Women’s Basketball Drop Game to Worcester

MCLA fell in MASCAC play this afternoon.

Hailey Peabody had a double-double of 17 points and 12 rebounds against Worcester.
Hailey Peabody had a double-double of 17 points and 12 rebounds against Worcester.
January 31, 2026
Video (Coach's Film) Box Score

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – The MCLA Women's Basketball team returned to the Amsler Campus Center Gymnasium this evening for a MASCAC matchup with the Worcester State University Lancers. Hailey Peabody had a double-double of 17 points and 12 rebounds, but the Trailblazers couldn't overcome a balanced Worcester attack that saw 11 players in the scorers column.

THE BASICS

  • Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026
  • Score: Worcester 73, MCLA 43
  • Records: Worcester State University 7-12 (MASCAC 4-4) | MCLA Trailblazers 0-13 (MASCAC 0-7)

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Worcester took the first two quarters by scores of 25-8 and 19-10 to build a 44-18 lead at half time.
  • Worcester maintained the advantage, increasing the lead in the third quarter by four more points
  • The Trailblazers didn't go away though, playing the Lancers to an even 15-15 fourth quarter.
  • The Lancers' Emma Quinn led all scorers with 15 points in 17 minutes off the bench. Lena Waldron and Mia Haynes pace the Worcester starters with 14 and 12 points, respectively. Waldron finished with a double-double, pulling down a team-high 10 boards.
  • MCLA's senior guard/forward Hailey Peabody (W. Springfield, MA) recorded her third double-double in her last five games, scoring a team-high 17 points, while corralling a game-high 12 rebounds. Peabody added four blocked shots.
  • The Trailblazers' junior guard Dakota Quick (Connelly, NY) followed up her career-high 15 point showing against Fitchburg with a 13 point afternoon against Worcester.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

  • Field Goals / %: Worcester 29-75 / 38.7%, MCLA 17-63 / 27%
  • 3 Points / %: Worcester 5-16 / 31.3%, MCLA 7-25 / 28%
  • Free Throw / %: Worcester 10-14 / 71.4%, MCLA 2-3 / 66.7%
  • Rebounds: Worcester 60, MCLA 35
  • Points off Turnovers: Worcester 10, MCLA 11
  • Second Chance Points: Worcester 18, MCLA 4
  • Points in the Paint: Worcester 30, MCLA 16
  • Bench Points: Worcester 33, MCLA 0

UP NEXT

On Wednesday, MCLA will be back in action when it plays host to Anna Maria College in the Amsler Campus Center Gymnasium for a MASCAC matchup with the AMCATs. Tip-off is scheduled for 5 p.m.

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