Worcester State 53, Framingham State 32
Worcester, MA --- Senior Reilly O'Keefe (Warren, MA) recorded game-highs of 14 points and 11 rebounds to help lead Worcester State to a 53-32 victory this evening over Framingham State in MASCAC Women's Basketball action this evening at the Lancer Gymnasium.
The Lancers (12-9, 6-3 MASCAC) were also paced by junior Alexis George's (Worcester, MA/Holy Name) 13 points while freshman Meaghan O'Keefe (Warren, MA) was a spark off the bench with 8 points and 6 boards. Third-year Becca Giguere (W. Brookfield, MA) finished the evening with seven assists for WSC while freshman Kara Rogers (Lowell, MA) chipped in with four.
Senior Toya Chester (Leominster, MA) led the Rams (10-9, 4-5 MASCAC) with a team high 10 points while freshman Kia Minor (Oak Bluffs, MA) added 8 points and 6 caroms.
Chester, junior Nicole McConaghy (Medford, MA) sophomore Emily Clark (Melrose, MA) and freshman Michelle Hagerty (Somerville, MA) each corralled 6 rebounds apiece for the visitors as McConaghy dished out four helpers.
Trailing 6-5 five minutes into the contest, the Lancers used a 17-3 run to take a commanding 23-8 lead with 6:14 remaining in the opening period. WSC was aided by poor shooting from the field by Framingham State who ended the stanza shooting 23 percent (7-for-30).
With WSC up 27-10, the Rams responded with an 8-2 spurt - as they connected for their last three field goal attempts - to trail by 11 at the intermission (29-18).
Chester scored the opening bucket of the second half for Framingham State before the Lancers went back up into double-digits and extended the advantage by as many as 21 points for the final score. The Rams only made five shots in the final period as O'Keefe scored 8 of her 14 points in the frame.
Nearly everyone who stepped onto the floor for the Lancers recorded an assist as the team handed out a season-best 19 assists for 22 attempts from the field. WSC also shot for 40 percent for the game (22-for-55). Worcester State also dominated the paint with a 24-6 edge in the category.
FSC shot 19 percent for the game and only hit one of their 19 attempts from three point land. 32 points is also a season-low for the Rams.
Both squads will entertain MASCAC opponents on Tuesday as Worcester State hosts Fitchburg State at 6 PM while the Rams entertain Salem State at 5:30.