SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. – The Clark women's basketball team (7-12, 1-6 NEWMAC) rolled to a 74-39 conference victory over Mount Holyoke (2-12, 0-7 NEWMAC) on Saturday afternoon from the Howard Gymnasium.

How it Happened

• Clark jumped out to an early 13-6 lead led by six points from senior Emily Sifferlen, four from graduate student Hannah Favaloro, and a three-pointer from sophomore Emma Levesque and ended the first quarter with a 22-9 advantage sparked by four points from first-year Megan Swedberg.
• Levesque scored Clark's first four points of the second quarter before a layup from sophomore Alaina Schatzabel made a layup to go up 28-16 with 5:44 left in the second.
• Favaloro scored six points in the final 1:42 of the first half to help the Cougars carry a 38-20 lead into the half.
• Sifferlen netted six of Clark's first 10 points of the second half as the Cougars held a 48-22 advantage with 5:02 left in the third before a pair of Favaloro and a senior Cam Richey layup put Clark up 54-22 and a Richey jumper with two seconds left in the quarter gave Clark a 56-26 lead heading into the fourth quarter,
• Junior Sarah Zambrano led the Cougars with five points in the fourth and Sifferlen added a triple while seven Clark players scored in the fourth as the scarlet and white came away with a 74-39 win.

Inside the Box Score

• Favaloro recorded her 11th double-double of the year with 21 points on 9-15 shooting and grabbed 11 rebounds.
• Sifferlen also reached double-digits with 17 points on 6-10 from the floor.
• 10 Cougars scored in the game.  
• Clark grabbed 44 rebounds, dished out 13 assists, and forced 27 turnovers.

What's Next

Clark will return to action on Wednesday when they welcome Emerson to the Kneller for a conference game beginning at 7:00 p.m.