For Immediate Release
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL – 2.20.03
Contact: Christina Cracolici
Phone: (781) 283-2003
E-mail: ccracoli@wellesley.edu
Grover Scores 1,000th Career Point as Wellesley Holds Off Amherst
63-58
WELLESLEY, MASS. – Senior Kelly Grover (Westbrook,
Maine) scored her 1,000th career point, becoming just the seventh
player in Wellesley Basketball history to achieve the benchmark,
leading Wellesley to a 63-58 non-conference women’s basketball
victory, Thursday at Wellesley.
Grover’s 1,000th career point came in the nick of time too
as Wellesley (10-9) was clinging to a one-point lead, 57-56, with
36 seconds remaining. Grover iced the front end of a one-and-one
and then sunk the second attempt give Wellesley a three-point cushion
at 59-56. Grover scored her 1,003 and 1,004 career points
just 14 second later, again connecting on two free throws sealing
the win for Wellesley.
Grover ended the night with 13 points and a team-high 11 rebounds,
while senior Christine Carbonello (Londonderry, N.H.) had 16 points,
nine rebounds, two assists and four steals for the Blue. Sophomore
Bridget Harris (Newbury Park, Calif.) was the only other Wellesley
player in double-digits with 10 points and nine rebounds.
Amherst’s LaShauna Barboza (New Bedford, Mass.) led the Jeffs
with 17 points while Caitlin Farrell (Lafayette, Calif.) had an
11-point, 11-rebound double-double.
Trailing by 19 points early in the second half, Amherst (12-12)
clawed its way back into the game outscoring Wellesley 28-9 over
the opening 15 minutes to tie the game at 53 apiece with 4:40 remaining.
Barboza led the Amherst charge scoring 10 of her 17 points in the
second half. With the scored tied at 53 both teams traded
missed baskets before Kristin Doeberl (West Redding, Conn.) powered
her way to a lay-up on a Harris assist to give Wellesley a 55-53
lead with 2:41 remaining. Barboza brought the Jeff’s
to within one at 55-54 but Grover answered with a short jumper on
another Harris assist for a 57-54 lead with two minutes on the clock.
Farrell connected on her 11th point of the game to again bring Amherst
to within one before Wellesley rattled off six consecutive free
throws, four from Grover and two from Carbonello, to earn the win.
Wellesley returns to action, Saturday February 22 on the road against
NEWMAC opponent Smith College. It is the regular season finale
for the Blue; Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m.
Wellesley (10-9)
Carbonello 5 2-2 16; Doeberl 3 1-2 7; Diest 1 0-0 2; Romasco 2 1-2
6; Harris 1 8-10 10; Weslander 0 0-0 0; Kim 1 0-0 2; Grover 4 5-6
13; Johnson 3 0-0 7; Totals 20 17-22 63
Amherst (12-12)
Flato 1 0-0 2; Bass 0 0-0 0; Walker 3 1-2 7; Bozorg 0 0-0 0; Diamond
0 0-0 0; Barboza 7 1-2 17; McGuire 4 0-0 8; Russell 4 0-0
9; Farrell 5 1-2 11; Latham 2 0-0 4; Totals 26 3-6 58
Three-Point Field Goals: Wellesley – Carbonello
4, Romasco, Johnson; Amherst – Barboza 2, Russell 1
Halftime – Wellesley 39-25
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