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BEVERLY, Mass. -- The Endicott College women's basketball team
defeated visiting Babson College, 69-54, in a non-conference game
played Thursday night in Beverly, Mass. Endicott rebounds
from a loss in their last game to move to 10-4 while the Beavers
drop to 8-6. The Gulls had three scorers in double figures
led by 21 points and eight rebounds from Nicole Duchesne (Plaistow,
N.H.).
The first half was marked by five lead changes and two ties as
neither team could build a double-digit margin. The Gulls led
by as many as six in the opening minutes but the Beavers would go
on an 8-0 run to take their first lead of the game, 10-8.
Endicott promptly responded with a 15-6 run of its own to go up by
seven, its largest lead in the first half. However, the
Beavers would chip away again and regain the lead to close out the
half, 32-27, as Babson's Kathleen King (Framingham,
Mass.) scored the only two points in the final minute of
the period.
Endicott came out of the half on a tear as the Gulls regained
the lead only three minutes into the half with a 9-1 run capped off
by a layup and the foul from Ashley Wright (Merrimack, N.H.).
A three-pointer by Babson's Nicole Wurdeman (Rowley,
Mass.) tied the game at 38 for a short time but the Gulls
would regain the lead a minute later on two free throws by
Duchesne.
The Gulls would never trail again as they outscored the visiting
Beavers by 20 points in the second half to secure their 10th win of
the season.
Endicott was led by its three scorers in double figures
including Duchesne's 21 points, Wright's 15 points, and Ashley
Vitale (Wilmington, Mass.) who had 16 points and led the Gulls with
nine rebounds. Ashley Wright also had five steals in the
contest while Duchesne took the high honor in assists with four.
The Beavers were led by King who had 18 points and a
team-leading nine rebounds. Wurdman joined her in double
figures as she chipped in with 16 points and six rebounds. However,
only three other players scored points for the visitors, who
reached the foul line just eight times compared to Endicott's 18
trips to the charity stripe.
The Gulls return to TCCC action on Saturday as they host the
visiting Western New England College at 1:00 p.m. Babson
looks to get back on track when it travels to NEWMAC foe MIT on
Saturday in a game at 2:00 p.m.
NOTE: Taken from an Endicott College press release.
