Women's Basketball Vanquished by League Unbeaten Babson

Babson 59, WPI 49

Worcester, MA --- Sophomore Nicole Wurdeman (Rowley, MA) tallied 20 points and hauled in six rebounds to help Babson remain undefeated in NEWMAC play with a 59-49 road win over host WPI on Saturday afternoon. With the result, the Beavers are now 18-3 overall and a perfect 14-0 in conference play. WPI dips to 13-8 on the season and 9-5 in NEWMAC action.

After WPI opened the scoring with an Elle Fontaine (Franklin, MA) jumper, Allanah Wynn's (Quincy, MA) 3-pointer gave the visitors a lead it would not relinquish just 2:10 in the contest. The game however stayed tight but Michelle Kenel's (Rockaway Beach, NY) buzzer-beating bankshot gave the Beavers a 26-20 advantage at the break.

WPI rallied from 14 down midway through the second half to get within seven, 53-46, with three minutes remaining. The Crimson and Gray had a pair of 3-pointers rattle out and then, after the second offensive rebound, Wynn collected a steal and converted a layup that secured Babson's first win at WPI since January of 2005.

Wynn netted 12 points for the Beavers while Kathleen King (Framingham, MA) added eight points and eight boards. Damisi Adewumi (Bronx, NY) dished out three assists for Babson, who had six players hand out multiple helpers on the day.

Fontaine paced the WPI attack with 14 points while sharing game-high honors with eight rebounds. Melissa Kuhn (Stoughton, MA) chipped in with nine points while Lauren Hannmann (East Greenbush, NY), Charlotte McDonnell (Swansea, MA) and Caitlin O'Connor (New Hampton, NH) tossed in seven apiece.

Both teams return to the court on Wednesday evening. WPI travels to South Hadley for a 7pm showdown with Mount Holyoke while Babson hosts cross-town rival Wellesley at 5:30pm.

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