BOSTON, Mass. – Senior guard Ashley Wright (Merrimack, N.H.) connected on 7 of 13 shots for a game-high 19 points as the Endicott women's basketball team remained undefeated in The Commonwealth Coast Conference play with a 61-27 win over Wentworth in a TCCC matchup played at Tansey Gymnasium.

The two teams traded baskets to open the contest with sophomore guard Ashley Conway (Danvers, Mass.) putting the Leopards on top before Wright's first basket tied the game.  Junior guard Meagan Pennock (Littleton, N.H.) put the Leopards ahead, 4-2, with 17:22 left before a jumper by sophomore guard Jen McBrien (Medway, Mass.) would tie the game.

That basket would start an 8-0 run, fueled by five straight points from senior forward Ashley Vitale (Wilmington, Mass.), and gave the Gulls a 10-4 lead before a Conway three pointer cut the lead to 10-7 with 12:34 left in the half.

Endicott went on a 9-0 run to up the lead to 19-7 and would eventually lead at the half by 11, 23-12.  The Gulls held the Leopards to just 5-for-33 shooting (15.2 percent) over the first 20:00.

After holding the hosts scoreless for the final 1:45 of the first half, Endicott opened the second half on an 18-0 run before senior forward Kirsten Vallone (Avon, N.Y.) ended the drought 6:07 into the second half.

In addition to her 19 points, Wright had four rebounds, four assists, and a pair of blocks.  Vitale added nine points, while senior forward Brittany Kelleher (Wakefield, Mass.) had 10 rebounds.

Wentworth, which shot just 18.5 percent for the game, was paced by freshman forward Kendra Kerr (Marshfield, Mass.), who had eight points and eight rebounds.

With the win, Endicott's sixth in a row, the Gulls improve to 11-4 overall and 5-0 in conference play.  Wentworth falls to 8-9 overall and 2-3 in conference play.  Both teams are in action Thursday, with Endicott hosting Roger Williams and Wentworth traveling to Salve Regina.

ENDICOTT 61, WENTWORTH 27
ENDICOTT (11-4, 5-0 TCCC)
Ashley Wright 7-13 1-2 19; Ashley Vitale 4-7 1-2 9; Jen McBrien 4-10 0-0 8; Samantha Crough 3-5 0-0 6; Jordan Ferland 2-5 1-4 6; Kate Kovach 1-2 2-2 5; Ashley Walenta 1-4 1-2 4; Amy Grigg 1-3 0-0 2; Julie Manning 1-3 0-0 2; Nicole Heffernan 0-3 0-0 0; Jennifer White 0-1 0-0 0; Brittany Kelleher 0-4 0-0 0; Cate Cullen 0-1 0-0 0; Heather Moody 0-1 0-0 0; Val Roosma 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-63 6-12 61.
WENTWORTH (8-9, 2-3 TCCC)
Kendra Kerr 2-11 4-6 8; Christine Henry 2-4 0-0 5; Ashley Conway 2-9 0-0 5; Meagan Pennock 2-9 0-0 4; Kirsten Vallone 2-9 0-0 4; Becca Cowee 0-4 1-2 1; Ashley Stowe 0-2 0-0 0; Paige Newcomb 0-2 0-0 0; Danielle Miranda 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 10-54 5-8 27.
Endicott......................   23   38  -   61
Wentworth.....................   12   15  -   27
3-point goals--Endicott 7-16 (Ashley Wright 4-8; Ashley Walenta 1-3; Kate Kovach 1-2; Jordan Ferland 1-1; Nicole Heffernan 0-1; Heather Moody 0-1), Wentworth 2-12 (Christine Henry 1-2; Ashley Conway 1-6; Becca Cowee 0-1; Danielle Miranda 0-2; Meagan Pennock 0-1). Fouled out--Endicott-None, Wentworth-None. Rebounds--Endicott 58 (Brittany Kelleher 10), Wentworth 26 (Kendra Kerr 8). Assists--Endicott 16 (Cate Cullen 4; Ashley Wright 4), Wentworth 8 (Paige Newcomb 3). Total fouls--Endicott 11, Wentworth 12. Technical fouls--Endicott-None, Wentworth-None. A-210