CASTINE, Maine – Led by senior forward Emily Cring’s (Cicero, N.Y.) 22 points, the Wentworth women’s basketball team had four players score in double digits as the Leopards completed the Mariner Classic with a 2-0 record by defeating Maine-Machias, 85-65, in a contest played at Maine Maritime Academy.
Trailing 4-2 in the early stages of the contest, Wentworth used a 13-3 run a 3:24 span to take an eight-point lead, fueled by four points apiece from Cring and sophomore guard Michelle Fauci (Boxford, Mass.). The Clippers would trim the lead to 17-15 with 13:29 left, but would get no closer.
The remainder of the half saw Wentworth push its lead to as high as 23 and would end the fist half with that comfortable margin (49-26). The Leopards shot an impressive 65.6 percent (21-for-32) from the floor, while holding their opponents to 38.5 percent. Cring tallied 13 points on 6-for-9 shooting over the first 20 minutes.
Wentworth opened the second half on a 13-0 run, bringing its lead to 36 before Maine-Machias recorded its first points of the second half, 5:32 into it. Neither team shot well over the final 20 minutes, as the Leopards were 12-for-31 from the floor and the Clippers 11-for-32. However, Wentworth won the battle of the boards by nearly a 2-to-1 ratio (29-15).
In addition to her 22 points (on 9-for-14 shooting), Cring had eight rebounds and three steals. Sophomore guards Angela Tucker (Lynn, Mass.) and Meaghan Gardner (Shrewsbury, Mass.) each scored 14 points and grabbed five rebounds, while freshman forward Kirsten Vallone (Avon, N.Y.), who recorded a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. For the Clippers, junior guard Felicia Herring (Junction City, Kan.) had 18 points.
The Leopards, who improve to 5-2, return to action Thursday night when they host Suffolk at 7:00. Machias, which falls to 5-6, hosts the University of New Brunswick-Saint John on Wednesday at 5:00 p.m.
Official Basketball Box Score Wentworth vs Maine-Machias 12/02/07 1:00 pm at Castine, Maine -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VISITORS: Wentworth 5-2 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 05 Angela Tucker....... * 4-9 4-9 2-3 1 4 5 2 14 1 2 0 0 23 10 Michelle Fauci...... * 3-3 0-0 0-0 2 4 6 4 6 4 2 0 1 27 15 Kirsten Vallone..... * 4-6 0-0 2-2 3 8 11 1 10 2 1 1 1 21 23 Jessie Coffey....... * 3-5 2-3 1-2 0 1 1 1 9 2 1 0 2 20 32 Emily Cring......... * 9-14 1-1 3-3 2 6 8 1 22 2 3 1 3 26 03 Whitney Alvarez..... 2-5 2-5 0-1 1 0 1 3 6 1 0 0 0 12 21 Sam Vinciguerra..... 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 1 6 0 0 12 24 Meaghan Healey...... 2-5 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 0 4 4 3 1 1 22 25 Margo Ward.......... 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 2 4 0 0 16 34 Meaghan Gardner..... 6-11 2-6 0-0 3 2 5 2 14 1 2 0 1 21 TEAM................ 4 1 5 2 Totals.............. 33-63 11-26 8-11 18 29 47 18 85 20 26 3 9 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 21-32 65.6% 2nd Half: 12-31 38.7% Game: 52.4% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 6-13 46.2% 2nd Half: 5-13 38.5% Game: 42.3% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0% 2nd Half: 7-9 77.8% Game: 72.7% 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOME TEAM: Maine-Machias 5-6 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 21 Katy Constant....... * 4-10 4-8 0-1 1 1 2 3 12 0 5 0 0 29 23 Felicia Herring..... * 6-13 2-7 4-4 1 2 3 5 18 4 4 0 1 31 24 Jennie Hare......... * 1-6 0-0 4-4 4 2 6 1 6 1 0 0 1 30 33 Caitlin Heller...... * 2-6 0-1 5-5 0 2 2 3 9 2 1 0 1 35 51 Sara Wells.......... * 5-12 0-0 2-6 2 4 6 3 12 1 1 0 1 36 15 Ashley Doten........ 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 19 34 Angela Moody........ 3-9 1-4 1-1 1 0 1 1 8 2 7 0 5 20 TEAM................ 1 2 3 2 Totals.............. 21-58 7-20 16-21 11 15 26 17 65 10 22 0 11 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-26 38.5% 2nd Half: 11-32 34.4% Game: 36.2% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-10 40.0% 2nd Half: 3-10 30.0% Game: 35.0% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 2-5 40.0% 2nd Half: 14-16 87.5% Game: 76.2% 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Officials: Technical fouls: Wentworth-Whitney Alvarez. Maine-Machias-None. Attendance: 200 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Wentworth..................... 49 36 - 85 Maine-Machias................. 26 39 - 65 Points in the paint-WIT 14,UMM 12. Points off turnovers-WIT 25,UMM 28. 2nd chance points-WIT 17,UMM 12. Fast break points-WIT 0,UMM 0. Bench points-WIT 24,UMM 8. Score tied-2 times. Lead changed-1 time. Last FG-WIT 2nd-01:30, UMM 2nd-00:44. Largest lead-WIT by 36 2nd-15:35, UMM by 2 1st-19:38.