WESTON, Mass. – Regis College freshman Amanda Hawkesworth (Abington, Mass.) posted her second-straight double with 13 points and 10 rebounds, but it was not enough, as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology defeated the Pride 61-40, in the Consolation game of the 2013 Regis College Pride Invitational on Sunday afternoon. MIT improves to 1-1 on the year, while the Pride fall to 0-2.
Janaya Bradley (New Haven, Conn.) opened the game with a three from the top of the key that gave Regis an early 3-0 advantage. The Engineers responded with three-straight baskets including a pair of jumpers from Sabrina Drammis (Hilton Head, S.C.) that put MIT on top 6-3. A pair of Michaela Maguire (Revere, Mass.) freethrows and a jumper from Hawkesworth put Regis ahead 7-6, but Mari Kordell (Ijamsville, Md.) sandwiched a pair of jumpers around a Durva Bhandare (North Brunswick, N.J.) basket to spur a 7-2 run and put the guests on top 13-9.
Regis tied the game at the 8:38 mark on a Bradley layup on a fast break, and took the lead nearly a minute later as Claire Ramonas (Portland, Maine) converted on a three-point play to put Regis back in the lead at 18-17. Liana Ilutzi (East Hanover, N.J.) sunk two freethrows making it an 19-18 game, and MIT went on another run, this time an 8-2 stretch, capped off by a Sabrina Drammis layup on a nice feed from Ilutzi that forced a Regis timeout with the score 27-20. The Engineers scored six of the final eight points in the period to enter the half with a 33-22 advantage.
Janaya Bradley and Claire Ramonas led the Pride with five points apiece, while Hawkesworth and Michaela Maguire chipped in four points each. Mari Kordell, Sabrina Drammis, and Rachel Hunt (Arlington Heights, Ill.) led MIT with eight points apiece, while Hunt blocked three shots in the opening half.
MIT opened the second stanza with an 11-0 run to take a commanding 44-22 lead with 14:52 to remaining in regulation before back-to-back baskets from Amanda Hawkesworth ended the run for the Pride. Regis got as close as 18 on a pair of Hawkesworth freethrows with just under 10 minutes to play, but MIT kept up the defensive pressure and kept the Pride at bay to cruise to a 61-40 victory.
The Engineers shot an efficient 41.8% (23-of-55) from the field and held a 42-33 advantage in rebounds. Both teams struggled with turnovers as Regis committed 24 missteps compared to 25 for the visitors.
Joining Hawkesworth in double-figures was Janaya Bradley, who posted 10 points, four rebounds, two assists, and two steals. Ramonas finished the day with five points, while Michaela Maguire chipped in four of her own.
MIT was paced pay by 16 points and seven rebounds from Sabrina Drammis. Mari Kordell and Rachel Hunt added 12 points apiece, while Hunt grabbed a team-high nine rebounds and had four blocks. Maya Ramachandran (Fremont, Calif.) had an all-around game with six points, four rebounds, three blocks and a steal.
The Pride return to action on November 26 with a road game at Colby College at 6:00 p.m. MIT travels to Emerson College on Wednesday night for a 7:30 p.m. matchup with the Lions.