For Immediate Release
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RESULTS– 1.13.04
Contact: Christina Cracolici
Phone: (781) 283-2003
E-mail: ccracoli@wellesley.edu
Wellesley Drops Wheaton 55-40
Norton, Mass. – Junior forward Bridget Harris
(Newbury Park, Calif.) came off of the bench and scored a season-high
12 points and grabbed five rebounds to lead Wellesley College to
a 55-40 win against Wheaton in a New England Women’s and Men’s
Athletic Conference women’s basketball match-up, Tuesday at
Wheaton.
Up by one at halftime at 22-21, Wellesley shot a blazing 52 percent
from the field on 13-of-25 shooting in the second half to break
open a close game, outscoring Wheaton 33-19 in the second stanza.
With the win Wellesley improves to 5-6 overall and earns its first
conference victory of the season to stand at 1-2 in the NEWMAC,
while Wheaton falls to 3-8 and 0-3 dropping its fourth straight
decision.
First-year Laura Jasinksi (Amherst, Mass.) netted 10 points on 4-for-5
shooting from the field and Kristin Doeberl (Redding, Conn) chipped
in with nine points, four rebounds and three steals for the Blue.
Taryn Brassill (Holyoke, Mass.) paced Wheaton with 15 points and
eight rebounds, both game-highs, while Kate Williams (Portland,
Oregon) added eight points, six rebounds and four assists.
NCAA Div. III Women’s Basketball: Wellesley
55, Wheaton 40
Wellesley (5-6, 1-2 NEWMAC) 55
Doeberl 3 3-4 9; Johnson 1 0-1 2; Adasi 1 1-4 3; Romasco 1 1-3 3;
Weslander 3 0-1 7; Diest 0 1-2 1; Senecal 1 0-0 2; Harris 4 3-3
12; Allukian 2 2-3 6; Jasinski 4 2-2 10 Totals 20 12-23 55
Wheaton (3-8, 0-3 NEWMAC ) 40
Brassill 7 0-0 15; McCormack 1 5-6 7; Jones 2 0-0 4; Dow-Allen
0 0-0 0; Williams 4 0-0 8; Flaherty 2 0-1 4; Sorbara 0 0-0 0; Pine
0 0-0 0; Audet 0 0-0 0; Clarke 1 0-0 2; Portilla 0 0-0 0 Totals
17 5-7 40
Three Point Field Goals: Wellesley – Weslander,
Harris Wheaton – Brassil
Halftime: Wellesley 22-21
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