WORCESTER -- Angela Czeremcha tallied a game-best 16 points, while Sam Hourihan and Rachel Vinton each cracked double figures in scoring as fifth-seeded Springfield rallied to defeat fourth-seeded and host WPI 61-56 in a NEWMAC Women’s Basketball Tournament quarterfinal played Wednesday evening in Harrington Auditorium.
WORCESTER -- In a battle for the number two seed in the upcoming NEWMAC Tournament, it was #17 Babson that came away with the victory, topping WPI 86-60, in women’s basketball action on Saturday afternoon at Harrington Auditorium. The win improves the Beavers to 21-4 overall, 8-2 in conference play, while WPI falls to 17-6, 7-3.
New London, CT --- The WPI women’s basketball team kept its spot in the top three of the NEWMAC league standings with a 64-54 road win at Coast Guard on Saturday afternoon. The win lifts the Engineers to 17-5 overall, 7-2 in conference play with the Bears dipping to 12-11 overall, 4-4 in the NEWMAC.
Cambridge, MA --- Melanie Presseau became WPI’s all-time leader in 3-pointers but host MIT spoiled the Crimson and Gray’s night by rallying for an important 65-59 NEWMAC victory in a women’s basketball contest played in Rockwell Cage on Wednesday evening.
WORCESTER -- Alex Scariati recorded 13 of her team-high 16 points after intermission and added six assists and five rebounds as the WPI women’s basketball team held off a second half Springfield rally as host the Engineers downed the Pride 68-63 in a matchup of one-loss NEWMAC teams on Saturday afternoon in Worcester.
WORCESTER -- Alex Scariati and Victoria Mirecki each reached double figures in scoring and the WPI defense held visiting Wellesley to just 12 second half points as the Engineers bested the Blue 50-31 in a NEWMAC women’s basketball contest played inside Harrington Auditorium on Wednesday.
Boston, MA --- A double-double from Alice Kelly sparked the WPI women’s basketball team to a commanding 83-63 road win at Emerson on Saturday afternoon. The Engineers run their season mark to 14-4 overall, 4-1 in NEWMAC play, while the Lions fall to 7-12, 2-2 in the conference.
Norton, MA --- A game-starting 11-0 run fueled by three baskets by McKenna Finken and a perfect 9-for-9 shooting night from the floor from fellow graduate student Lisa Cristiano helped visiting WPI knock off Wheaton 74-47 in a NEWMAC women’s basketball contest played on Wednesday evening.
WORCESTER -- Allison McMorrow erupted for a career-high 14 points, all in the first half, as 12 different Engineer players dented the scoring column as the Engineers defeated visiting Mount Holyoke 80-16 in a NEWMAC women’s basketball contest played on Saturday afternoon in Harrington Auditorium.
WORCESTER -- The WPI women’s basketball team battled hard but fell to #5 Smith 67-64 in overtime in Wednesday night NEWMAC action at Harrington Auditorium. The Pioneers run their season mark to 15-1 (2-0) NEWMAC, while the Engineers dip to 11-4 (1-1).
WORCESTER, MA -- The WPI women’s basketball team used a strong second half to post a 66-40 win on the road at crosstown rival Clark in the NEWMAC opener for both squads. The victory gives Engineers’ head coach Cherise Galasso her 350th career win at WPI, moving the Crimson and Gray to 11-3 on the season. Clark dipped to 8-7 with the loss.
WORCESTER -- A huge first quarter set the tone, as the WPI women’s basketball team rolled to a 68-31 victory over visiting New England College on Saturday afternoon at Harrington Auditorium. The Engineers improved to 10-3 with the non-conference win, dropping the Pilgrims to 7-5 on the season.
Williamstown, MA --- The WPI women's basketball team rallied from a 12-point deficit late in the third quarter to pull even early in the fourth quarter but host Williams held the Engineers to just 2 points in the final 3:45 as the Ephs defeated the Crimson and Gray 58-53 in non-conference tilt played Tuesday evening.
Daytona Beach, FL --- Melanie Presseau connected on a career-best seven 3-pointers, including all five of her first quarter attempts, on her way to scoring a season-high 25 points as the WPI women’s basketball team completed a 2-0 trip to the Florida Sunshine Shootout in Daytona Beach with a 86-37 triumph against Mt. Aloysius (PA) on Thursday afternoon.
