Box Score
MIDDLETOWN, CT. - The Williams women's
basketball team (16-8, 5-4) capped off a disappointing weekend
of play with their second loss in as many days to conference foe
Wesleyan University (16-8, 6-3), 65-47.
The Ephs could have clinched a home game as
the fourth-seed in next weekend's NESCAC Tournament
quarterfinals with a victory. Following the
loss, Williams will now return to Wesleyan for a rematch as the
sixth seed next weekend.
Poor shooting from behind the arc and the free
throw line continued to hurt the Ephs this
afternoon. Williams shot a mere 28.6% from
downtown, and went 5-of-15 from the charity
stripe. Luckily for the Ephs, Wesleyan shot only
30.3% from the floor and Williams was able to stay in the contest
in the early going.
The Ephs were kept off the scoreboard until
the sixth minute of play, and knotted the score at six apiece with
12:01 on the clock. Wesleyan led by as many as
twelve points at 24-12 with 4:23 in the first period before
Williams narrowed the gap to six at the break.
Wesleyan rattled off the first thirteen points of the second half
and ran away with the game, 65-47.
“I felt like our defense was fairly good
in the first half,” said Williams head coach Pat
Manning. “We [Williams] had some momentum
heading into the second half, but we never got things together on
either end of the floor. We were forced to play
catch up for the rest of the game.”
Wesleyan's Ali Fourney led all scorers
with 23 points. Lucy Spring notched a
double-double with 11 points and 11 boards, while teammate Meredith
Lowe was strong on the glass with 11 boards and 6 points.
Mika Peterman led the Ephs with 13
points. Chessie Jackson chipped in 9 points and
7 boards. Jess Harris played a strong outing in
the loss, tallying a double-double with 11 points and 13
rebounds.
Williams will face off against Wesleyan for
the third time this season next weekend in the quarterfinals of the
NESCAC tournament. The teams split their two
regular season contests with Williams taking the first game on
January 22, 73-68, and Wesleyan nabbing the win this
afternoon.
