Women's Basketball Falls to Nichols

DUDLEY, Mass. – Despite a near double-double by freshman Reagan Madonia (Corrales, N.M.) the Wentworth Institute of Technology women's basketball team (3-9, 0-7 CCC) was outscored 92-55 by the Nichols Bison (7-8, 4-4 CCC) in league play Wednesday evening.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Nichols opened the scoring in the first quarter with a basket by sophomore Adriana Romano (Newington, Conn.) that was matched with a score by junior Maddy Foster (Lewiston, Maine), knotting things at two aside. The Bison rattled off eight straight, with five from senior Abrianna Vazquez (Dedham, Mass.), to mark a 10-2 score before a make by Madonia marked a 10-4 score.
• After the two teams traded scores, Nichols scored 20 straight points, with two threes from Romano and another four points by graduate student Kiera Fernandes (Franklin, Mass.), to mark a 33-6 score. A make by junior Brooke Carlson (Contoocook, N.H.) cut the Leopards' deficit to 33-8 after the first frame.
• A Carlson jumper started four straight points for Wentworth to begin the second quarter, marking a 33-12 score, before Carlson answered a three-point play by the Bison afterwards to mark a 36-14 score. Nichols followed by scoring ten straight before a basket by freshman Aissata Conde (Brockton, Mass.) marked a 46-16 game.
• The Bison scored another eight straight, marking a 54-16 game, before Wentworth rattled off six straight with scores by Conde, Foster, and Madonia to mark a 54-22 score. Fernandes sank a three and freshman Rylee Barrieault (Ashburnham, Mass.) added two to give the hosts a 59-22 lead at the half.
• Wentworth began the third frame on a 6-2 run, with three points coming from Foster, to cut the deficit to 61-28 before Nichols answered with four of their own to mark a 65-28 score. Three Carlson free throw makes cut the deficit to 65-31 before the Bison outpaced the Leopards 16-8 in the final going of the quarter, including five points from Fernandes, to hold an 81-39 lead.
• After a three from Barrieault extended the hosts' lead to 84-39 to begin the fourth quarter, the Black & Gold scored 14 straight points, including four three-point makes as a team and two by Madonia, to mark an 84-53 game. Nichols went on an 8-2 run to take the conference matchup, 92-55.
• Madonia and Fernandes led their respective teams with 14 points apiece, leading five other student-athletes (Wentworth 1, Nichols 4) in double-figures. Madonia finished one rebound shy of a double-double.

SERIES NOTES:

• Tonight marked the 42^nd all-time meeting between the two teams.

NEXT UP:

• Wentworth hosts Endicott on Saturday at 12:00 p.m.

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