Daytona Beach, FL --- The WPI women’s basketball squad rallied late taking the lead with 7:16 remaining in the fourth quarter and never looked back en route to a 72-62 non-conference victory over Husson at the at Florida Sunshine Shootout in the Ocean Center Daytona Beach.
WORCESTER -- Stout defense and a balanced offense led the WPI women’s basketball team to a commanding 50-23 win over visiting UMass Boston on Saturday at home. The Engineers run their record to 7-2 on the season, while the Beacons dip to 6-5.
Weston, MA --- Alex Scariati handed out a career-best 14 assists and flirted with a triple-double to propel the WPI to a 60-49 road triumph at Regis in a non-conference women’s basketball contest played on Monday evening.
WORCESTER -- The WPI women’s basketball team couldn’t overcome an early deficit as Bowdoin topped the Engineers at home on Sunday, 56-44. The non-conference result drops WPI to 5-2 overall, while the Polar Bears improve to 5-1.
Fitchburg, MA --- Alice Kelly netted a season-best 16 points and visiting WPI outrebounded Fitchburg State 44-28 as the Crimson and Gray defeated the Falcons 59-31 in a non-conference women’s basketball matchup played on Wednesday evening in FSU’s Recreation Center.
Lewiston, ME --- Victoria Mirecki converted a conventional 3-point play with just 1.9 seconds remaining to deliver WPI a thrilling 56-54 road victory against Bates in a non-conference women’s basketball contest played on Sunday afternoon.
WORCESTER -- Hannah Kelly’s layup with under a minute to go put nationally-ranked Tufts ahead for good as the visiting Jumbos rallied from a 16-point deficit midway through the third quarter to knock off host WPI in a battle of undefeated women’s basketball squads on Friday evening.
Springfield, MA --- The WPI defense held host Western New England without a made basket on it opening 13 possessions as the Engineers cruised to a 63-40 victory in a non-conference women’s basketball contest played on Tuesday evening.
WORCESTER -- Led by a 16-point effort from tournament MVP Alice Kelly, the WPI women’s basketball team earned its eighth-straight Worcester City Tournament title with a 72-48 upending of Clark on Saturday night.
WORCESTER -- Fifteen different players recorded points, including nine between six and 12 points, the team shot 50.8 percent from the field and the WPI women's basketball team picked up its fifth-straight opening night victory with an 84-37 triumph of Anna Maria in the opening game of the Worcester City Tournament to kick off the 2022-23 season.
Northampton, MA --- The No. 4 seeded WPI women’s basketball team’s NEWMAC Tournament run came to a close on Friday night with a 65-35 loss to No. 1 Smith.
WORCESTER -- The WPI women’s basketball team’s quarterfinal round game to open the NEWMAC Tournament was one for the ages, taking an overtime period for the No. 4 seeded Crimson and Gray to upend No. 5 MIT 67-63 at Harrington Auditorium on Wednesday night.
Babson Park, MA --- The battle for second place in the NEWMAC came down to the final 30 seconds of action in the regular season finale for the WPI women’s basketball team on Saturday afternoon. The Engineers battled Babson to the final buzzer in a tough 63-62 loss to the Beavers.
WORCESTER -- A 9-0 run in the fourth quarter sealed a 67-58 Senior Day victory for the WPI women’s basketball team over Coast Guard on Saturday afternoon at Harrington Auditorium. Eight different Engineers netted at least five points in the outing, led by a 13-point, six-rebound, three-assist performance from senior Melanie Presseau.
WORCESTER -- A duo of late 3-pointers from McKenna Finken (Simsbury, CT) and Melanie Presseau (Manchester, NH) put the game out of reach as the WPI women’s basketball team took a hard-fought 70-62 victory from MIT on Wednesday night at Harrington Auditorium.
Springfield, MA --- In a game that featured a pair of teams recognized in the D3Hoops rankings, Springfield came out on top of the WPI women’s basketball team 61-56 on Saturday afternoon. Springfield entered the game with a 23rd place ranking while WPI was receiving votes.
WPI Knocked Off by Springfield in NEWMAC Tournament Quarterfinal
February 22, 2023WORCESTER -- Angela Czeremcha tallied a game-best 16 points, while Sam Hourihan and Rachel Vinton each cracked double figures in scoring as fifth-seeded Springfield rallied to defeat fourth-seeded and host WPI 61-56 in a NEWMAC Women’s Basketball Tournament quarterfinal played Wednesday evening in Harrington Auditorium.
