Women's Basketball falls to Cougars

FITCHBURG, MA: Fitchburg State Women's basketball fell to the Cougars of Clark University 86-57 in a non-conference matchup this evening.

THE BASICS:

- Date: 11/15/23

- Score: Clark 86, Falcons 57

- Records: Fitchburg State (1-3), Clark (3-0)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

-  The Cougars had a quick start to the game, going up 6-0 over the Falcons. Fitchburg would make that up quickly on back to back three pointer shots made by junior Rylie Harlow (Hanson, MA). The Cougars quickly took back the lead for the rest of the quarter off the nine points by guard Kumi Tamura and the six points by guard Jaqueline Faulise, making the score 21-10. The Clark continued to extend their lead, ending the half with a 17-point lead over the Falcons. Tamura and Faulise continued to finish at the rim for the Cougars. The Falcons would end the half on an insane half-court buzzer beater by sophomore Alexis DeSimone (Ashburnham, MA), making the score 44-27 Cougars. 

-  The Falcons continued to play a hard-fought second half, but Clark continued their scoring spree by putting up 42 points in the second half. The Falcons had a very good offensive second half as well, scoring 30 points, but they just could not keep up with the Cougars ending the game 86-57.

-  The Cougars were led by Jacqueline Faulise, who had a double-double with 24 Points and 14 Rebounds. Another offensive weapon for them tonight was Kumi Tamura, who went 3-8 from behind the arc and 3-3 from the free throw line, leading to her 18 points. 

- The Falcons were led by Rylie Harlow (Hanson, MA), who had 11 points, seven rebounds, and one assist. They were also helped by Morgan Genness (Belgrade, ME), who had seven points, five rebounds, and three assists that contributed to the Falcons offense.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

-  Shooting%: Clark FG 47.4%, Fitchburg FG 32.8%

-  Rebounds: Clark 44, Fitchburg 42

-  Assists: Clark 16, Fitchburg 16

UP NEXT:

- The Fitchburg State women's basketball team returns to action on Saturday, November 18th, as they visit UMASS Boston in a non-conference matchup, starting at 1 PM.

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