forward Madison Rowland scored 28 points and had 11 rebounds in a 76-60 victory. Queens has won six straight games and is 9-2 following a 92-34 victory over Concordia on Jan. 5. Queens will next host District of Columbia on Jan. 10 in a home game. St. John’s men looking to rebound from tough start to Big East play After entering Big East play 11-1 for the fi rst time in 29 years and on a seven-game losing streak, the Red Storm opened conference play with a 78-67 loss at Seton Hall on Dec. 31 and a 73-69 home loss to Butler on Jan. 3. The Red Storm have been without sophomore guard Rysheed Jordan due to “personal reasons,” but he returned Jan. 6 against Villanova. The Red Storm went from No. 15 in the AP Poll to 24th. Following the Villanova game, they will visit Providence on Jan. 14. Christ the King beats Molloy, gets upset by Xaverian Christ the King returned from its trip to Delaware and split a pair of league games. On Jan. 2, junior guard Jarred Rivers scored 21 points in a 73-53 home win over Molloy. The Royals then fell to 9-2 with a 51-49 home loss to Xaverian. Rawle Alkins had 21 points, and Marcus Layne’s three-point attempt at the buzzer defl ected off the front of the rim. Next up for the Royals is a home game against Cardozo on Jan. 11. Far Rockaway gets two non-league wins over the break Far Rockaway improved to 9-1 overall by getting non-league wins over Roosevelt on Dec. 27 and Harborfi elds on Jan. 4. The game against Harborfi elds was at Long Island Lutheran and in the Sea Horses’ 48-44 win, senior shooting guard Williams Overo had 23 points and six rebounds. Overo is averaging 21 points in league games and Far Rockaway resumes league play Jan. 9 by visiting Pathways College Prep. Former Christ the King star transfers from Duke Sierra Calhoun led Christ the King to a pair of Brooklyn-Queens Catholic High School Athletic Association titles and to two appearances in the state semifi nals. After averaging 24 points in her senior year, Calhoun headed to Duke. She averaged 10 points in 13 games for the Blue Devils but on Jan. 4 the school announced Calhoun was transferring to another Division I school. St. Francis Prep hockey leading CHSHL B Division The Terriers are 6-1-1 and have 19 points, giving them a four-point lead over Stepinac. St. Francis Prep began the season with four straight wins before a 6-2 loss to Xavier and a 3-3 tie with Stepinac. On Jan. 4, the Terriers had a 5-3 victory over St. Edmund’s Prep at Coney Island. Queens sports The Queens College women’s basketball team at Madison Garden, Jan. 4, when they defeated Immaculate College of Pennsylvania on the 40th anniversary of the fi rst women’s college basketball game ever played at the Garden. Photo by Brian Ballweg, for Queens College Athletics
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