Fitchburg State soars past Women’s Basketball

Courtesy of Fitchburg State Sports Information

Fitchburg, Mass.  – The Fitchburg State women's basketball team earned a 71-41 victory over the Trailblazers of MCLA in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action on Saturday afternoon at Parkinson Gymnasium.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 71, MCLA 41
Records: Fitchburg State (3-10, 1-0 MASCAC) | MCLA (3-11, 0-2 MASCAC)

How It Happened

1^St Quarter

The Trailblazers raced out to a 6-2 lead just ninety seconds into the match, with back-to-back buckets from Hailey Peabody (West Springfield, Mass.) and extended the lead (10-5) with a layup from Maddie Teta (Troy, NY). The Falcons battled back with a three-point play from Juliana Davis (Templeton, Mass.) and a triple from newcomer Kathryn Hart (Ayer, Mass.) to take an 11-10 lead. MCLA retook the lead (14-13) with a layup from Kristie Zator (Windham, Conn.), but the Falcons closed out the frame with a 7-0 capped by a layup from Ephemian Bailey (Maple Grove, Minn.).

2^nd Quarter

Sophomore Morgan Genness (Belgrade, Maine) and Zoe McGee (Enosburg, VT) traded three-pointers to keep the score at 25-20. First-year Aliza Som (Lowell, Mass.) and sophomore Rylie Harlow (Hanson, Mass.) hit from beyond-the-arc sandwiched around a jumper from Stephanie Hart (Ayer, Mass.) to extend the Falcons' lead (36-21). Genness hit a layup off a pass from Kathryn Hart to send the Falcons into intermission with a 40-22 lead.

3^rd Quarter

Genness continued her steady play in the third quarter with a three-point play and a deep bucket for six straight points to push the score to 48-24. MCLA stopped the Fitchburg State run with a trey and a three-point play from Teta to cut the deficit to 58-35 after three quarters.

4^th Quarter

Trailing 65-35, MCLA's Karley Lucas-Mederios (Waianae, HI) knocked down a three-pointer before the Green and Gold put the game away. Bailey notched seven straight points for the hosts down the stretch resulting in the 71-41 final.

Inside the Numbers

·         Bailey paced the Falcons with a double-double scoring a game-high 18 points, and 14 rebounds. Genness hit double-digits in points finishing with 16 points, 4 rebounds and three steals.

·         Stephanie Harts added 7 points and 12 rebounds, while her sister Kathryn Hart had 10 points off the bench

·         For the Trailblazers, Zaylee Ramos (Worcester, Mass.) led the way with a team-high 10 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals

·         MCLA shot 14-for-64 (21.9%) from the field and (5-for-26) 19.2% from three-point range

·         Fitchburg State finished 26-for-67 (38.8%) overall and (7-for-24) 29.2% for beyond the arc

·         Fitchburg State held a 64-32 advantage on the boards 

Up Next

Falcons return to action on Wednesday when they head to Framingham State for a MASCAC match-up starting at 7:30 PM, MCLA is off until January 14^th when they will host the Rams at 2:00 PM.