Rams Defeat Rangers 55-42

By Framingham State athletics

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FRAMINGHAM – The Framingham State University women’s basketball team closed first semester action with a 55-42 victory over Regis College Saturday afternoon in non-conference action at the Athletic Center on the University campus.

With the win Framingham State improves to 8-1.

With the loss, Regis drops to 3-6 overall.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: 

• Katty Haidul paced the Rams on the offensive end with a team-high 14 points to go along with seven rebounds and two steals. 
• Flannery O’Connor finished the game just shy of a double double with 10 points, eight boards and a block. 
• Krysta Padellaro finished the game with nine points, five boards, two assists and six steals, while Gwendolyn Carpenter tallied eight points with three rebounds and six assists. 

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• The Pride were led by a game-high 16 points from Courtney Doherty.  Doherty added two boards and three assists with a steal. 
• Valerie Whalen tallied 11 points and grabbed a game-best 14 boards off the bench for Regis to record the game’s only double double. 
• The Rams shot 38% from the floor for the game while the Pride shot 28% including going 0-for-7 in the decisive second quarter. 

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

• In the first quarter, Regis jumped out to an 8-2 lead on a three by Shannon Kelley with 6:30 on the clock. 
• The Rams used a run of their own to tie the game at 12-12 on a Haidul bucket with just under three remaining, but a Whalen layup gave the Pride a 14-12 lead after one quarter. 
• After going nearly six minutes without a field to end the first quarter and start the second, the Rams outscored the Pride 15-2 in the second quarter to take a 27-16 lead at the half.  

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• Kelsey Yelle broke the scoring drought for the Rams with a layup and Gwendolyn Carpenter gave the Rams their first lead of the game 16-15 on a drive midway through the second. 
• The Rams extended the lead to 15 to begin the third quarter before Regis trimmed the deficit to 11 midway through the frame. 
• The Rams maintained the double-digit lead throughout the third quarter and a three from Rai Edwards-Thomas put the Rams up 47-26 after three. 

UP NEXT:  The Rams are back in action on December 30, when they face Wesleyan at Babson College at 1 p.m., while the Pride host Rivier on January 4^th at 5 p.m.