Box Score WORCESTER, Mass. The New England College women's basketball team earned a 63-58 victory over Becker College in New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) play on Tuesday evening.
With the win, the Pilgrims will improve to 3-3 on the season with a 2-0 record in the NECC. Becker will fall to 3-3 with a 1-1 record in the NECC.
NEC LEADERS
Rene Hudson (Gallatin, Tenn.) lead the Pilgrims offensive with 23 points in 32 minutes on the floor.
Kayla Goldring (Hollywood, Md.) added nine points and tied Hudson for the team lead in rebounds with six.
Brianna Pierreval (Boynton Beach, Fla.) had three assists for the Pilgrims. Hudson had a game-high four steals.
BECKER LEADERS
Adrianna Dowdy had a game-high 25 points to pace the Becker offense. Dowdy also had a game-high eight rebounds in 37 minutes on the floor. Ciara McKissick led all players in minutes with 40 and in assists with eight. She also added seven rebounds. Cassidy Harrison and McKissick had two steals each.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Mariah Thomas (Cypress, Texas) got the Pilgrims the early lead with a layup just 11 seconds into the contest. Goldring and Thomas would add a layup each to extend the lead to 6-0 but the Hawks would respond by closing out the last seven minutes, outscoring the Pilgrims by a 17-3 margin. The second quarter saw the teams trade points back-and-forth. Becker outscored the Pilgrims by one point at 15-14.
However, the Pilgrims would rally using a 7-2 run midway through the quarter. The momentum propelled the Pilgrims to close the gap to one in the last minute of the quarter. Hudson fired a three-point shot off of a Pilgrims timeout to give themselves the lead. Midway through the fourth quarter, McKissick hit the only two free throws she earned in the contest to give the Hawks the lead back. But, Hudson responded quickly with a layup to give the Pilgrims the lead, which they would not surrender.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Pilgrims will travel to Williamstown, Massachusetts for the Williams Tournament on Friday and Saturday. They will play Tufts on Friday afternoon.
