WPI 57, Nichols 50
Worcester, Mass. – Harrington Auditorium
Tuesday, November 24, 2015

All-Time Series & Streaks
WPI moves to 23-6 all-time against the Bison. The Engineers have won three-straight and 14 of the last 15 meetings.

 Three Stars of the Game
1 – Nichols junior Taylor Daniels (Dudley, Mass.) – scored a game-high 16 points to go with six rebounds in 33 minutes
2 – WPI junior Priscilla Dunphy (Barrington, R.I.) – netted a team-high 12 points and also notched five rebounds, two assists, and one steal
3 – WPI sophomore Maura Buckley (Melrose, Mass.) – scored 10 points and grabbed one rebound

Key Stat of the Game
The Engineers received 26 points from their bench.

Turning Point
The Bison ripped off a 9-0 run in the fourth to cut their deficit to three (53-50) as sophomore Brooke Packard (Dudley, Mass.) banged a pair of three-pointers, followed by one from junior Brittany Donovan (Newport, R.I.). Junior Tesa Nogueira (Merrimac, Mass.) answered with a basket that put the Engineers up with five 1:16 to go, and Packard missed a jumper at the other end with 58 seconds left.

Quick Hits
-Nichols trailed 37-21 at halftime before outscoring the Engineers 15-5 in the third to make it 42-36 after three quarters.
-The Bison outrebounded the Engineers 29-23, led by seven from senior Jessica Kelliher (Marshfield, Mass.). She also registered six points, four assists, and three steals in 37 minutes.
-WPI shot 35 percent from the field (20-of-57) while Nichols made 34 percent of its shots (18-of-53).
-Nichols committed 20 turnovers compared to 12 for the Engineers.