Women’s Basketball Fall to Owls

MCLA dropped a MASCAC game this evening at home to Westfield State.

Ashlyn Bill finished the night with a game-high eight rebounds vs Westfield State. Photo credit: Dylan Schenck
Ashlyn Bill finished the night with a game-high eight rebounds vs Westfield State. Photo credit: Dylan Schenck
January 14, 2026
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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – The MCLA Women's Basketball team welcomed the Westfield State Owls to the Amsler Campus Center Gymnasium this evening for the first home MASCAC game of the season. The Owls had three players finish in double figures, led by a game-high 16 points from Caroline Galvani.

THE BASICS:

  • Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2026
  • Score: Westfield 90, MCLA 22
  • Records: Westfield State University Owls 10-4 (MASCAC 2-1) | MCLA Trailblazers 0-8 (MASCAC 0-2)

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The Owls took control of the game early, outscoring MCLA 19-4 in the first quarter and then 25-9 in the second. Westfield State would go wire to wire enroute to a 90-22 win.
  • Caroline Galvani led all scorers with 16 points on six of 19 shooting, including four baskets from beyond the 3-point line, accomplishing it all in just 17 minutes for the Owls.
  • Westfield's Sophia Rockwood (13 points) and Kayley Downie (10 points), joined Galvani in the double-figure club.
  • The Trailblazers were paced by six points from junior guard Dakota Quick (Connelly, NY). Sophomore guard Abigail Scialabba (Williamstown, MA) and sophomore forward Amare Williams (Woburn, MA) were close on her heels with five points each.
  • MCLA's senior forward Ashlyn Bill (Windham, CT), finished the night with a game-high eight rebounds, one more than the Owls' Tavi Williams.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

  • Field Goals / %: Westfield 38-94 / 40.4%, MCLA 9-37 / 24.3%
  • 3 Points / %: Westfield 10-45 / 22.2%, MCLA 4-14 / 28.6%
  • Free Throw / %: Westfield 4-10 / 40%, MCLA 0-2 / 0%
  • Rebounds: Westfield 55, MCLA 31
  • Points off Turnovers: Westfield 56, MCLA 0
  • Second Chance Points: Westfield 35, MCLA 2
  • Points in the Paint: Westfield 44, MCLA 4
  • Bench Points: Westfield 59, MCLA 6

UP NEXT:

On Saturday, MCLA will be back in action when it travels to Bridgewater State and the Tinsley Center for a MASCAC matchup with the Bears. Tip-off is scheduled for noon.

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