FRANKLIN, Mass. – The New England College women's basketball team snapped their three-game losing streak with a dominating 76-41 victory at Dean College on Wednesday evening at Pieri Gymnasium in Franklin, Massachusetts in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) action.

THE BASICS
Score:                    New England College 76, Dean 41
Records:               Pilgrims 7-7, 2-2 GNAC | Bulldogs 2-12, 0-4 GNAC

TURNING POINTS

• Up 35-28 at the half, the 'Grims' defense clamped down on the Bulldogs in the third quarter, holding them to five points and closing out the stanza on a 13-point run as they opened up a 56-33 lead behind a balanced scoring attack and were never challenged again.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• NEC senior center Kathleen Rodriguez (McFarland, Calif.) led the balanced Pilgrim attack, shooting 7-of-11 from the floor for 14 points with eight rebounds.
• Dean junior guard Tori Viau (Johnston, R.I.) led the Bulldogs with 12 points.
• NEC junior guard Amya Moss (Norfolk, Va.) also shot well on 50 percent shooting, finishing with ten points and two steals.
• NEC senior guard Alissia Corona (Wylie, Tex.) and sophomore guards Makiah Scott (Washington, D.C.) and sophomore guard Macy Gordon (Boscawen, N.H.) each added eight points.
• NEC senior forward Juliana Hernandez (McFarland, Calif.) pulled down a team-high nine rebounds.
• The 'Grims dominated in the transition game, totaling 15 steals and holding a 29-9 advantage in points off turnovers.

UP NEXT

• Up next for NEC, the team travels to Lasell University to face the Lasers on Saturday in a 2:00 p.m. game.
• Dean faces Colby Sawyer College in their next contest, that coming on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.

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