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WPI TRIPS UP WELLESLEY 63-57

Worcester, Mass. – Allison Wing (Brewer, Maine) led three WPI players in double-figures scoring a game-high 20 points on 7-for-13 shooting from the floor to lead the Engineers past Wellesley 63-57 in a New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference women’s basketball match-up Tuesday at WPI. Wing was just one rebound shy of a triple-double with 20 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists.

WPI’s Lee Helberg (South Yarmouth, Mass.) netted 16 points connecting on 7-of-14 shots while Meghan Pajonas (Bristol, Conn.) chipped in with 15 points and nine rebounds as the Engineers improved to 10-8 overall and 4-3 in the NEWMAC. Wellesley falls to 6-9 overall and 2-5 in league action, dropping its third straight game.

Erin Johnson (Westhampton Beach, N.Y.) paced Wellesley with 13 points and seven rebounds while sophomore Laura Weslander (Mendota Heights, Minn.) added 12 points, five rebounds, five assists and two steals. Sophomore point guard Catie Romasco (Worcester, Mass.) chipped in with nine points and five assists, including a 3-for-4 effort from three-point range, in a solid floor effort.

Trailing for the entire game and down by as much as 16 points in the second half, Wellesley tied the score at 50 points a piece when Johnson sank a three-pointer off an assist from Romasco with 7:05 remaining to cap a 20-6 Wellesley run. WPI would hold on for the win however as the Engineers would outscore the Blue 13-2 over the final seven minute of action. Pajonas would score eight of the Engineers final 13 points during the stretch.

NCAA Div. III Women’s Basketball: WPI 63, Wellesley 57
Wellesley vs WPI
01-27-04 8:00 PM at Harrington Auditorium, Worcester, MA
At Harrington Auditorium, Worcester, MA

WELLESLEY (6-9, 2-5 NEWMAC)
JOHNSON, Erin 5-9 2-4 13; WESLANDER, Laura 5-12 0-0 12; ROMASCO, Catie 3-50-2 9; JASINSKI, Laura 4-7 0-0 8; DOEBERL, Kristin 2-7 0-0 4; ALLUKIAN, Alex2-3 0-1 4; HARRIS, Bridget 1-10 1-2 3; ADASI, Sefi 1-3 0-0 2; SENECAL, Elizabeth 1-6 0-0 2. Totals 24-62 3-9 57.

WPI (10-8,4-3 NEWMAC)
Allison Wing 7-13 4-6 20; Lee Helberg 7-14 2-2 16; Meghan Pajonas 6-10 3-515; Sarah Doyon 3-6 0-0 7; Karissa Barnes 1-4 1-3 3; Ashley Zalucky 1-8 0-02. Totals 25-55 10-16 63.

Wellesley      26    31    57
WPI                34    29    63

3-point goals-Wellesley 6-12 (ROMASCO, Catie 3-4; WESLANDER, Laura 2-5;
JOHNSON, Erin 1-2; DOEBERL, Kristin 0-1), WPI 3-9 (Allison Wing 2-5; SarahDoyon 1-1; Ashley Zalucky 0-2; Lee Helberg 0-1).

Fouledout--Wellesley-DOEBERL, Kristin, WPI-None.

Rebounds-Wellesley 43 (HARRIS,Bridget 8), WPI 37 (Allison Wing 9; Meghan Pajonas 9). Assists-Wellesley 16 (WESLANDER, Laura 5; ROMASCO, Catie 5), WPI 16 (Allison Wing 10).

Totalfouls-Wellesley 19, WPI 11. A-103