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Watson WPI 26
53
WPI WPI 15-11,6-5 NEWMAC
65
Winner Clark (MA) CLARKU 18-8,8-3 NEWMAC
WPI WPI
15-11,6-5 NEWMAC
53
Final
65
Clark (MA) CLARKU
18-8,8-3 NEWMAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
WPI WPI 12 10 13 18 53
Clark (MA) CLARKU 15 13 16 21 65

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball Registers 65-53 Victory Over WPI in NEWMAC Quarterfinals

WORCESTER, Mass. – The No. 3 Clark University women's basketball team (18-8) competed in their 18th NEWMAC Tournament in program history when they welcomed WPI (15-11) down Park Ave and registered a 65-53 victory over the Engineers on Wednesday night from the Kneller Gymnasium.

This marked the Cougars first NEWMAC Tournament victory since 2017 when they topped Springfield.

No. 3 Clark will return to the court on Friday night when they travel to No. 2 Babson in the NEWMAC Semifinal.        

How it Happened
  • The Engineers jumped out to an early 6-1 lead sparked by three points from Ava Hyams and Leila Nielsen with the Clark point coming from first-year Atiya Watson before sophomore Cyriah Coleman hit a triple to cut the deficit to 6-4.
  • Clark ended the quarter on an 11-8 run led by four points from Watson, three from first-year Karilyn Perez-Guerrero, and buckets from Coleman and junior Olivia Shipley as the Cougars took a 15-12 lead into the second quarter.
  • Coleman scored Clark's first five points of the second and a layup from junior Kailey Rios pushed the advantage to seven before a layup from Emmy Allyn cut the deficit back to five at 22-17 with 6:58 to go in the quarter.
  • Watson and junior Catherine Antwi scored the next four points of the game and before the half, Allison Fullem and Kayla Goldrick scored five points and Watson made a layup as the Cougars took a 28-22 lead into the break.
  • Shipley and junior Emma Drefs netted the first four points of the third and a triple from Antwi pushed the scarlet and white's lead to 36-26 with 5:51 to go in the quarter.
  • Fullem and Giansiracusa combined for five points in the middle of the quarter before Watson and first-year Leilani Benson scored four points and a jumper from Fullem with 2:55 remaining cut the deficit to seven at 40-33.
  • Junior Mia Mabanag and Rios scored four points before the end of the quarter as the scarlet and white pushed their lead to 44-35 entering the fourth.
  • Neilsen and Hyams netted four points to open the fourth to make it a six-point game before Antwi connected on a triple as Clark took a 49-40 advantage early in the fourth.
  • Drefs converted an and-one and four unanswered points from Neilsen as the Cougars held a 52-46 lead with 6:47 to play.
  • Clark responded with six unanswered points as Watson, Shipley, and Benson all scored to push the lead to double-digits before Hyams and Fullem combined for five points as the Cougars took a 58-51 edge with 3:40 remaining.
  • Shipley and Giansiracusa combined for the next four points of the contest before Coleman, Watson, and Rios hit five free throws down the stretch as the scarlet and white prevailed 65-53.
Inside the Box Score
  • Clark made 22 shots, grabbed 31 rebounds, dished out 11 assists, and forced 25 turnovers.
  • Watson led the team with 15 points, dished out four assists, and made nine free throws.
  • Coleman added 12 points and four assists.
  • Antwi also reached double-figures with 10 points.
  • Shipley recorded eight points, seven rebounds, and a team-high two blocks.
  • Drefs pulled down a team-high nine rebounds.
  • Hyams (13), Giansiracusa (10), and Fullem (10) each reached double-figures for WPI.
What's Next
No. 3 Clark will return to the court on Friday night when they travel to No. 2 Babson in the NEWMAC Semifinal.
 
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