Wesleyan 57, WPI 55
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Middletown, CT --- In a game that featured eight first-half ties
and no more than a five-point differential throughout the second
half, Wesleyan hung on for a 57-55 victory over visiting WPI.
Junior Ali Fourney (East Northport, NY) hit the
key basket for Wesleyan, nailing a three-pointer with 3:10 left to
break a 48-48 tie (the 12th tie of the contest), putting the
Cardinals ahead for good, 51-48. Sophomore Kiah
McAndrew-Davis (Durham, NC) sank a pair of free throws at
the 2:36 mark to pad the margin to 53-48.
It was 55-50 heading into the final 1:30. A three-pointer by WPI
junior Natasha Deschene (Presque Isle, ME) with
:27 left made it 55-53. Junior Meredith Lowe
(Philadelphia, PA) then calmly canned a pair of free throws for
Wesleyan at :18 for a 57-53 lead. WPI ran off 16 seconds before
getting a jumper from junior Caitlin Macko
(Cromwell, CT) to make it a two-point game. Wesleyan got the ball
inbounds after a WPI timeout and senior Nikki
Maletta (Durham, CT) eluded a pair of WPI defenders to run
off the final ticks.
Wesleyan (3-1) got balanced scoring as six players had between
seven and 11 points, led by senior Lucy Spring
(Wilmington, VT) with 11. Fourney, McAndrew-Davis and senior
Stephanie Savas (Brockton, MA) all added nine for
Wesleyan. WPI (1-2), which had the game's largest lead at 17-10
midway through the first half and owned a substantial 46-26 edge on
the boards, was led by sophomore Kaileen Selen
(Worcester, MA) with 11 points. Sophomore Serena
Dubois (Bangor, ME) had a game-high nine rebounds for the
Engineers while Macko and Deschene eached dished out three assists
This was only the second meeting ever between the teams, the
first coming New Year's Eve in 2005 in the championship of a
tournament at WPI, won by Wesleyan, 63-56.
WPI returns to action on Saturday when they travel to Fitchburg
State for a 2pm contest
Release courtesy Wesleyan Sports Information
