Worcester State 70, MCLA 61
Worcester, MA --- Junior forward Brianne
Flanders (Northampton, MA) notched her first double-double
of the season with 12 points and 11 rebound as Worcester State
earned the 80-71 victory this evening over MCLA at Lancer Gymnasium
on the first weekend of MASCAC play.
Sophomore Alexis George (Worcester, MA) tallied a
game-high 17 points with eight rebounds for WSC (5-8) while she
went 9-for-10 from the free throw line. Senior Erin
McCullough (Harvard, MA) tallied in 13 points while
freshman Brittany McGinness (Billerica, MA) added a game-high four
steals.
The Trailblazers (8-4) were paced by freshman Alie
Dobrovolc’s (Little Falls, NY) nine points while she
also pulled down 12 rebounds. Junior Jade Prickett
(Westhampton, MA) and senior Larissa Miner
(Greenfield, MA) each registered 10 points apiece.
With the game tied 15-15 with 8:50 left in the first half, the
Lancers went on a 12-1 run and led 27-16 with 5:15 remaining in the
period. Starting from the 4:12 mark, MCLA scored six straight
points to hold the Lancers scoreless, close out the half and bring
the score to 31-26.
Worcester State built up the lead up to 13 points with 15:31 left
(46-33) before the Trailblazers went on an 11-2 run to close the
gap to just three points. Neither team scored for another two
minutes of play before freshman Molly Hein
(Hudson, NH) sank a free throw to give the Lancers a four point
lead with 8:31 on the clock (49-45).
MCLA made the score 53-50 with a pair of free throws by junior
Laura Silverman (Ballston Lake, NY) with 5:50 left
to play, but Worcester State went on a 17-6 run to close out the
contest to keep the visitors at bay.
WSC out rebounded the Trailblazers 44-34 with 19 boards coming off
of the offensive glass while the Lancer bench also outscored their
counterparts 26-11.
Both teams will continue their MASCAC schedule with 5:30 contests
on Tuesday. Worcester State will face off against Westfield State
on the road while MCLA hosts Salem State.