Falcons Topped By Bears In Conference Action

Bridgewater, Mass. – The Fitchburg State University Women's Basketball team dropped a 90-32 decision to the Bears of Bridgewater State this evening in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action from the Tinsley Center.

 The Basic

Score: Fitchburg State 32, Bridgewater State 90

Records: Fitchburg State (3-21, 1-10 MASCAC) I Bridgewater State (18-6, 9-2 MASCAC)

How It Happened

1st quarter

Bridgewater State opened the contest with a 5-0 edge on a jumper from senior Emma Fenton (Monument Beach, Mass.) and a three-pointer by sophomore Kylie Grassi (Plymouth, Mass.) before the Falcons answered with back-to-back three balls from junior Olivia Almeida (Wilmington, Mass.) to trim the deficit to 13-6.

The Bears upped the advantage to 24-10 on buckets by sophomore Arielle Cleveland (Groveland, Mass.) and senior Kylee Piche (Bridgewater, Mass.), but the Falcons answered back as sophomore Morgan Genness (Belgrade, Maine) drained a three-pointer to make the score 24-13.

2nd quarter

The host pushed the lead to 30-17 on buckets by junior Caroline Tripp (Plymouth, Mass.), senior Sophia Gaucher (Lakeville, Mass.) and Piche, but the Green and Gold responded with a Stephanie Hart (Shirley, Mass.) basket (30-15).

Bridgewater State extended the margin to 44-15 on a Jordan Peebles (Middleboro, Mass.) before Fitchburg State reduced the lead to 46-18 as sophomore Allison Prentis (Mansfield, Mass.) knocked down a three-ball.

3rd quarter

Following the intermission, Bridgewater State upped the lead to 54-18 on a Piche basket before Fitchburg State got a bucket from sophomore Delaney Brown (Billerica, Mass.) to reduce the deficit to 56-20.

The Green and Gold continued to battle as sophomore Caileen Hurley (Hanson, Mass.) and Genness buried three balls (69-26), but Peebles registered a layup for the Bears to make the score 71-26.

4th quarter

The Bears extended the advantage to 75-28 on a pair of free-throws from Cleveland before Hurley registered a layup for the Falcons (77-32). Bridgewater State secured the victory with junior Kayla Thomas (North Falmouth, Mass.) notching a layup, resulting in the 90-32 final.

Inside the Numbers

• Falcons were led by Almeida with a team-best nine points and three rebounds
• Genness added seven points, two caroms, one assist and two steals
• For the Bears, Piche finished with a game-leading 17 points, four boards and six assists
• Tripp chipped in with 15 points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals
• This evening's contest marked the 74th meeting between the Falcons and the Bears             on the hardwood with Fitchburg State 15-59 all-time when taking on \Bridgewater State
• Fitchburg State shot 11-for-58 (19.0%) from the field and (8-of-22) 36.4% from downtown
• Bridgewater State went 37-of-69 (53.6%) overall and (7-for-17) 41.2% for beyond the arc
• Bears finished with a 50-35 margin on the glass

Up Next

Falcons return to action on Saturday as they host the Rams of Framingham State in MASCAC action, starting at 2:00 PM.