Women’s Basketball Turns Away Roger Williams, 72-65

BRISTOL, R.I. – The Endicott women's basketball team earned a hard-fought conference victory over Roger Williams University by a score of 72-65 on Saturday afternoon.

Emily Pratt (Gardner, Mass.) and Kaleigh Putnam (Wallingford, Conn.) highlighted the Gulls as the duo combined for 45 points. Pratt contributed 24 points and 10 rebounds (both game-highs), while Putnam had 21 points, three rebounds, two assists, a steal, and a block in the win.

Mikaela Rogers (Haverhill, Mass.) also notched 11 points and seven rebounds, while Morgan Bresnahan (Wilmington, Mass.) compiled six points, eight rebounds, and four blocks to conclude the list of individual highlights for Endicott.

Leading 64-57 with 1:51 left to play in the contest, Pratt and Putnam came through in the clutch at the free throw line as the pair went a combined 8-for-8 (Pratt: 6-6 | Putnam: 2-2) at the charity stripe to sure up the victory.

Endicott never trailed in the contest (one tie, 2-2, 6:36, 1st) and led by as many as 17 points (54-37) with 1:03 remaining in the third quarter.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Endicott improved to 21-17 all-time against Roger Williams.
• The Gulls have won three straight versus the Hawks. All three wins have come by less than 10 points.
• Endicott ended Roger Williams' three-game winning streak (1/19/20-1/14/20).
• The Gulls registered their fourth road victory of the season.

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott (7-8, 5-2 CCC) hosts Wentworth on Wednesday, January 22 at 7:30 PM. Roger Williams (9-8, 5-3 CCC) travels to Curry on Saturday, January 25 at 1 PM. 

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(Photo Credit - David Le '10)