Dec. 5, 2006
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Boston, Mass. - The Patriots extended their win streak to three after defeating Northeastern in women's basketball action by a score of 67-61 Tuesday evening at Solomon Court in Boston, Mass. in the Colonial Athletic Association opener for both squads. With this win, Mason now owns an overall record of 3-2 (1-0 CAA), while the Huskies fall to 0-6 (0-1 CAA) on the year.
Mason opened up the contest on a 7-0 scoring run, which included back-to-back baskets for five points from junior guard Casey Quigley (Springfield, Va.), who ended with a team-high 14 points. With the Patriots leading 14-8, Mason went on to score 12 unanswered points in a five minute span, which included a nickel s worth from junior guard C Vette Henson (Annaplis, Md.). At the 7:37 mark Northeastern sophomore guard Ashlee Feldman ended the Huskies scoring drought with a made trifecta to have the scoreboard read 26-11 in favor of Mason.
With just under seven minutes remaining in the first stanza, freshman guard Rashauna Hobbs (Bowie, Md.) collected her first collegiate steal and beat out one NU defender to make an easy lay-up to give Mason a 28-11 advantage. The Patriots shot 63 percent to the Huskies 32 in the first half to own a 20-point lead at the break (44-24).
With just under two minutes in the game, Mason led by just a point (60-59), but junior guard Lateisha Wade (Willingboro, N.J.) made the front end of a one-and-one to put the score at 61-59. After a Northeastern turnover, Quigley fought her way at the boards and tapped the ball in the basket with 58 seconds remaining to give Mason a 63-59 advantage. Wade then made four-straight attempts at the charity stripe to help secure Mason s first league win of the 2006-07 campaign.
Senior forward Tracy Ann Holness (Brooklyn, N.Y.) came off the bench to shoot 6-of-9 on the night for a team second-best 13 points, while sophomore center Jessica Smith (Dartmouth, Mass.) grabbed a game-high nine boards, just one shy of her personal best.
NU junior guard Shaleyse Smallwood netted a game-high 15 points, while junior guard Lucia Pablos and freshman forward Kim Carr each scored in double figures for the Huskies with 11 and 10, respectively.
Mason shot 46 percent on the night (26-of-57), while Northeastern shot 20-of-54. Mason outrebounded the Huskies, 35-31, and 23 of the Patriots caroms were on the defensive end. At the line, Mason was 11-of-14 (79 percent) and NU shot 88 percent (14-of-18).
The Patriots will return to action when they compete against American in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 8 at 7 p.m.
