Women's Basketball Tops MIT, 75-61

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Endicott women's basketball team pulled away from MIT, 75-61, in Monday afternoon's non-conference action from Rockwell Cage.

Libby Fleming (Bangor, Maine) led the way with a 17-point (7-11 FG), seven-rebound effort from the floor. She also picked up a steal and block in the win.

Emma Shinney (Wakefield, Mass.) stuffed the stat sheet per usual. She dropped 13 points (5-13 FG, 3-3 FT), seven assists, five rebounds, and a block in 34 minutes of play.

Cora Nadeau (Newport, Vt.) and Tenley Wallin (Danbury, Conn.) rounded out the double-digit scorers for the Gulls. Nadeau posted 14 points (5-12 FG, 4-10 3PT), while Wallin supplied 10 (2-3 FG, 1-2 3PT) in her first start of the season.

Trailing 11-4 with 3:04 to play in the first quarter, the Gulls strung together a 6-0 run to make it a one-point game with just over a minute to play in the stanza. Shinney and Katelyn Konareski (Milford, Conn.) led the charge in the mini-surge.

Throughout the second quarter, the two teams exchanged baskets pretty frequently. A second chance bucket for Alyssa Garabedian (Cheshire, Mass.) put the Blue and Green in front 26-23 with 3:52 remaining in the half, but the Engineers closed on a 7-2 run to pull ahead 30-28 heading to the break.

To open up the third quarter, the Gulls ripped off a quick 6-0 run to retake the lead, but MIT responded with its own 7-2 spurt to flip the switch once more. However, an 11-3 run handed the Gulls a 47-40 advantage with 1:25 to play in the quarter, and they would not relinquish that lead the rest of the way. 

The game-defining 11-3 spurt (5:22-1:25) was spearheaded by Fleming (three layups), Shinney (floater in the lane), and Wallin (two-for-two on free throws). 

The fourth quarter was all Gulls, as they outscored the hosts 26-17. Their ability to force turnovers and convert off of those opportunities wound up sealing the deal in the matchup, finalizing a 75-61 victory.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• With the win, the Gulls improve to 4-5 all-time in the series with the Engineers.
• The Gulls extended their winning streak to six, the longest since last season's eight game streak (snapped on 1/17/24).
• Shinney leads the Gulls in points (134), assists (48), and defensive rebounds (56) this season.
• The Blue and Green's bench supplied 19 points, while MIT's was held to just six.
• Endicott converted 21 points off turnovers, while MIT cashed in just nine.
• The Gulls wrap up the calendar year of 2024 with a record of 17-9 (.654).

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott (7-3) heads to Wentworth on Saturday for a 12 PM Conference of New England (CNE) matchup. MIT (2-8) welcomes Regis on Thursday in a 3 PM matchup at Rockwell Cage. 

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(Photo Credit - Bradley Griffin '28)