Women’s Basketball Handles Hartford, 89-61

BEVERLY, Mass. — The Endicott women's basketball team took down Hartford, 89-61, on Saturday afternoon at MacDonald Gymnasium. 

Sarah Dempsey (Windham, N.H.) led all scorers with 21 points (8-13 FG, 4-4 FT) along with six boards and five dimes. 

Libby Fleming (Bangor, Maine) recorded her fifth double-double of the season as she scored 18 points (8-10 FG, 2-3 FT) and grabbed 11 rebounds. 

Emma Shinney (Wakefield, Mass.) added 16 points, while Cora Nadeau (Newport, Vt.) was a fourth started with double-digit points as she went for 13 points.

The Gulls seized all momentum from the opening tip and never looked back.

The Blue and Green led 25-7 at the end of the final stanza thanks to a 17-5 scoring run (10:00-3:25). The surge was ignited by Dempsey (6), Taylor Bogdanski (Saugus, Mass.) (4), Shinney (3), Fleming (2), and Tenley Wallin (Danbury, Conn.) (2). 

From there, Endicott notched a 12-0 stretch in the second frame (8:22-4:55) that fueled Endicott's second-largest halftime lead this season (47-20). 

Endicott would not relinquish the double-digit lead in the second half in a wire-to-wire victory.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Second-ever meeting between the two teams as Endicott is 2-0 all-time against the Hawks.
• The 89 points by Endicott was their fifth-highest point total this season.
• The hosts outscored the visitors, 38-26 in the painted area.
• Endicott finished with 22 points in transition compared to Hartford's zero.

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott (12-8, 7-5 CCC) visits Roger Williams on Tuesday, February 6 at 5:30 PM. Hartford (9-11) takes on Suffolk on Tuesday at 5:30 PM. 

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(Photo Credit - Jon Ratner '24)