FRAMINGHAM, Mass. - The Worcester State University women's basketball team could not maintain a 19-point lead on Thursday night, falling to Framingham State University 75-73 in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference action.
With the loss, Worcester State drops to 8-6 overall and 0-2 in the MASCAC. The Rams improve to 10-5 and 2-0 in the MASCAC.
The Lancers shot lights out in the first quarter to jump out to a sizable lead at 29-17 after one. Worcester State shot 11-for-16 (69 percent) in the quarter, including 5-for-6 (83 percent) from beyond the arc. Senior Mya Mosley (Worcester, Mass.) poured in a team-high seven points for Worcester State, while Framingham's Mary Kate O'Day led all players with 11.
Worcester State opened the second quarter on a 7-0 run, with all seven points coming from Mosley, to take their largest lead of the night at 36-17. Framingham would keep things interesting however, outscoring the Lancers 16-7 over the final 7:18 of the quarter to trail 43-33 at halftime.
The visitors took control of the game back in the third quarter, outscoring Framingham State 20-15 to take a 63-48 lead into the fourth. For the third consecutive quarter, Mosley scored seven points to lead the Lancers.
The offense that helped Worcester State jump out to its early lead went away in the fourth quarter, as the Lancers managed just 10 points and two made field goals in the fourth as the Rams made a huge surge. Framingham State took its first lead of the evening with 1:04 to play, as the Rams capped an 11-0 run with an O'Day old-fashioned three-point play. Moments later, after Mosley hit one of two free throws, O'Day hit the game winning layup with seven seconds to go. On the impending possession, the Lancers were unable to get a shot off before the clock hit zero.
Mosley was the game's leading scorer, with 28 points, seven in every quarter. O'Day finished just behind Mosley with 26, while senior Emily Velozo netted 20 points of her own for the Rams.
Next up for Worcester State, the Lancers will continue MASCAC play at Salem State on Saturday.
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