Babson 67, Worcester State 61
Box Score
Babson Park, MA --- The Babson College women's basketball team
built an 18-point lead at the half and then withstood a late
comeback attempt by Worcester State College as the Beavers held on
for a 67-61 victory over the visiting Lancers in a non-conference
tilt at Staake Gymnasium on Wednesday night. With the win, Babson
improved to 5-3, while Worcester State dropped to 2-6.
First-year Nicole Wurdeman (Rowley, MA) led
Babson with 24 points, nine rebounds, and three steals in the win,
while fellow first-year Kathleen King (Framingham,
MA) added 15 points and six boards. The Beavers also received six
points from first-year Michelle Kenel (Rockaway
Beach, NY), three assists from sophomore Renay
Hamilton (Lynn, MA), and three steals from sophomore
Amanda Grammel (Leominster, MA).
Worcester State was paced by sophomore Alexis
George (Worcester, MA), who posted 20 points and eight
rebounds, and junior Reily O'Keefe (Warren, MA),
who added 12 points and 12 rebounds. Senior co-captain Erin
McCullough (Harvard, MA) chipped in with eight points and
six assists, and first-year Kaleigh Charette
(Fairhaven, MA) contributed nine points on 7-of-8 shooting from the
free throw line.
Both teams struggled to get anything going offensively early on,
as the score was tied 7-7 at the 10-minute mark. Babson then surged
in front with a pair of big runs, beginning with a 10-1 spurt that
featured five points from Wurdeman and four more from senior
co-captain Becky Pelletier (Harwinton, CT) that
gave the hosts a 17-8 lead with 6:23 left. The Beavers still led by
eight with four minutes remaining before closing the period with a
13-3 run to take a commanding 33-18 advantage into the break.
Babson continued to maintain a double-digit lead for most of the
second half and still led by as many as eight, 61-53, with 3:26
remaining. Worcester State then scored five straight points to cut
its deficit to just three with 2:14 on the clock, but the Beavers
answered with six straight points of their own to close out the
eventual 67-61 victory.
Release Courtesy of Babson College Sports
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