Worcester, Mass. - Visiting Springfield placed three players in double figures led by Kelly Slattery's 18 points and the Pride pulled away from host Clark in the second half to post a 57-48 win in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference women's basketball action on Saturday afternoon at the Kneller Athletic Center.

With the win, the Pride extend their winning streak to a season-best three, while the Cougars drop their fourth consecutive contest and have now lost eight of their last nine.

After scoring the game's first four points, Clark made just one basket over the next eight minutes and Springfield took advantage, going ahead by as many as ten in the first half. The Pride settled for a 28-25 halftime lead, as the Cougars' Ivori Aiken (Harlem, N.Y.) came off the bench to score seven first half points and Hannah Lacaire (East Brookfield, Mass.) capped the first stanza with a short jumper with two seconds left.

Clark took a brief lead at 32-30 three minutes into the second half, but back-to-back layups from Slattery gave Springfield the lead.

The Cougars did tie the game at 38-38 with less than ten minutes left, but Abby Connors drained a triple and then when Clark had the lead down to one moments later, Slattery found space for another hoop, which was quickly followed by an Aiken inside basket, making the score 48-46 with 5:30 left.

From that point on, the Pride outscored the Cougars 9-2, with Connors delivering a three-point bomb to ignite the run.

Neither team shot particularly effective, connecting on just 33 percent of their shots, but Clark struggled in the second half specifically, going 11-for-37 (29 percent).

The Cougars committed just 17 turnovers, but made just 3-of-18 three-pointers.

In addition to her 18 points, Slattery added nine rebounds, while Connors finished with 15 points, four rebounds and five assists. Kelly Murphy was the other visitor in double figures as she totaled 14 points, eight rebounds and four assists.

Aiken paced the Cougar attack with 15 points and six boards in just 17 minutes, while Kate Minister (Manchester, England) collected 14 points. Jillian Camilleri (Lancaster, Mass.) finished with eight points and a game-high ten rebounds for Clark, who slips to 3-11 overall and 2-6 in NEWMAC play.

Springfield, now 7-8 overall and 5-3 in league action, returns to the hardwood on Wednesday when they host Smith, while the Cougars get back in action on Wednesday against Babson.