Trailblazers open season with road win at St. Joseph's (CT) 62-60
Alie Dobrovolc netted a team high 15 points in leading MCLA past St. Joseph's (CT) 62-60 in the season opener for both teams.
West Hartford, CT- The MCLA Women's Basketball team opened the 2011-12 campaign with a hard fought 62-60 road win over St. Joseph's (CT). Trailblazer Alie Dobrovolc led three players in double figures with 15 points while also adding 7 assists.
Senior Jen Wehner chipped in with a double double of 13 points and 14 rebounds, while junior Lucy Tremblay added 13 points.
MCLA almost squandered an eight point lead at 58-50 with five minutes to play as the hosts rallied with a 10-2 run to knot the score at 60 with 35 seconds left. MCLA would have possession, and after a timeout ran the clock down putting the ball in Tremblay's hands. The junior made a nice back door pass to a cutting Kaitlyn Chenevert who layed the ball in with just two seconds remaining.
St. Joseph's (CT) never got off a desperation shot in time.
The opening half saw SJC jump out early, leading by 11 just six minutes into the contest at 17-6. The Trailblazers would rally however, cutting the deficit to just two at the break at 31-29.
The hosts were led by Mary Hyde, who collected a game high 16 points. Heather Framski added 15 while Devon Diliberto chipped in with 10.
Each team was a bit sloppy in the opener as MCLA committed 23 turnovers, while the hosts had 20. The Trailblazers did hold a 53-41 edge off the glass however.
MCLA will travel to Becker on Tuesday night.