WORCESTER, Mass. – The Clark women's basketball team (15-10, 5-6 NEWMAC) hosted Babson (13-12, 7-4 NEWMAC) for their senior day game and were edged 60-55 by the Beavers on Saturday afternoon from the Kneller Gymnasium.
Prior to the game, graduate student Sarah Zambrano as well as seniors Alexis Ross, Jacqueline Faulise, and Alaina Schatzabel were honored for their contributions to the program.

No. 7 Clark will travel to No. 2 Smith in the NEWMAC Quarterfinals on Wednesday night beginning at 7:00 p.m.

How it Happened

• The Beavers jumped out to an early 8-6 lead despite four points from Schatzabel and a made layup from Faulise before a made triple by Faulise made it a 10-9 game in favor of the visitors with 5:54 left in the first.
• After a pair of made Babson triples, Clark ended the quarter on a 9-5 run sparked by three points from first-year Olivia Shipley, two from Schatzabel, two from first-year Emma Drefs, and two from first-year Kailey Rios as the Beavers led 21-18 after one period of play.
• Junior Megan Swedberg netted Clark's first points of the second quarter, but the Beavers held a 25-20 lead before the Cougars rattled off 11 unanswered points led by three from Schatzabel, first-year Catherine Antwi, and Rios as the scarlet and white led 31-25 with 2:27 left in the half.
• Faulise hit a pair of free throws and a made three-pointer from junior Kumi Tamura at the buzzer gave the Cougars a 36-32 lead heading into the half.
• Faulise and Schatzabel scored Clark's first four points of the third before Drefs connected on a three-pointer to push the lead to 43-36.
• After six straight Beaver points, Faulise ended the run with a made layup and hit a jumper before the end of the quarter to help give Clark a 49-47 lead heading into the fourth quarter of a back-and-forth contest.
• Babson's Camilla Silk and Faulise traded points early in the fourth as the Cougars led 51-49, but the Beavers netted seven unanswered points to take a 56-51 lead with 2:46 to play.
• Faulise hit a layup off a feed from Antwi to cut the deficit to three at 56-53 with 2:10 remaining, but the Beavers got a pair of defensive stops and led by as many as six before a Tamura jumper pulled the Cougars within four at 59-55 with 0:08 left, but the Beavers came away with a 60-55 win.

Inside the Box Score

• Clark grabbed 40 rebounds, dished out 10 assists, registered eight steals, and forced 14 turnovers.
• Faulise led the team with 19 points and added eight rebounds.
• Schatzabel also reached double-figures with 11 points and recorded seven rebounds.
• Shipley registered a career-high five blocks.

What's Next
No. 7 Clark will travel to No. 2 Smith in the NEWMAC Quarterfinals on Wednesday night beginning at 7:00 p.m.