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Posted: Feb 18, 2023

Women's Basketball Closes Regular Season with 75-54 Win over Worcester State

Women's Basketball Closes Regular Season with 75-54 Win over Worcester State
Video Box Score
Game Leaders
Worcester St.
Pts: Erin Gallella - 18
Reb: Julia Hamel - 12
Ast: Elizabeth Gallella - 7
Framingham St.
Pts: Katty Haidul - 25
Reb: Katty Haidul - 8
Ast: Gwendolyn Carpenter - 9
Team Stats
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Framingham, Mass. - The Framingham State University women's basketball closed the regular season and secured the second seed in the upcoming MASCAC Tournament with a 75-54 victory over Worcester State this afternoon in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action at Logan Gymnasium.     

THE BASICS: 

- Scores:  Framingham State 75, Worcester State 54 

- Records:  Framingham State (17-5, 9-3 MASCAC), Worcester State (10-15, 6-6 MASCAC)  

- Location:  Logan Gymnasium – Framingham, Mass. 

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

  • The Lancers led 9-4 four minutes into the game after a putback from Sarah Blomgren, but the Rams scored five straight capped by a Katty Haidul layup to take a 10-9 lead. The two teams traded baskets and Worcester State led 14-12 after one. 

  • The Rams started the second quarter with an 8-1 run capped by capped by a Gwendolyn Carpenter layup to take a 20-15 lead. The Lancers countered with four straight cutting the deficit to one (20-19). The Rams led by as many as four in the second before taking a 28-26 lead into the half. 

  • The Rams opened the third quarter with an 8-2 spurt and led 34-28 with 7:30 on the clock.  

  • The Rams led 38-30 before the Lancers rattled off a 9-2 run closing the gap to 40-39 with just under five to play. Back-to-back layups by Carpenter and Katherine Haselton pushed the lead back to 44-39, but Worcester closed the gap to three (44-41).  

  • The Rams closed the third and started the fourth quarter with a 16-2 run capped by a Kelsey Yelle bucket to open up a 60-43 lead. The Rams maintained the lead throughout the remainder of the fourth quarter.   

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: 

  • The Rams were led by 25 points and eight rebounds from Haidul. Haidul connected on10-of-11 from the floor and added an assist and two blocks. 

  • Haselton finished the game with 17 points, four rebounds and six assists for the Rams, while Yelle finished the game with 14 points and six rebounds. 

  • The Lancers were led by 18 points from Erin Gallella. Gallella connected on 7-of-14 from the floor and added three rebounds and two steals. 

  • Julia Hamel chipped in with a double double off the bench as she scored 13 and grabbed 12 boards. 

  • Prior to the game, the Rams honored guard Casey McAuliffe as part of Senior Day.  

UP NEXT: 

Both teams are back in action next week in the MASCAC Women's Basketball Tournament with seedings and matchups announced later today.