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Rodriguez’s Monster Night Rallies Women’s Hoops Over Owls
83
Westfield St. WESTFIEL 5-2
90
Winner New England Col. NEW ENGL 6-2
Westfield St. WESTFIEL
5-2
83
Final
90
New England Col. NEW ENGL
6-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Westfield St. WESTFIEL 27 17 22 17 83
New England Col. NEW ENGL 20 12 32 26 90

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Rodriguez’s Monster Night Rallies Women’s Hoops Over Owls

BOXSCORE

HENNIKER, N.H. – Junior center Kathleen Rodriguez (McFarlane, Cali.) scored 25 points with 19 rebounds as the New England College women's basketball team won 90-83 over visiting Westfield State University on Tuesday evening at the Bridges Gymnasium in Henniker, New Hampshire in non-conference action.

THE BASICS
Score:                    Westfield State 83, New England College 90
Records:               Pilgrims 6-2, 0-0 NECC | Owls 5-2, 0-0 MASCAC

TURNING POINTS

  • The Owls controlled the game for much of the first half, employing a full-court press to frustrate the Pilgrims into 34 first half turnovers and taking a 44-32 lead into halftime.
  • Coach Erica Ledy's 'Grims made adjustments during the break; only committing five turnovers after intermission. They slowly built momentum with superior inside play, finally going on an 11-1 run to go up 59-57 with 1:54 to go in the stanza after two free throws from freshman guard Mackenzie McDonald (Boscawen, N.H.). The fourth quarter saw NEC build up a cushion, and Westfield never threatened again.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

  • Rodriguez dominated despite playing only 27 minutes due to foul trouble, shooting 12-of-14 from the floor.
  • Westfield junior guard Olivia Hadla (Westfield, Mass.) led all scorers with 29 points including five three-pointers.                               
  • NEC senior forward Ericka Pratt (Miami, Fla.) continued to put up outstanding numbers with 17 points and 17 boards while dishing out four assists.
  • Westfield junior forward Jess Gardner (Webster, Mass.) added 17 points for the Owls.
  • NEC senior guard Asia Jones (Boynton Beach, Fla.) added 16 points with five assists, while McDonald added ten points and eight rebounds off the bench.
  • The 'Grims enjoyed an incredible 69-34 advantage in rebounding.

UP NEXT

  • Up next for NEC, the team hosts the Panthers of Plymouth State University on Thursday evening with a 5:30 p.m. tip-off.
  • Westfield State plays in the Ed Hockenbury Classic hosted by Norwich University on Friday when they play Trinity College in an 8:00 p.m.

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