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49
Franklin Pierce FRA 4-15, 1-13 NE10
65
Winner American International AIC 9-13, 3-11 NE10
Franklin Pierce FRA
4-15, 1-13 NE10
49
Final
65
American International AIC
9-13, 3-11 NE10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Franklin Pierce FRA 13 13 6 17 49
American International AIC 27 12 16 10 65

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's basketball snaps 5 game losing streak

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts - The American International College women's basketball team snapped their five-game losing streak on Saturday against Franklin Pierce, 65-49.


FAST FACTS:
Final Score:AIC 65, Franklin Pierce 49
Location:Henry A. Butova Gymnasium, Springfield, Massachusetts
Records:AIC improves to 9-13 and 3-11 in Northeast-10 Conference play; while Franklin Pierce falls to 4-15 and 1-13 in NE10 action.


STATS LEADERS:
AIC:
Dana Watts: 18 points, 11 rebounds, three blocks
Alyssa Guyon: 14 points, five rebounds
Rashana Siders: 17 points


Franklin Pierce
Demi Akins: 16 points
Mya Mosley: 12 points, six rebounds
Jemma Thacker: Eight points, 13 rebounds


HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • Junior guard Alyssa Guyon got the scoring started with a layup off an offensive rebound to make it a 2-0 game. Watts added two more points in the first 34 seconds and just 1:13 into the game, the Ravens took their first timeout.
  • Ravens started to get things going as they made it a one-point game, 7-6, two minutes into the game. The Yellow Jackets would lock down on defense as after one quarter, AIC led the Ravens by 14, 27-13.
  • AIC kept the pressure on the Ravens as in the first minute of the quarter, AIC was us by 19. After a jumper by Ishanna Brown and a deep ball from Siders. The two teams kept battling but the Ravens took the second quarter 13-12, but the Yellow Jackets had the 13 point lead, 39-26 at the natural break.
  • Over the first four minutes of the second half, Yellow Jackets went on a 10-0 run to grow their lead to 23, 49-26. It took almost over four minutes for the Ravens to add a point to their total on a Kelsey Mayo free throw. After a 4-0 AIC run, the Ravens finally hit their first field goal of the second half at the 3:34 mark to make it a 53-29 game. After three quarters, the Yellow Jackets led by 23, 55-32
  • Franklin Pierce cut their deficit to 13 with a 10-0 run to start the fourth quarter. The closest that the Ravens would get to the Yellow Jackets was at the 5:12 mark, 58-47, as the Yellow Jackets snapped their losing streak with the 65-49 win over the Ravens.


GAME NOTES:
  • The Yellow Jackets have outscored their opponents by double-digits in their last five wins.
  • Sharing is caring for the Yellow Jackets. The Yellow Jackets have recorded 13+ assists in nine games this season including their second highest of the season, 16, against the Ravens,
  • With her double-double against the Ravens, Watts recorded her 15th double-double of the season. This ranks her second in the country only behind Laney Lewis of Ursuline with 17.

NEXT UP:
  • AIC will travel to New York to take on Pace University on Wednesday, January 31, at 5:30 p.m.

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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