DUDLEY, Mass. – Senior Hayley Zophin (Framingham, Mass.) recorded her sixth double-double of the season with 13 points and 14 rebounds to lift the Nichols College women's basketball team to a 46-39 win over Wentworth Institute of Technology Saturday afternoon in Commonwealth Coast Conference action at the Nichols Athletic Center.
Sophomore Alexis Wegrzynek (Wilbraham, Mass.) filled the stat sheet with seven points, nine rebounds, two assists and one block as the Bison (4-5, 1-2 CCC) won their second-straight contest and first conference tilt of the season. Nichols held the Leopards (7-4, 2-2 CCC) to just 22 percent shooting (15-of-67) and received 19 points off the bench, led by junior Devon Spirka's (Wilmington, Vt.) 13.
Wentworth missed its first nine shots to open the game and finished the first half 6-of-38 (15.8 pct.) from the field. The Bison did not fare much better as they knocked down only four of their 22 shots (18.2 pct.) but closed the half on a 5-0 run to tie the game at 13 after 20 minutes of play. Zophin paced Nichols with four points and a game-high eight rebounds while senior Jordan Biggar (Beverly, Mass.) racked up six points and six boards to lead the Leopards.
Zophin's layup three minutes into the second half put the Bison ahead 17-15 – their first lead since they opened the scoring on a free throw by Wegrzynek – and led by six following another Zophin layup at 15:08.
The Leopards regrouped and eventually regained the lead at 29-28 with eight-and-a-half minutes remaining in the stanza, but Nichols responded with a 13-4 run to open up an eight-point advantage with 3:52 on the clock. Zophin had five points during the run while both Wegrzynek and Spirka scored a pair of baskets. A layup by senior Ashley Conway (Danvers, Mass.) cut the Leopards deficit to five with 2:08 remaining, but Spirka sank four free throws down the stretch to seal the win.
Conway led Wentworth with 13 points while Biggar had eight on 4-of-15 shooting. The Leopards outrebounded Nichols 48-43 and forced 17 turnovers, but could not get on track shooting. The Bison, meanwhile, shot 48 percent in the second half (10-of-21).
Nichols returns to action on Tuesday with a 5:30 p.m. contest at Endicott. The Leopards head to Springfield for a 7:30 p.m. contest with Western New England on Tuesday.
(Recap Courtesy of Nichols Sports Information)
February 19, 2013
Women's Basketball Sees Season Come to an End
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