Women's Basketball Holds Off Late Charge To Remain Unbeaten in MASCAC

Worcester State 60, Framingham State 58

Box Score

Framingham, MA --- The Worcester State College women’s basketball team held off a late surge by the host Framingham State Rams to pick up a 60-58 conference win this afternoon and remain unbeaten in Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference (MASCAC) women’s basketball action. The Lancers improve to 9-6 overall and are now 3-0 in the MASCAC in a tie atop the conference standings with Bridgewater State. The loss drops the Rams to 5-7 overall and 0-3 in the MASCAC.

With Worcester State leading 51-37 with 5:35 remaining in the game, the Rams rattled off an 11-4 run to pull within seven on a three from freshman Megan Gangell (Lee, MA) with 1:15 left on the clock.

After Worcester State hit one of two freebies, freshman Nicole Meyer (North Attleboro, MA) nailed a three to pull the Rams within five at 56-51 with 50.3 seconds remaining.

The Lancers Becca Giguere (West Brookfield, MA) made 1-of-2 free throws to push the lead back to six. Senior forward Toya Chester (Ayer, MA) nailed a jumper and freshman forward Kia Minor (Oak Bluffs, MA) followed her own miss with a lay-in to pull the Rams within two points with 15.4 left on the clock.

Following a Rams foul, senior forward Bri Flanders (Southampton, MA) hit two from the free throw line giving the Lancers a 59-55. The Rams inbounded and pushed the ball up the floor to junior Jill Johnson (Mansfield, MA) who banked a three to pull the Rams within one with 6.2 seconds left in the game.

Worcester State junior Kathleen Foley (Hudson, NH) hit one of two giving the Lancers a two point lead with four seconds remaining. The Rams grabbed the rebound on Foley’s miss but were unable to get a shot off in the final seconds giving the Lancers the two point win.

WSC had the early 27-17 advantage at the half and led by as many as 15 points with 14:34 left (38-23) and 14 points seven minutes later (49-35) before Framingham State mounted thier late charge.

Worcester State sophomore Kaleigh Charette (Fairhaven, MA) led the Lancers with a team-high 12 points on 4-of-8 from the floor. Freshman Meaghan O’Keefe (Warren, MA) finished with 10 points and four boards in 12 minutes off the bench, while Flanders finished with eight points and a game-high 10 rebounds. Giguere chipped in nine points and eight assists.

The Rams were led by senior forward Toya Chester (Leominster, MA) who picked up a game-high 13 points to go along with eight boards. Minor was a rebound shy of a double-double with 12 points and nine boards to go along with seven steals, while Johnson chipped in 11 points and five boards.

The Rams return to action on Tuesday as they travel to Salem State for a 6 PM tip-off, while the Lancers travel to Fitchburg State for a 5:30 PM game also on Tuesday.

Release Courtesy of Framingham State Sports Information