(Portions of this release courtesy of Westfield State Sports Information)
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Freshman forward Kirsten Vallone (Avon, N.Y.) scored a game-high 16 points and Wentworth Institute of Technology closed the game with a 16-1 run in a 54-39 non-conference victory over Westfield State on Tuesday, Nov. 27. With the win, Wentworth improved to 3-1 while Westfield fell to 2-2.
Westfield held a 34-31 lead following a 3-point basket by senior guard Betty Dely (Waltham, Mass.) with 11:04 remaining, but the Owls then went cold on their homecourt. They were outscored 23-5 over the final 11 minutes, including the 16-1 Wentworth run in the final six minutes.
Westfield only shot 25 percent from the field, and Wentworth also struggled from the field, shooting only 30 percent. But the visitors were 19-for-26 from the foul line while Westfield was 8-for-13.
Wentworth went cold in the final five minutes of the first half as Westfield scored the last six points to trail at halftime, 19-18.
The Owls quickly took the lead in the second half, 24-19, on their first three-point baskets of the game by Katie Sylvain and Lauren Sylvain, twin sisters from Hadley, Mass. The teams would then trade leads until the Owls went completely cold in the final six minutes.
Also scoring in double figures for Wentworth was senior forward Emily Cring (Cicero, N.Y.) with 12 points. Cring also had a game-high nine rebounds.
No player scored in double figures for Westfield. Junior forward Andrea Wasuk (Lenox, Mass.) tallied a team-high eight points. Wentworth is back in action Thursday night when the Leopards host neighboring Emmanuel at 7:00 p.m. The Owls are idle until Friday night when they travel to Amherst for an 8:00 game.
Official Basketball Box Score Wentworth vs Westfield State 11/27/07 5:30 pm at Westfield, Mass. (Woodward Center) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VISITORS: Wentworth 3-1 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 15 Kirsten Vallone..... f 5-10 1-3 5-6 2 4 6 4 16 0 5 1 2 30 32 Emily Cring......... f 3-14 0-0 6-8 3 6 9 2 12 2 9 1 2 38 10 Michelle Fauci...... g 2-3 0-0 2-2 2 4 6 4 6 3 5 0 4 28 12 Michelle Moffo...... g 1-4 0-1 2-6 1 6 7 2 4 2 4 0 3 30 23 Jessie Coffey....... g 0-5 0-1 4-4 0 2 2 0 4 2 1 0 1 22 03 Whitney Alvarez..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 05 Angela Tucker....... 3-7 2-5 0-0 0 2 2 0 8 1 1 0 1 23 24 Meaghan Healey...... 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 4 4 1 2 0 0 19 25 Margo Ward.......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 34 Meaghan Gardner..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 TEAM................ 2 5 7 Totals.............. 16-46 3-10 19-26 10 31 41 16 54 11 29 2 13 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 7-24 29.2% 2nd Half: 9-22 40.9% Game: 34.8% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 0-5 0.0% 2nd Half: 3-5 60.0% Game: 30.0% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3% 2nd Half: 14-20 70.0% Game: 73.1% 4,1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOME TEAM: Westfield State 2-2 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 12 Andrea Wasuk........ f 3-11 0-0 2-2 2 1 3 2 8 1 4 0 0 38 44 Cassy Jouannet...... f 3-5 0-0 1-2 1 2 3 3 7 0 0 0 3 23 10 Lauren Sylvain...... g 2-9 1-5 0-0 0 4 4 0 5 2 2 0 1 19 23 Katie Sylvain....... g 1-2 1-2 0-0 3 5 8 1 3 1 8 0 0 26 32 Sarah Boudreau...... g 2-7 0-1 2-4 1 3 4 2 6 3 4 0 2 32 15 Peggy Steuerwald.... 1-2 0-1 2-2 2 2 4 1 4 1 3 0 3 15 21 Krista Corriveau.... 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 24 Betty Dely.......... 2-8 1-2 0-0 1 0 1 2 5 0 1 0 1 13 33 Mary Mueller........ 0-5 0-4 0-0 0 2 2 3 0 1 1 0 2 13 35 Molly Brogan........ 0-3 0-1 1-3 0 1 1 3 1 0 3 0 0 18 TEAM................ 2 3 5 Totals.............. 14-55 3-19 8-13 12 23 35 18 39 9 26 0 12 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 8-28 28.6% 2nd Half: 6-27 22.2% Game: 25.5% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 0-6 0.0% 2nd Half: 3-13 23.1% Game: 15.8% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd Half: 6-9 66.7% Game: 61.5% 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Officials: Pamela Lamerson, Cliff Carney, Dave Murachver Technical fouls: Wentworth-TEAM. Westfield State-None. Attendance: 159 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Wentworth..................... 19 35 - 54 Westfield State............... 18 21 - 39 Points in the paint-WIT 12,WESTWB 18. Points off turnovers-WIT 17,WESTWB 13. 2nd chance points-WIT 7,WESTWB 7. Fast break points-WIT 4,WESTWB 2. Bench points-WIT 12,WESTWB 10. Score tied-6 times. Lead changed-8 times. Last FG-WIT 2nd-01:58, WESTWB 2nd-06:46. Largest lead-WIT by 15 2nd-00:45, WESTWB by 5 2nd-19:02.