Scots Make It Two Straight With Win Over Leopards

For their final contest before classes begin, Gordon College Women's Basketball played host to Conference of New England (CNE) opponent Wentworth Leopards on Kanas Court today where the Fighting Scots earned their second straight conference win after taking down the Leopards, 72-49.

Sophie Peters spearheaded the win with 18 points and 14 rebounds, Ami Rivera recorded 15 points, eight boards, and five assists, while Brynn Barnhard and Naomi Nicholson netted 13 and 11 points, respectively.

Wentworth's Maddy Foster had a team-high 17 points and teammate Taylor Garabedian chipped in 15 on the day.

How It Happened

• Rivera rattled home the bruise and the bucket to put Gordon out in front, 12-

Lancers Claim Opening Conference Victory over Falcons

Worcester, MA- Taking a step away from a challenging non-conference early season schedule, the Worcester State Women's Basketball team (5-7, 0-0) will begin their conference season this afternoon versus the Falcons. Fitchburg State (3-11, 0-0) also began their MASCAC slate, coming in off a five game losing streak. 

Final

Worcester State: 72

Fitchburg State: 53

How it Happened: 

 

Worcester State and senior Katie Hurynowicz (Tyngsboro, MA) would waste no time on the court, jumping out to a 19-4 lead. Hurynowicz started the game just 32 points away from her career 1,000th point and was setting her pace early. Fitchburg State would eventually manage to settle down the Lancer's offense as

Women's Basketball Suffers Second MAAC Loss of Year at Manhattan

MANHATTAN, NY. – The Merrimack College women's basketball fell at Manhattan, moving to 3-2 in MAAC play.

The Basics
Score: Manhattan 77, Merrimack 61
Records: Manhattan (9-6, 3-3), Merrimack (7-7, 3-2)
 
Rapid Recap
Early on it was all Warriors and it was headlined by sophomore forward, Madison

Women’s Basketball Earns Second Straight CNE Win Over Hartford

HARTFORD, Conn. - Curry College earned its second straight Conference of New England victory, defeating the University of Harford 78-57 in a women's basketball game Saturday afternoon at the Chase Arena.

With the win, the Colonels improve to an overall record of 5-8 and a conference record of 2-4.

After being outscored by seven points in the first quarter, Curry bounced back in

Doswell Nets Career High 34 Points as No. 4/4 Amherst Advances Past Rowan

GLASSBORO, N.J. – Ali Doswell '17 erupted for a collegiate career-high and game-best 34 points to lead the No. 4/4 Amherst College women's basketball team past Rowan University, 78-57 in Saturday evening's NCAA Division III Championship Second Round tilt at ESBY Gymnasium in Glassboro, N.J.

With the win, Amherst improves to 28-1 on the season and advances to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen for the ninth consecutive season. Rowan concludes its season, 23-6 overall. The Purple & White will take on Stevens Institute of Technology (23-6) Friday, March 11.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Amherst shot 48.4% from the field and 33.3% from the free throw line, highlighted by Ali Doswell's 13-for-25 effort from the floor. The Richmond, Va. native cashed in 34 points on the strength of six makes from beyond-the-arc, and added six rebounds, while Meredith Doswell '17 notched eight points and hauled in a game-high 16 rebounds.
• Hannah Hackley '18 and Haley Zwecker '16 added 10 points each in the win, while Hackley and Jaimie Renner '17 dished out four assists each.
• Rowan was led by Anyssa Sanchez who scored a team-best 13 points, while Kate Matthews and Valerie Garofalo followed with 12 and 10 points respectively.
• Matthews added a team-best nine rebounds in the losing effort for the Profs who shot 41% from the floor but just 20% from three-point range.

FIRST HALF HIGHLIGHTS

• The first quarter saw Rowan register an early 4-2 lead as Matthews hit a jumper, and Sanchez delivered a layup, but the lead was short-lived as Meredith Doswell powered in a bucket in the paint, followed by a pair of Ali Doswell free throws to give Amherst a 6-4 lead which it would not relinquish.
• With 1:33 to play in the opening stanza, Garofalo made a layup to pull the Profs to within four (15-11), but that's as close as they would get as the Purple & White closed out the frame on a 7-2 run to stake a 22-13 lead after 10 minutes.
• Rowan answered with the first six points of the second quarter highlighted by a pair of three-point plays by Garofalo and Sanchez, but Amherst used a pair of Ali Doswell and Cheyenne Pritchard '16 treys, and six points from Zwecker to fuel a 20-8 run by the Purple & White which resulted in a 44-29 lead at intermission.

SECOND HALF HIGHLIGHTS

• Amherst continued to pull away in the third quarter as Ali Doswell scored seven of the team's 15 points in the period, while Matthew accounted for eight of the Profs' 11 points in the stanza.  
• The Purple & White fired its final salvo early in the fourth quarter, as Hackley made a layup, and Ali Doswell and Meredith Doswell both made baskets, before a trey by Ali Doswell with 7:27 to play in regulation gave the visitors a commanding, 26-point 68-42 advantage which proved to be their largest lead of the game.
• From there, Amherst was able to keep Rowan at bay as the Purple & White cruised to their 78-57 victory.   

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Amherst now improves to 31-10 all-time in NCAA postseason play dating back to 2008.

Texas Natives Lead Harvard Women’s Basketball Past Rice, 67-61

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Texas natives Kit Metoyer and Sydney Skinner led a quartet of double-figure scorers as Harvard women's basketball (4-2) upended Rice, 67-61, Saturday night at Tudor Fieldhouse.

It marked the third-straight game Metoyer posted double-figures, posting a season-high 15 points and adding six rebounds and four assists. Skinner posted a personal-best 13 points, adding four rebounds. Senior captain AnnMarie Healy and senior Shilpa Tummala chipped in 13 and 11 points, respectively. Healy had a crucial 11 points in the fourth quarter and added a team-high seven boards.

Rice (0-5) was paced by Jasmine Goodwine with 22 points and seven rebounds. Shani Rainey added