Women’s Basketball Surges Past Bridgewater; Advances to MASCAC Title Game

Framingham, Mass.- The second seed Framingham State University women's basketball team outscored third seed Bridgewater State 37-20 in the second half en route to a 71-50 victory in the semifinal round of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Tournament Thursday evening in Framingham.

The Rams improve to 16-9 on the season and advance to MASCAC title game for the third straight season and fourth time in five seasons. They will face top-seeded Westfield State on Saturday, February 24^th. The Bears close their season at 11-16.

The Rams received double-digit scoring from five different players. Senior Raegan Mulherin (Baldwinville, Mass.) led the way with 19 points and ten board for a double-double. Tiphani Harris (Revere, Mass.) added a double-double of her own with 14 points and a game-high 16 rebounds. Mary Kate O'Day (Berlin, Mass.) and Julia Sanborn (Dracut, Mass.) each added 14 points and Emily Velozo (Tewksbury, Mass.) chipped in ten points from the bench.

The Bears were led by Kailyn Aguiar (Acushnet, Mass.) who scored 13 points and Chanelle Melton (Brockton, Mass.) who added ten.

After the Rams jumped out to a quick 11-2 lead the Bears fought back and kept the game close for the 1^st half. A Melton layup for Bridgewater near the buzzer of the second quarter sent the Rams into the break leading 34-30.

The Bears scored the first two buckets of the third quarter to tie the game at 34 then the Rams ripped off a 10-0 run bookended by Sanborn buckets to push the lead to 44-34 mid way through the third.

Leading by 12 to start the 4^th the Rams rattled off 13-2 run over nearly seven minutes to put the game away.

The Rams shot 45 percent from the floor and 31 percent from long range. The Bears shot 21 percent from the field and struggled shooting less than ten percent from beyond the arc.