MARRO, CHACE SINK MARINERS IN NECC BOUT

WESTON, Mass. – Regis College defeated Mitchell College 88-42 on Saturday night in New England Collegiate Conference women's basketball action in Weston, Mass. The Pride have now won seven games in-a-row to improve to 12-3 this season while staying a perfect 9-0 in the NECC. Mitchell drops to 5-10 overall and 4-5 in league play with the setback. Emilee Marro (Bedford, N.H.) and Alex Chace (North Easton, Mass.) scored 14 points apiece to lead the Pride.

Twelve of the fourteen players to check into the game for Regis registered at least three points while the Pride had 26 assists on 37 field goals made.

Regis took a 6-2 lead before Sheanna James (Waterbury, Conn.) picked off a pass and went coast-to-coast for the layup to make it a one possession game early on. Regis responded by stretching its lead out to nine points on a three-ball from Stefanie Wozmak (Auburn, N.H.). Sheana James continued to knock down shots in an attempt to keep the deficit in single digits, however, the Pride were too much as a fastbreak layup by Marro prompted a Mitchell timeout with the Mariners trailing 30-15 at the 7:06 mark in the opening period.

The break in action only spurred the Pride on as they finished the half on a 27-5 run to take a 57-20 lead into halftime. Emilee Marro led the Pride with 12 points in the opening frame while her counterpart Sheanna James netted 12 points as well to lead Mitchell.

The second half was all Pride as Regis led by as many as 51 points and ran away with their seventh-straight victory overall and ninth-straight win to open NECC play.

The Pride won the battle on the boards 54-21 while also winning the turnover battle, committing only 10 turnovers to the Mariners' 19. The Pride converted the Mitchell missteps into 30 points while also outscoring the Mariners 50-8 in the paint and running away with 21 fast break points.

Emilee Marro scored 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting while also adding five rebounds and three assists. Alex Chace knocked down four triples en route to her 14 points, while Leah Murphy (Westborough, Mass.) also chipped in with 12 points off the bench. Claire Ramonas (Portland, Maine) and Sabree Rodriguez (Brockton, Mass.) each grabbed a team-high seven rebounds while Stephanie Crawford had eight points to go along with five rebounds and a game-high six assists.

Sheanna James led all scorers with 20 points while also adding five steals. Zilka Navarro (Waterbury, Conn.) joined her in double-figures with 10 points. Bianca Young (Bridgeport, Conn.) added four points and seven rebounds in defeat.

Regis returns to action on Tuesday night when the Pride begins a four-game road trip starting with Colby College at 5:30 p.m. Mitchell hosts Wheelock College next Saturday afternoon in a 2:00 p.m. tip-off.