5 Players in Double Figures As Framingham State Downs Bridgewater 78-54

By Framingham State athletics

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FRAMINGHAM –  The Framingham State University women’s basketball team saw all five starters record double figures as the Rams defeated Bridgewater State 78-54 Friday evening in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action at the Athletic Center on the campus of Framingham State University. 

Rams improve to 14-3 and remain undefeated in Conference play.

Bridgewater drops to 10-7 and 2-2 in the Conference.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: 

• Gwendolyn Carpenter led all scorers with a game-high 19 points to go along with seven rebounds, five assists and four steals. 
• Flannery O’Connor recorded her third double double of the week and fourth straight for the Rams as she tallied 18 points and grabbed a game-high 17 boards. 
• Krysta Padellaro also tallied 18 points for the Rams on 7-of-14 from the field to go along with six rebounds, two assists and three steals. 

• Camille Desrochers chipped in with 12 points for the Rams on 4-of-9 from behind the arc, while Katty Haidul finished the game just shy of a double double with 11 points and nine boards. 
• The Bears received 10 points from Olivia Dziadyk who connected on 5-of-6 from the floor and added two assists. 
• Arielle Cleveland chipped in with 10 pooints off the bench for the Bears. She connected on 5-of-9 from the floor and added five boards.  
• Kylie Grassi added eight points and seven boards with a block for the Bears. 

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

• In the opening quarter the Rams used a 9-0 run capped by an O’Connor bucket to take a 14-4 lead with just under two minutes remaining in the period.  Bridgewater answered with six straight points to close the quarter and cut the gap to 14-10. 
• A Desrochers three pushed the lead to 17-10 in the opening minutes of the second, but Bridgewater received layups from Eryn Rice and Maggie Hester closing the gap to three, 17-14, with 7:39 on the clock. 
• The Rams pushed the lead back to eight before a Hester jumper closed the gap to four with 3:28 on the clock. 

• The Rams closed the half scoring the final six points including four from Padellaro to take a 30-20 lead into the locker room. 
• Bridgewater cut the deficit to nine in the early minutes of the third before the Rams used a 15-4 run to take a 49-29 lead with just under five to play in the quarter.  The Rams pushed the lead to 24 on a Carpenter three with just under three on the clock before closing the third leading 56-35. 
• The Rams took their largest lead of the game, 61-35, on a Desrochers three with 8:26 on the clock in the fourth quarter and maintained the sizable lead throughout the remainder of the game. 

UP NEXT: 

The Rams are back in action on Monday when they travel to Fitchburg State at 5 p.m., while the Bears travel to Salem State on Monday at 6 p.m.