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Posted: Feb 03, 2015

Women’s Basketball Flies Past Falcons; 62-58

Box Score
Game Leaders
Framingham St.
Pts: Sarah Palace - 17
Reb: Nicole Bostic - 11
Ast: Lauren Donahue - 7
Fitchburg St.
Pts: Laura Cote - 21
Reb: Britney Payne - 14
Ast: Megan Wodzinski - 6
Team Stats
Full stats
Fitchburg, Mass. – The Framingham State University women's basketball team used a balanced offensive attack to defeat the Fitchburg State Falcons by a score of 62-58 on the road in MASCAC action Tuesday evening.

With the win the Rams improve to 12-7, and 4-4 in the MASCAC. The Falcons slip to 11-7 and 3-4 in the league.

Sophomore forward Sarah Palace (Auburn) led the offensive charge for the Rams, posting a team-high 17 points, five boards, two assists and two steals, while senior Nicole Bostic (Easton/Oliver Ames) concluded the night with a double-double of 15 points and 11 caroms for Framingham State.

Senior Laura Cote led the Fitchburg State offense with a game-best 21 points, 11 rebounds and six steals, while classmate Rebecca Fluet was also strong on off the bench, finishing with 19 points, three caroms and three assists.

In the first half, Framingham State entered the locker room with a ten point advantage (35-25), using a 14 point effort from Palace. The Falcons crawled back from a 12 point deficit early in the half (12-0), stringing together a 7-2 run of their own. Fluet led the Falcon rally, scoring all seven points during the run, en-route to finishing with 12 first half points for Fitchburg State.

In the second half, the Rams extended their advantage, taking a 49-29 lead with 14:45 to play, highlighted by five points from Bostic and four by newcomer Lauren Donahue (Attleboro/ Bishop Feehan). Fitchburg State continued to battle however, trimming the deficit to just three (61-58) on a 13-2 stretch that lasted nearly four minutes.

Cote registered five of the 13 points, while Fluet added four during the run, but the Rams would put the game out of reach with a free throw from senior guard Johanna Annunziata (Auburn/ Miller School of Albemarle) with seven seconds remaining in the contest, resulting in the 62-58 final.

For the game, Framingham State held a slim margin on the glass (49-46), while the Falcons caused 19 Ram turnovers with nine steals. Fitchburg State finished 20-of-60 from the field and 14-of-20 from the charity stripe, while the Rams shot 22-of-59 from the floor and just 11-of-32 from the free-throw line.

Fitchburg State will be back in action on Thursday as it travels to Salem State at 5:30 p.m. Framingham State will host Bridgewater State on Saturday at 1 p.m.

 

*Majority of release courtesy of Fitchburg sports information*