On a night when the Clark University women's basketball team desperately needed a win, the Cougars came up huge – knocking off Wellesley College, 54-51, to not only stay alive in the New England Women's And Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) playoff hunt but deliver head coach Pat Glispin her 500th career coaching victory on Wednesday evening.
The backcourt combination of Ashleigh Condon and Emily Reilly proved to be too much for MIT, leading host Clark University to their sixth straight conference victory with a 76-36 win over the Engineers in New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women’s basketball action on Saturday afternoon.
Powered by a season-high 21 points and five rebounds from Ashleigh Condon (Hull, Mass.), host Clark University improved to 5-0 in New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) play with a 74-62 win over crosstown rival WPI on Wednesday evening.
For the second straight contest, host Clark held its opponent to under 30 percent shooting, this time shutting down Johnson & Wales en route to a hard fought 62-50 win in non-conference women’s basketball action on Saturday afternoon.
Led by 52 percent second half shooting, Clark University pulled away from Endicott College taking a 57-47 win in the consolation game of the Brandeis Judges Classic in non-league women’s basketball action on Sunday afternoon.
Now in her 28th season on the Clark sidelines, women’s basketball head coach Pat Glispin has had her share of veteran teams. The 2011-12 version of Cougar women’s hoops is not one of those squads. She only has four upperclassmen – two seniors, two juniors – on her 12-man roster. That being said, this team could be one of the most exciting Clark squads in recent memory.
Fitchburg State forced 49 turnovers and had 22 steals and the host Falcons posted a 56-44 win over Clark University in non-league women's basketball on Tuesday evening at the Athletics and Recreation Center.
Fitchburg State forced 49 turnovers and had 22 steals and the host Falcons posted a 56-44 win over Clark University in non-league women's basketball on Tuesday evening at the Athletics and Recreation Center.
Freshman Emily Reilly (Marlboro, Mass.) scored a career-high 20 points, made the go-ahead basket and a pair of game-sealing free throws to lift host Clark to a 66-62 win over Wheaton in New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women’s basketball action on Tuesday evening.
Visiting Clark University put four players in double figures led by freshman Ashleigh Condon (Hull, Mass.), who netted a career-best 18 points and the Cougars knocked off host Emerson College 70-64, in the opening game of the Emerson College Tip-Off Classic on Saturday afternoon.