Women’s Basketball Downs Hartford, 62-54; Shinney Scores 1,000th Career Point

BEVERLY, Mass. — The Endicott women's basketball team defeated Hartford, 62-54, in Conference of New England (CNE) action on Saturday afternoon at MacDonald Gymnasium.

Emma Shinney (Wakefield, Mass.) headlined the Gulls, as the junior guard became the 14th student-athlete in program history to reach the 1,000 career point plateau.

She finished the contest with a game-high 19 points (7-18 FG, 0-1 3PT, 5-6 FT), nine rebounds, seven assists, three steals, and a block.

Tricia Wladkowski (Norwood, Mass.) and Tenley Wallin (Danbury, Conn.) also scored in double-figures (16 | 12 ) to earn a split in the regular season series against the Hawks. 

In the fourth quarter, the Gulls led by as many as 15 points (50-35, 8:16) before Hartford mounted a comeback bid.

The Hawks brought the game within a basket (56-54) with 1:16 to play, but Shinney, Sofia Mazzotta (Billerica, Mass.), and Aleah Bracey (New Bedford, Mass.) closed out the contest with eight unanswered free throws (two each) down the stretch. 

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Endicott is 5-1 all-time against Hartford (3-0 at home).
• Shinney has scored 1,007 points in 76 games played (13.3 per game).
• Today's contest featured three ties and six lead changes.
• Endicott led for 27:36 of the matchup.
• The Gulls doubled up their opposition in points off turnovers, 16-8.

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott (15-8, 11-3 CNE) visits Suffolk on Tuesday, February 17 at 5:30 PM. Hartford (13-11, 10-5 CNE) travels to the University of New England on Saturday, February 21 at 1 PM. 

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(Photo Credit - Sammy LaCorcia '27)