Endicott Falls, 73-47, At Western New England

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The Endicott women's basketball team suffered a 73-47 setback against host Western New England Saturday afternoon inside the Alumni Healthful Living Center in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action.

The Golden Bears raced out to a 21-7 lead after one quarter of play and led 36-19 at the half.

Endicott cut the deficit to as close as 15, on senior forward Sarah Hood's (Burlington, Mass.) layup with 7:35 remaining, but Western New England squashed any chance at a comeback effort as the Golden Bears won their ninth straight game to remain unblemished in conference play.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• The Gulls are 11-9 against the Golden Bears in the all-time series, including a 6-5 ledger on the road.
• Hood led the Gulls with a team-high 15 points, six rebounds, and two blocks.
• Junior guard Hannah Kiernan (Wenham, Mass.) chipped in 11 points to go with five rebounds and two assists.
• Junior forward Sam Charette (Wenham, Mass.) pulled down a season-high six rebounds in her first start of the season.
• Junior guard Gabriella Coppola (Watertown, Mass.) tied a game-high with four steals in addition to her four points, three rebounds, and team-best three assists.
• The Gulls led just once, as they were up 2-0 with 9:49 to go in the first quarter as freshman guard Emily Pratt (Gardner, Mass.) hit the opening free throws for the first points of the contest.
• Endicott matched its season-low with 32 rebounds and did not make a single three-pointer (0-for-14) for the first time all season.

FOR THE FOES

• The Golden Bears have won nine straight games and are 4-1 at home this season.
• Senior forward Emily Anderson (Rocky Hill, Conn.) scored a game-high 25 points to go with six rebounds and one assist.
• Senior forward Paige Young (Berlin, Conn.) pulled down a game-high nine rebounds and matched Coppola with a game-high four steals.
• The Golden Bears out-rebounded the Gulls, 42-32.
• Western New England led by as much as 26 with 1:19 remaining in the game.

WHAT'S NEXT

The Gulls (5-8, 4-2 CCC) travel to Newport, R.I. to take on host Salve Regina at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 11th.

Western New England (10-2, 6-0 CCC)  is on the road at Roger Williams at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 11th.

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