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Women’s Basketball Roll Past Lesley

A double-double from Hailey Peabody and a career-high 29 points by Kristie Zator led Women's basketball to their first win of the year.

Kristie Zator had a career-high 27 points in the Trailblazers win over Lesley University
Kristie Zator had a career-high 27 points in the Trailblazers win over Lesley University
November 18, 2023
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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – The MCLA Women's Basketball team earned their first win of the season this afternoon against Lesley University. 27 points from Kristie Zator and a double-double from Hailey Peabody led the way to a 65-51 victory.

THE BASICS:

  • Date: Saturday, November 18, 2023
  • Score: Lesley 51, MCLA 65
  • Records: Lesley University Lynx 0-4 (NAC 0-0) | MCLA Trailblazers 1-3 (MASCAC 0-0)

HIGHLIGHTS

  • MCLA opened the contest on a 13-1 run to set the tone as the lead would not get below five points for the remainder of the game.
  • Kristie Zator finished the game with a game-high 29 points on 13-22 shooting. She just missed a double-double, collecting nine rebounds. The 29 points is a career-high for Zator, topping her 21-point performance against Williams last year.
  • Hailey Peabody recorded her fifth career double-double, scoring 18 points and pulling down a career-high 19 rebounds, including 15 off the defensive glass. Peabody has had double-digit rebounds in each of her two last games, gathering 17 rebounds at Nichols on Wednesday.
  • Zaylee Ramos completed the trio of Trailblazers in double digits, also just missing a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds. Ramos also distributed a game-high six assists.
  • The Lynx were paced by their own trio of double-digit scorers, with Alexandra Kerly, Saniyyah Phillips, and Jordan Blair scoring 15, 13, and 11 points, respectively.
  • Kerley also finished with a double-double as she snared a game-high 22 caroms.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

  • Field Goals / %: Lesley 16-64 / 25.0%, MCLA 28-69 / 40.6%
  • 3 Points / %: Lesley 0-10 / 0%, MCLA 3-19 / 15.8%
  • Free Throw / %: Lesley 19-38 / 50.0%, MCLA 6-14 / 42.9%
  • Rebounds: Lesley 50, MCLA 56
  • Points off Turnovers: Lesley 15, MCLA 13
  • Second Chance Points: Lesley 10, MCLA 14
  • Points in the Paint: Lesley 20, MCLA 32

UP NEXT:

On Monday, MCLA will be back in action when they travel to SUNY Cobleskill for a non-conference matchup with the Fighting Tigers at the Iorio Gymnasium. The teams will take the floor for a 6 p.m. tip-off.

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