Fast Start Sends Gordon Past Women's Basketball

Wenham, Mass.- Gordon College used a 21-7 run in the first quarter to take charge early, and defeated the Wentworth women's basketball team 66-48 in Commonwealth Coast Conference action on Wednesday evening.  

RECORDS

• Wentworth (6-9, 0-6 CCC)
• Salve Regina (9-6, 4-2 CCC)

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Points Leaders: Isabella Perez (13), Winnie Kenou (11), Erin Morton (9)
• Rebounds Leaders: Winnie Kenou (8), Isabella Perez (6), Erin Morton (5), Molley Duclos (5)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Fighting Scots shot 47.1% in the first quarter and jumped to a 13-0 lead midway through the stanza. The Leopards struggled from the floor and made their first basket with 2:53 to go when senior Maya Spence (Georgetown, Mass.) knocked in a trey, but Gordon closed the frame on an 8-4 run with two three-pointers.
• Freshman Isabella Perez (Homestead, Fla.) scored half of the Leopard points in the second quarter, but as a team, the Leopards went 5-for-14 and 1-for-5 from long range. Gordon tacked on 20 more points before halftime, led by eight from Meghan Foley who went 4-for-6. After Simone Barros (Woonsocket, R.I.) opened the quarter with a layup, Gordon scored a quick seven points for a 28-9 advantage. The double-digit lead carried the hosts into halftime by a 41-19 score.
• The Leopards outperformed the Fighting Scots as a whole in the second half, including in the last ten minutes with a 16-10 run. Junior Erin Morton (Norway, Maine) booked five in the final ten, but the early damage did the visitors in as Gordon earned a 66-48 victory.
  

NOTES

• Gordon owned a 50-32 advantage on the glass and held WIT to nine offensive rebounds.
• Both teams were evenly matched in the paint, with Gordon narrowly outscoring Wentworth 26-24.
• Wentworth scored 15 of its points off Gordon's 16 turnovers.
  
  

THE SERIES

• Gordon has won the past five games against Wentworth and holds a 28-14 advantage in the all-time series.

NEXT

• The Leopards have an off-week before jumping back into league play next Wednesday, January 22^nd with a league matchup at Endicott.

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