Worcester, Mass. - WPI freshman Theresa
Logan poured in a career-best 19 points to lift host WPI
past city rival Clark 70-49 in NEWMAC women's basketball action on
Saturday afternoon.
With their third straight win, the Engineers push their record to
13-6 on the season and 9-3 in the league. Clark is now 4-15 overall
and 3-9 in NEWMAC play.
WPI used a smothering defense to force 28 turnovers, including 17
in the first half. The Crimson and Gray held Clark scoreless over a
10 minute stretch midway through the opening stanza, turning a 11-9
deficit into a 22-11 advantage.
The Cougars would attempt to claw back into the contest, drawing to
within five at 24-19, before Melissa Kuhn and Lauren Hannmann
canned 3-pointers in the final minute of the half to send the hosts
to the locker room with a 30-19 lead at the break.
Logan's 19 points off the bench tops her previous career-high of 18
set against Johnson & Wales. Hannmann aided the WPI effort with
15 points and six rebounds while Kuhn chipped in with 14 points, a
game-best five assists and four steals.
Brittany Kennedy (West Hartford, Conn.) and
Kelsey Johnston (Shirley, Mass.) shared game-best
scoring for Clark with 10 points. It was a career-high for Kennedy,
who tallied all of her points in the second half.
Jillian Camilleri (Lancaster, Mass.) led all
players with eight rebounds on the night to go along with nine
points while Kate Minister (Manchester, England)
added eight points, four assists and four boards.
WPI heads to Springfield on Wednesday for a key NEWMAC road contest
that is scheduled to tipoff at 7:30 p.m. Clark opens up a brief
two-game homestand the same day, hosting Wheaton at 5:30 p.m.
