MCLA defeats Simmons, moves on to Elms Tournament Final

MCLA defeated Simmons this evening to move on to the Elms College tournament finals tomorrow at 3pm.  Sophomore Jen Wehner notched 23 points, while freshmen Lucy Tremblay added 17 in the victory.   The Trailblazers improve to 2-0 on the young season and will face tournament host Elms tomorrow in the finals.

Simmons College posted a 36-34 advantage over MCLA in the opening period before the Trailblazers stormed out of the gates in the second half with a 12-2 run to establish an eight-point cushion and set the score at 48-40. Simmons' Brittany Dolloff (Hollis, N.H), Stephanie Fox (West Springfield, Mass.) and Julianna Eagles (Quincy, Mass.) each netted three-pointers on three different occasions to pull the Sharks to within three each time, setting the score at 68-65 before MCLA's Jen Wehner (Cooperstown, N.Y.) nailed two from the stripe and Molly Broda (Southampton, Mass.) added a free throw to secure the 71-65 victory.

Wehner led the Trailblazers with 23 points and seven rebounds, while Lucy Tremblay (East Greenbush, N.Y.) chipped in 17 in the victory. Hillary Perks (Saugerties, N.Y.) and Jade Prickett (Westhampton, Mass.) each collected seven points apiece.