Worcester State 67, Mount Holyoke 59
South Hadley, MA --- Senior guard Lindsay DelleChiaie (Leominster, MA) recorded game-highs of 21 points and ten rebounds to propel the Worcester State College women's basketball team to a 67-59 victory over non-conference foe Mount Holyoke College this afternoon at the Mildred Howard Gymnasium. The Lancers improved their season record to 2-6 with their second win in a row. Mount Holyoke's fifth straight loss dropped it to 1-8 on the year.
Worcester State shot 44.1% (26-59) in the game and made six three-pointers. The Lancers received solid production from first year guard Alexis George (Worcester, Mass./Holy Name), who tallied 13 points and eight boards. Classmate Kathleen Foley (Hudson, N.H./Alvirne) chipped in with 13 points off the bench. The guard knocked down four shots from behind the arc.
Leading the way for Mount Holyoke was senior forward Marisa Barone (Ludlow, Mass./Wilbraham & Monson Academy), who posted a career-best 19 points to go with ten rebounds. It was her first double-double of the season and second of her career. Sophomore guard Erin Cain (Quincy, Mass./Fontbonne Academy) notched a career-high 17 points, while first year guard Amber Sinicrope (Amherst, Mass./Amherst Regional) added nine. Cain and Sinicrope connected for three treys apiece. The Lyons shot 31.3% (18-47) from the floor and 73.9% (17-23) from the free-throw stripe.
Neither team led by more than four points in a first half that featured six ties and three lead changes. A three-pointer by Foley with less than a minute remaining before the intermission put Worcester State in front 34-32. Barone led all scorers with ten points at the break.
The Lancers never trailed in the second stanza. They led by seven points (56-49) at the 7:26 mark, but an 8-2 Mount Holyoke run sliced the deficit to just one point (58-57) with just over three minutes remaining in regulation.
Worcester ended the contest on a 9-2 spurt to close things out. DelleChiaie scored seven points in that span on a three-pointer and a pair of layups.
Both teams will now break for the holidays. Mount Holyoke's (1-8, 0-0 NEWMAC) next game will be at Western New England College on Saturday, January 5. Tip-off is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. Worcester State (2-6, 0-0 MASCAC) will travel to the west coast to take on George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon on Saturday, December 29 at 7:00 p.m.
Release Courtesy of Mount Holyoke Sports Information