Box Score
Framingham, Mass. - Junior forward Jill Johnson (Mansfield,
Mass.) scored a team-high 13 points to lead the Framingham State
College women's basketball team to a 57-48 victory today over the
Fitchburg State Falcons at Framingham's Athletic Center in
Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference (MASCAC) women's
basketball action.
The Rams have now won four straight including three conference
wins and five of their last seven to climb over the .500 mark on
the season at 9-8. Framingham State snaps an 11-game losing
streak against the Falcons dating back to 2003 as they improve to
3-4 in the MASCAC. With the loss, the Falcons dip below .500
at 9-10 overall and 3-4 in conference.
In a back and forth first half that saw four ties and four lead
changes, the Rams opened up the largest lead of the frame, 23-18,
with 4:21 remaining. The Falcons went on a 5-0 run sparked by
junior forward Melissa Proffitt (Hubbardston, Mass.), who scored
four of the five points, to even the game at 23-23 before Johnson
stole the ball and sank a lay-up as time expired giving the Rams a
two point lead at the break.
Leading by two (30-28) with 15:54 remaining, the Rams rattled
off a 15-3 run capped by a three from Johnson to open up their
largest lead of the game, 40-31, with 8:33 left.
The Falcons responded with an 11-0 run of their own fueled by
three threes from junior guard Kim Duprey (Bernardston, Mass.) to
take a 42-40 advantage with 6:03 left. Prior to Duprey's
threes, the Falcons were 0-for-8 from behind the line in the game.
The Rams regrouped and after back-to-back threes from freshman
guard Nicole Meyer (North Attleboro, Mass.) and another trifecta
from Johnson the Rams regained control of the game opening up a
seven point advantage with 2:52 remaining.
Fitchburg State was forced to foul down the stretch and the Rams
went 2 for 7 from the line in the final two minutes but three
offensive rebounds on their own misses helped the Rams seal the
win.
The Falcons struggled from the floor in the game shooting just
29.6% and 23% from behind the arc, while the Rams had one of their
better shooting games of the season as they shot 39% from behind
the arc and 41% from the field.
Johnson, who finished the game 3-of-7 from behind the arc, led a
trio of Rams in double figures. Junior Nicole McConaghy
(Medford, Mass.) and freshman Kia Minor (Oak Bluffs, Mass.) chipped
in 10 points apiece. McConaghy had eight assists and four steals to
go with her ten, while Minor added six boards. Sophomore
Emily Clark (Melrose, Mass.) just missed a double double with eight
points and a team-high nine boards to go along with three blocks.
The Falcons were led by junior Kelley Rogers (Lowell, Mass.) who
finished with a double double - 10 points and 11 boards, while
sophomore Rebecca Goreham (Quincy, Mass.) just missed a double
double with eight points and 11 boards. Duprey finished the
game with nine points for the Falcons.
The Rams return to action on Tuesday as they host MASCAC rival
Bridgewater State at 5:30 p.m., while the Falcons host Rhode Island
College on Tuesday also at 5:30 p.m.
