Wesleyan Uses 17 Three-Pointers to Down Women’s Basketball; 74-67

- Score: Wesleyan University 74, Framingham State 67 

- Records: Framingham State (8-2), Wesleyan University (5-6) 

- Location:  Staake Gymnasium – Babson Park, Mass.  

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: 

• Wesleyan's Caleigh Ryan scored a team best 24 points on 8-of-16 and 5-of-8 from long range while adding eight rebounds and seven assists to pace the Cardinals. Maddie Clark added a double-double with 23 points and ten rebounds going a deadly 6-for-9 from beyond the arc.  

• For the Rams, Flannery O'Connor set the tone with a game and season-high 26 points with 13 rebounds and three blocks. Classmate Gwendolyn Carpenter added 18 points going 9-for-10 from the line and adding five assists. 

• The Cardinals shooting was the difference maker shooting 50% from beyond the arc and 81% from the line.  

• The Rams shot 18% from long range and 77% from the charity stripe.  

HOW IT HAPPENED:  

• The exciting back-and-forth contest saw eight ties and 15 lead changes before the Cardinals pulled away late.  

• The Rams staked an early 6-5 advantage before the Cardinals spun off an 11-0 run capped by a Clark trey midway through the first. After a timeout, the Rams would chip away early in the second frame when a Carpenter trey gave them a 24-22 advantage and the two teams would head to the break with the Rams up 29-28.  

• After a few ties and lead changes the Rams would take a 44-42 lead with just over two minutes to play in the third after a Camille Desrochers trey. The Cardinals would respond with a 13-2 run featuring three triples from Clark & Ryan to make it 55-46.  

• The Rams would cut the deficit to five after a putback from Carpenter but Ryan again buried a trey on the other end to stop to momentum and send the Cardinals to victory.  

UP NEXT: 

• The Rams return to the court tomorrow when they play host Babson College on day 2 of the Judy Pearson '85 Memorial Women's Basketball Tournament