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Tarsa 25 WHT
52
Clark (MA) CLARKU 9-9,1-3 NEWMAC
61
Winner Wheaton (MA) WHE 6-12,2-2 NEWMAC
Clark (MA) CLARKU
9-9,1-3 NEWMAC
52
Final
61
Wheaton (MA) WHE
6-12,2-2 NEWMAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Clark (MA) CLARKU 15 13 8 16 52
Wheaton (MA) WHE 13 14 21 13 61

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball Falls to Wheaton

NORTON, Mass. - The Clark University women's basketball team (9-9, 1-3 NEWMAC) traveled to Wheaton (6-12, 2-2 NEWMAC) for a conference contest and suffered a 61-52 defeat on Wednesday night from the Emerson Gymnasium.

How it Happened

  • Clark jumped out to an early 11-4 lead sparked by four points from first-year Cyriah Coleman, three from graduate student Alaina Schatzabel and two from both sophomores Kailey Rios and Olivia Shipley.
  • Wheaton answered with four unanswered before sophomore Catherine Antwi scored four points of her own, but the Lyons rattled off five straight to end the quarter as Clark led 15-13.
  • Wheaton took a two point lead before sophomore Emma Drefs hit a pair of free throws and Coleman netted five straight in the middle of the quarter as Clark held a 22-21 edge.
  • Coleman added four more points and a pair of free throws from Schatzabel gave the scarlet and white a 28-27 lead entering the half.
  • Drefs and Schatzabel combined for the first four points of the third, but Wheaton opened the period on a 13-4 run before Antwi hit a layup to cut the deficit to 40-34.
  • Shipley netted Clark's final bucket of the third as the Lyons ended the game quarter on an 8-2 run as they led 48-36 entering the fourth.
  • Schatzabel and Rios combined for the first five points of the fourth to cut the deficit to seven and in the middle of the period Rios made a layup as Clark trailed 50-45 with 3:39 remaining.
  • The Lyons responded with three unanswered before Antwi rattled off seven straight to make it a one possession game at 53-52 with 1:19 to play. 
  • Wheaton held the Cougars scoreless the remainder of the contest and scored eight consecutive points to end the game as Clark fell 61-52.

Inside the Box Score

  • Clark made 18 shots, pulled down 44 rebounds, tallied 11 steals, and forced 19 turnovers.
  • Coleman and Antwi led the way with 13 points apiece, with Coleman tallying nine rebounds. 
  • Schatzabel added nine points and seven rebounds. 

What's Next
The Cougars will return to the court on Saturday when they travel to Emerson for a conference contest beginning at 1:00 p.m.

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