Boston, Mass. – Visiting Clark University shot a frigid 18 percent from the field for the game and committed 27 turnovers in dropping their fourth straight contest, this one a 61-50 decision to New England Women's And Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) rival Emerson College on Saturday afternoon.

The loss for the Cougars sends their record to 3-8 overall and 1-2 in conference action.

Neither team had much success in the opening stanza, combining to shoot 13-for-64 (20 percent) and commit 29 turnovers – 21 of them Cougar miscues. With all that said, the Scarlet and White only trailed 20-17 at halftime.

Clark kept the game close in the early stages of the second half and eventually surged ahead on a pair of Brooke Brennan (Weston, Mass.) free throws, making the score 37-36 with less than eight minutes to play.

Emerson answered back, however, responding with a 10-2 run over the next three plus minutes, capped by a Janissa Delzo jumper.

Another Lion scoring spurt – this one a 10-4 stretch put the game out of reach, giving Emerson a commanding 54-41 with less than two minutes left.

Clark actually scored more points from the free throw line (17) than they did from the field (16) in the second half after making just six field goals in the final 20 minutes – only two in the final 11 minutes.

Sam O'Gara (Worcester, Mass.) finished with a game-high 15 points (5-for-21 FGs) and five boards, while Victoria Russo (Arlington, Mass.) had seven points, nine rebounds and three more blocks. Brennan (1-for-14 FGs) chipped in with five points, ten rebounds and three assists for the Cougars.

Delzo led Emerson with 14 points and eight rebounds and teammate Sierra Ducey totaled ten points and four boards in just 16 minutes.

Clark will return to action on Wednesday when they visit Mount Holyoke at 7:00 p.m.