For Immediate Release
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL – 12.3.02
Contact: Christina Cracolici
Phone: (781) 283-2003
E-mail: ccracoli@wellesley.edu
Johnson and Carbonello Lead Wellesley Past Regis 81-39
WELLESLEY, MASS. – Erin Johnson (Westhampton
Beach, N.Y.) and Christine Carbonello (Londonderry, N.H.) combined
for 48 points to lead Wellesley, 2-2, past Regis 81-39, Tuesday
at Dorothy Towne Fieldhouse.
Johnson connected on 10-of-15 shots, including a 5-for-7 mark from
beyond the arc for a season-high 27 points while Carbonello chipped
in with 21 points on 7-for-17 shooting.
Wellesley had four players in double-figures as Bridget Harris
(Newbury Park, Calif.) had 13 points and seven rebounds and Kelly
Grover (Westbrook, Maine) had 10 points, four rebounds, two assists
and two steals.
Up 32-22 at the half, Wellesley used an 18-5 run in the opening
five minutes of the second stanza to take a commanding 51-29 lead
with 14:30 remaining in the game. Carbonello connected on 12 points
on three trifectas and a short jumper in the decisive run that was
capped by a three-pointer from Johnson.
Regis managed just 17 points in the second half and was held scoreless
for the first four minutes of the half until Caitlin Clark (Dudley,
Mass.) finished a lay-up on an assist from Megan Powell (Holyoke,
Mass.). Regis was bogged down 29 percent shooting from the floor
(7-for-24) in the second half.
Cait Connolly (Weare, N.H.) paced Regis with 13 points while Evan
Rufo (Arlington, Mass.) hit the nets for nine points on three three-point
field goals.
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