PAGE TALLIES DOUBLE-DOUBLE, REGIS TO PLAY IN CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

WESTON, MASS.- Regis senior guard Jessica Page (Quincy, Mass.) registered a first-half double-double and led the Pride (6-2 overall) to a 78-40 victory over the Rams of Framingham State College (3-3 overall) in the opening game of the Park Lodge Invitational Women’s Tournament hosted by Regis.
 
In the first half, Page went 6-for-12 from the field (2-for-5 from three-point range), scored 15 points and 10 rebounds.  As a team, the Pride held the visiting Rams to a futile 5-for-21 (23.8 percent) from the field and busted open a 37-14 lead at the break.  Its defense forced Framingham into 16 first-half turnovers.
 
The Rams improved to just-under 38 percent shooting in the second-half, but Regis shot the lights out from long range, going 7-for-14 from behind the arc.  Sophomore guard Meghan Tobin (Quincy, Mass.) made all three attempted three-pointers and finished perfect shooting, adding a couple of free-throws.
 
Page finished with a tremendous score line; 20 points, 13 rebounds, five assists, and four steals.  Tobin, junior forward Brittany White (Dorchester, Mass.), and sophomore point guard Stephanie Crawford (Rockland, Mass.) contributed 11 points each for Regis.
 
Despite the loss, Framingham got eight points from both senior forward Toya Chester (Leominster, Mass.) and sophomore forward Emily Clark (Melrose, Mass.).
 
Framingham is now scheduled to play the 1pm consolation game on Sunday against Maine Maritime, while Regis tips off the Championship game at 3pm on Sunday versus Tufts.