Hi all, I'm new to TPE, and figured I'd start off with

what is probably a simple question.  I've recently started grinding the $2.50 180 mans, and I'm doing pretty well over an extremely small sample size (Just over 100 tourneys, 3 wins, 1 2nd, 15% ROI.)  Anyway, was watching a couple of Big Dogs video's and might have gotten something wrong in my head.

Here's the hand:

PokerStars – $2.28+$0.22|10/20 NL – Holdem – 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 75 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 1)
SB: 75 BB (VPIP: 26.09, PFR: 10.53, 3Bet Preflop: 11.11, Hands: 23)
BB: 75 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
UTG: 75 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
UTG+1: 75 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
UTG+2: 75 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
MP: 75 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
Hero (MP+1): 75 BB
CO: 75 BB (VPIP: 100.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 1)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has  A Q

fold, fold, fold, fold, [color=red]Hero raises to 3 BB[/color], CO calls 3 BB, fold, [color=red]SB raises to 8 BB[/color], fold, [color=red]Hero raises to 75 BB and is all-in[/color], fold, SB calls 67 BB and is all-in

Flop: (154 BB, 2 players)  3 2 9
Turn%s: (154 BB, 2 players)  T
River%s: (154 BB, 2 players)  3

[spoil]SB shows  Q Q  (Two Pair, Queens and Threes) (Pre 70%, Flop 82%, Turn 75%)
Hero shows  A Q  (One Pair, Threes) (Pre 30%, Flop 18%, Turn 25%)
SB wins 154 BB
[/spoil]

So here's my thought process.  The small 3 Bet was kind of odd to me.  I figured, if I just flatted, then I'm folding to a CBet on almost any board that doesn't have a Q or and A.  If the board is Q high, then I'm probably good, but if the board is A high, then I could just end up putting more money into a pot that I'm already behind in.  Right now however, if I jam, I potentially fold out some medium to small pocket pairs that are ahead of me in a race, potentially fold out the dominating AK (though rarely, I know) and because it's a $2.50 there's the chance that I get the donkey call with hands like QJ, KQ, and the like.

Or, maybe I'm just another fish jamming the first hand of the tournement with AQ and getting crushed.

Thoughts?

Thanks in advance.