FITCHBURG, Mass. – The Clark University women's basketball team (3-0) traveled to Fitchburg State (1-1) for their first road game of the season and came away with a 79-37 victory sparked by a strong second half on Wednesday night from Parkinson Gymnasium.

How it Happened

• First-year Atiya Watson scored Clark's first four points of the game as the Cougars trailed 5-4 early before fellow first-year Leilani Benson and junior Catherine Antwi each scored to make it a 9-8 ball game in favor of the Falcons.
• Junior Mia Mabanag scored the Cougars next five points with a layup and a made triple before first-year Karilyn Perez-Guerrero hit a pair of free throws with 0.4 on the clock as Clark took a 15-13 lead into the second quarter.
• Perez-Guerrero and junior Kailey Rios combined for the first four points of the second quarter and after a made layup by Shanell Smith-Akpan to cut the Falcon deficit down to four, sophomore Cyriah Coleman scored off a feed from junior Bella Galatt to push the lead to 21-15.
• After three straight Falcon points, Clark scored six unanswered as Watson and Antwi combined for the six points.
• Watson and Antwi each scored before the half and Clark's defense held the Falcons to three points over the final 6:30 of the quarter as the Cougars took a 31-21 advantage into the half.
• Fitchburg State cut the deficit to six early in the third before Clark went on a 23-0 run over the next 5:00 minutes sparked by six points from both Coleman and Rios as well as points from Watson, Antwi, and Benson to take a 54-25 edge.
• Before the end of the third, Antwi connected on a triple and both Rios and Watson scored as Clark took a 61-29 lead into the fourth.
• In the fourth, the Cougars outscored Fitchburg 18-8 led by six points from senior Ashley Leighton, three from both Antwi and Galatt, and two from Watson, Mabanag, and Benson as Clark recorded a 79-37 victory.

Inside the Box Score

• Clark made 31 shots, grabbed 43 rebounds, dished out 17 assists, and forced 30 turnovers.
• Watson led the way with 17 points and made seven shots.
• Antwi (16) and Rios (10) also reached double-figures in the win.
• Coleman recorded a team-high six assists, scored eight points, and grabbed four rebounds.
• 10 Cougars scored in the game.

What's Next
The scarlet and white will be back in action on Saturday afternoon when they welcome Curry to the Kneller for their pride game beginning at 1:00 p.m.