WPI 56, Wellesley 46
Box Score
Worcester, MA --- Freshman Elle Fontaine
(Franklin, MA) came off the bench to tally a team-best 16 points to
help WPI to a hard-fought 56-46 victory over visiting Wellesley in
NEWMAC women's basketball action on Wednesday night.
With their third straight win, the Engineers up their record to
11-8 overall and 6-3 in conference play. Wellesley slips to
11-8 on the season and 2-6 in the NEWMAC.
Fontaine started a 8-0 run with a jumper midway through the
second half that turned a brief 36-35 Wellesley advantage into a
lead the Engineers would not relinquish. Fellow bench-mate
Rachel Salvatori (Williston, VT) added to the
spurt with four points, as on the night, the WPI reserves outscored
its Wellesley counterparts by a 27-3 margin.
Senior guard Kate Maki (Fitchburg, MA) had a
strong all-around night, scoring nine points to go along with six
rebounds and a career-high six assists. Point guard
Natasha Deschene (Presque Isle, ME) hauled in a
game-best seven rebounds for the Crimson and Gray while
Kaileen Selen (Worcester, MA) responded to a tough
night of shooting by adding three steals and three blocks to her
eight points.
Jessica Duff (Milton, Abingdon, UK) paced the
Blue offensively by leading all scorers with 17 points.
Julia Thomas (Concord, CA) aided the Wellesley
effort with 10 points and six rebounds. On the night, the
visitors sported four players with five or more boards en route to
enjoying a 38-31 edge on the glass.
Both teams return to the hardwood on Saturday. WPI travels
to Northampton for a 2pm match-up with Smith while Wellesley
entertains Mount Holyoke at 7pm.
