WPI 64, Johnson & Wales 47
Box Score
Worcester, MA --- WPI scored the first 14 points of the game and
never trailed in a 64-47 win over visiting Johnson & Wales in
non-conference women's basketball action on Thursday evening.
The Engineers, winners of three of their last four games, improve
to 4-6 while Johnson and Wales slips to 2-7 on the season.
The WPI defense opened the game strong, forcing the Wildcats to
miss on their first eight field attempts and pestering them into
six turnovers in the first seven minutes. For the first half,
the Crimson and Gray limited the visitors to 7-of-33 (21.2%)
shooting from floor.
Serena Dubois (Bangor, ME) registered her
fourth double-double of the year, notching team-highs of 13 points
and 10 rebounds. Senior co-captain Kate Maki
(Fitchburg, MA) chipped in with 10 points and four assists while
Natasha Deschene (Presque Isle, ME) had a solid
all around game, tallying six points, five rebounds, four assists
and four steals.
Johnson & Wales hung tough, cutting the WPI to lead to nine
at 51-42 with 6:18 remaining but the Engineers rattled off nine
straight points to put the game out of reach.
Nicole Laferriere (Windham, NH) paced all
scorers with 14 points for the Wildcats. Alexia
Ramirez (San Marcos, CA) tallied 11 points for JWU while
Teri Prado (Columbus, NJ) led all players by
corralling a game-best 13 rebounds.
The Engineers enjoyed an advantage on the boards and in the
lane. WPI outrebounded Johnson & Wales by a 52-37 margin
and outscored the Wildcats 50-20 in the paint. They also
played well in transition, scoring a season-best 24 fast break
points.
WPI will return to court on Sunday when they travel to Bennington,
VT for a 3pm contest versus Southern Vermont. Johnson
&Wales entertains Nichols on Saturday at 1pm.
