Hanscom, Homich Pace Bridgewater State Past Westfield State, 65-52

Game Leaders

Bridgewater State
Pts: Colleen Hanscom - 21
Reb: Elisha Homich - 6
Ast: Elisha Homich - 9
Westfield State
Pts: Keri Doldoorian - 15
Reb: Forbasaw Nkamebo - 16
Ast: Jen Ashton - 4

Team Stats

Bridgewater State
Westfield State

Field Goals

(25-59)
(21-56)

Field Goal %

42.4%
37.5%

Rebounds

32
40

Assists

16
11

Turnovers

16
26

Pts off Turnovers

26
6

2nd Chance Pts

6
8

Pts in the Paint

24
24

Fastbreak Pts

0
0

Bench Pts

8
9
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Feb 04, 2014

Women's College Basketball    

    

TUESDAY, February 4, 2014

 

Bridgewater State 65 – Westfield State 52

 WESTFIELD, Mass. – Senior guard Colleen Hanscom (Melrose, MA) had game highs of 21 points and five steals, and senior guard Elisha Homich (Ludlow, MA) finished with 12 points, nine assists and six rebounds to lead Bridgewater State University to a 65-52 victory over Westfield State University on Tuesday, Feb. 4.

The Bears move to 6-2 in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) and 12-9 overall. Westfield is 4-4 and 11-10.

Bridgewater led the entire game but it had to withstand a late rally by Westfield to garner the key conference road victory.

Trailing by its largest deficit of 17 points, 53-36 midway through the second half, the Owls went on a 13-2 run over the next seven minutes to pull within six points, 55-49, on a jumper from freshman guard Alyssa Darling (Palmer, MA) with 3:22 remaining.

But Bridgewater reserve freshman forward Chanelle Melton (Brockton, MA) made the biggest bucket of the game when she calmly drilled a 12-foot baseline jumper with 3:11 remaining. Homich drained two free throws at the 2:52 mark as Bridgewater regained its double-digit lead.

The Bears broke open a tight game in the first half, outscoring the Owls, 13-4, in the final 4:30 to take a 34-20 intermission lead. Bridgewater scored half (17) of its first-half points off turnovers as its full-court press late in the first half rattled the Owls.

The Big Three of Hanscom, Homich and senior guard Jenna Williamson (Ludlow, MA) teamed up for 44 of the Bears' 65 points. Williamson scored 11 points and was 3-for-6 from 3-point range. Senior center Tatyana Belizaire (Cambridge, MA) contributed eight points. Bridgewater shot 42 percent from the field and forced 26 Westfield turnovers.

Sophomore guard Keri Doldoorian (Whitinsville, MA) led the Owls with 15 points. Sophomore forward Tayler Travis (Somerset, MA) had 11 points and six rebounds and sophomore center Forbasaw Nkamebo (Amherst, MA) grabbed a game-high 16 rebounds, including nine on the offensive glass.

Three players moved closer to scoring milestones. Westfield junior guard Jen Ashton (Beverly, MA) now has 994 career points after scoring five vs. Bridgewater. Homich has 989 career points and Williamson has 1,246 career points, 19 shy of the program's all-time leading scorer Laurie Berryman, who scored 1,265 points from 1992-96.