CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Four players scored in double figures to help the Wentworth Institute of Technology women's basketball team even its record on the young season at 1-1 as the Leopards downed Pine Manor, 74-50. With the win the Leopards improve to 1-1 while the Gators fall to 0-1.
Wentworth never trailed in the contest after opening the game on a 10-1 run. Senior Jordan Biggar (Beverly, Mass.) finished the game with a team-high 14 points, junior Kendra Kerr (Marshfield, Mass.) recorded a double-double, scoring 11 points while collecting a game-high 14 rebounds. senior Ashley Conway (Danvers, Mass.) and junior Ashley Stowe (Voluntown, Conn.) finished with 13 and 12 points, respectively.
Pine Manor closed the gap to as little as two points, at 20-18, after freshman Alexis Lee (Akron, Ohio) made back-to-back shots with just less than six minutes remaining in the first half. However, the Gators would get no closer for the remainder of the contest as Wentworth would stretch the lead back to ten points (30-20), by halftime. Lee finished the contest with a game-high 20 points for PMC.
In the second half, the visitors would continue to increase their lead as Wentworth led by as many as 33 points following a jumper by Biggar with 4:16 to play. Wentworth held a commanding 47-22 rebounding advantage in the game, while also collecting 17 assists as a team.
For Pine Manor, freshman Sybil Lynch (Hoboken, N.J.) also finished in double figures with 14 points, as she was one of five Pine Manor freshman, along with Lee, Khiyana Isaac (Boston, Mass.), Meagan Badohu (Boston, Mass.), and Shaniesha Williams (Jamaica Plain, Mass.) to make their collegiate debut on Saturday.
Wentworth will travel to Emerson on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m., while Pine Manor will be back in action when the Gators host Bay Path on Wednesday November 28.
(Portions of this recap courtesy of Pine Manor Sports Information)
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February 19, 2013
Kerr Named Second Team All-CCC
February 16, 2013
CCC Women's Basketball Tournament Field Set
February 16, 2013
Women's Basketball Falls in Regular-Season Finale
February 12, 2013
Women's Basketball Downs Gordon
February 10, 2013
Women's Basketball Drops 65-52 Decision to Roger Williams
February 6, 2013
Women's Basketball Falls at Salve Regina
February 2, 2013
Strong Second Half Pushes Women's Basketball Past Nichols
January 31, 2013
Western New England Defeats Women's Basketball, 56-42
January 29, 2013
Women's Basketball Cruises Past Endicott
January 26, 2013
Women's Basketball Snaps Losing Streak
January 23, 2013
Nor'Easters Cruise Past Women's Basketball
January 19, 2013
Late Basket Sinks Women's Basketball
January 15, 2013
Salve Regina Defeats Women's Basketball, 64-52
January 12, 2013
Women's Basketball Falls at Roger WIlliams
January 10, 2013
Endicott Defeats Women's Basketball, 57-34
January 8, 2013
Second Half Run Pushes WNE Past Women's Basketball
January 5, 2013
Nichols Halts Women's Basketball's Win Streak
January 3, 2013
Women's Basketball Wins Third Straight
December 15, 2012
Women's Basketball Cruises Past Gordon
December 13, 2012
Women's Basketball Rolls Past Lesley
December 5, 2012
Women's Basketball Edged by Blue Jays
December 3, 2012
Strong Second Half Propels Women's Basketball Past Simmons
December 1, 2012
Women's Basketball Holds of Eastern Nazarene
November 28, 2012
Nor'Easters Breeze Past Women's Basketball
November 20, 2012
Women's Basketball Wins Second Straight
November 17, 2012
Women's Basketball Notches First Win
November 15, 2012
Women's Basketball Falls in Season Opener
November 12, 2012
Women's Basketball Picked to Finish 10th in CCC Poll
October 26, 2012
Women's Basketball Participates in Mission Hill Road Race
October 20, 2012
Four Inducted Into Athletic Hall of Fame
September 24, 2012
Basketball Teams Assist With Coaches vs Cancer 5K Classic