SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts - The American International College women's basketball team fell at home, 64-56, to St. Anselm College on Friday, January 12 in Northeast-10 Conference play.
FAST FACTS:
Final score:St. Anselm 64, AIC 56
Location:Butova Gymnasium, Springfield, Massachusetts
Records: AIC falls to 8-10 and 2-10 in the NE10; Saint Anselm improves to 11-7, with a 7-4 NE10 mark.
STAT LEADERS:
AIC:
Dana Watts: 26 points, 17 rebounds, two blocks
Ishanna Brown: 11 points, four assists, two steals
Jayda Gilmore: Eight points, two assists
St. Anselm:
Sara Messler: 15 points
Shannon Ryan: 13 points, six rebounds, three blocks
Peyton Steinman: 11 points, nine rebounds
Clairee Putnam: 11 points
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Yellow Jackets started the game on a 6-0 run and caused St. Anselm to take a timeout at the 6:37 mark of the first quarter. After the Hawks scored five consecutive points, AIC answered with a three-pointer from Dana Watts to put the score at 9-5 Yellow Jackets. Tied at nine apiece with 2:39 left in the quarter, St. Anselm got their first lead of the game off of a triple from Clairee Putnam. Down 14-10, AIC closed out the quarter with a jumper from Watts to get within two points of the visitors.
- After Watts connected on a layup to begin the second quarter and tie up the contest, the Hawks went on a 6-0 run to possess a 20-14 advantage with 8:09 remaining in the half. Minutes later, the Yellow Jackets saw themselves facing a six-point deficit but continued to chip closer to the lead with layups from Jayla McDuffie and Jayda Gilmore. After St. Anselm sank four straight free throws to earn their biggest lead of the game thus far at 32-24, Watts scored the last three remaining points of the half to have AIC down just five points going into the break.
- To start the third quarter, AIC got back-to back jumpers from Rashana Siders and Ishanna Brown to be down just 32-31. Following that, the Hawks proceeded to go on a 9-1 run and have a 41-32 cushion at the 4:57 mark of the third quarter. Down 43-35, the Yellow Jackets ended the third quarter with a layup from Watts to be down just 43-37.
- After a jumper from Gilmore at the 8:35 mark of the fourth quarter brought AIC within six points of the Hawks lead, St. Anselm went on a 6-0 run to have their largest lead of the game thus far at 51-39. After a layup from Putnam gave the Hawks what would be their largest lead of the game at 12, the Yellow Jackets tried to make a late push with a three from Watts at the 1:55 mark. Another layup from Watts would cut the St. Anselm lead to as close as seven points, but the Hawks would sink their free throws and hold on for a 64-56 victory.
GAME NOTES:
- In the loss, Dana Watts had a couple of milestones. The junior forward had a career-high in three-pointers made with two and also grabbed a season-high 17 rebounds. Watts previous season-high was 14 points, which she had achieved that twice this season.
- The Yellow Jackets out-rebounded the Hawks 41-36. This marks the 12th time this season that AIC has out-rebounded their opponent.
- Ishanna Brown led the Yellow Jackets in assists (4) and steals (2). Brown also had 11 points, which is the fifth time the freshmen guard has scored in double figures in her career.
NEXT UP:
- AIC heads on the road to Worcester on Wednesday, January 17 to take on Assumption College in a NE10 clash.
STAY CONNECTED:
- For more updates about the AIC women's basketball team, follow@AICWBBonTwitterandInstagram, and likeAIC Women's BasketballonFacebook. For updates on all AIC Yellow Jackets teams, follow@AICAthleticsonTwitterandInstagram, and likeAIC Yellow JacketsonFacebook.
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