Women's Basketball Tops JWU In Season Opener
Brittany Stone (West Bridgewater, Mass.) delivered 22 points and 13 rebounds and scored the game's final six points to lift the Regis (Mass.) women's basketball team to a season opening 58-55 win over Johnson & Wales (RI) Friday night in the semifinals of the Ramada Roundball Invitational at Harold Alfond Forum.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
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10 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 55 |
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15 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 58 |
Team Stats
Johnson & Wales (RI)
| Game Statistics | Johnson & Wales (RI) | Regis (Mass.) |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (23-78) | (21-52) |
| Field Goal % | 29.5% | 40.4% |
| Rebounds | 45 | 41 |
| Assists | 10 | 15 |
| Turnovers | 16 | 26 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 27 | 13 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 18 | 5 |
| Pts in the Paint | 28 | 28 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 10 | 4 |
| Bench Pts | 0 | 12 |
BIDDEFORD, Maine. - Brittany Stone (West Bridgewater, Mass.) delivered 22 points and 13 rebounds and scored the game's final six points to lift the Regis (Mass.) women's basketball team to a season opening 58-55 win over Johnson & Wales (RI) Friday night in the semifinals of the Ramada Roundball Invitational at Harold Alfond Forum.
The Pride (1-0) now play host University of New England for the tourney title on Saturday at 3:00 p.m. Amanda Hawkesworth (Abington, Mass.) had 19 points and six boards and Mikayla Murphy (Attleboro, Mass.) added five rebounds and dished out a game-high four assists.
Raquel Pederzani (Coventry, R.I.) had a team-high 19 points for JWU who faces the University of Maine at Farmington tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. for third place. Bobbie Whitehead (Brooklyn, N.Y.) finished with a double double (19 points, 11 rebounds).
Regis got off to a fast start, racing out to an early 8-2 lead after a Brandi Bonneau (Derry, N.H.) three pointer. A jumper from Shannon Hayes (Billerica, Mass.) extended the lead to 14-4 but JWU would crawl back into the game. Six quick points cut the deficit to four points as the Pride could not find the bucket for the final 4:15 of the quarter.
The second period started with an Ashley Thompson (Bellingham, Mass.) layup which shaved the Pride lead to 15-12. The teams traded baskets for much of the quarter until Pederzani brought the Wildcats all the way back, draining a three ball to tie the game at 21-21 with 3:08 to play. The run continued and after 12 straight JWU points, the Pride trailed 28-21. Hawkesworth had seen enough, draining back-to-back three pointers to stem the tide but JWU still carried a 28-27 lead into halftime.
The second half was a nailbiter all the way. Pederzani hit from beyond the arc to put JWU up 38-35 with 3:53 to play in the third quarter but layups from Stone and Hawkesworth kept it close and the period ended with the Wildcats up 40-39.
JWU had a chance to create some separation in the fourth quarter when Whitehead's jumper put the Wildcats up by four points with 6:04 to play but Bumila's layup tied the game at 47-47. The teams traded baskets down the stretch before the Pride hunkered down on the defensive end, holding JWU to without a field goal for the final 2:30 and finishing with a 6-0 run to seal the win.
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