BENNINGTON, Vt. – A balanced scoring attack helped Regis College to a 63-40 win at Southern Vermont College Thursday night in New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) women's basketball action.
Only one player reached double-digits for the Pride, but the bench accounted for 30 points on the night. Mountaineer freshman captain Amber Flagg (Windsor, Conn.) had her second-consecutive 20-point game in the losing effort for SVC, a game-high.
Regis started strong and put the Mountaineers on their heels, taking an 8-0 advantage out of the gate. SVC maintained its composure and was able to start gaining offense of its own while stepping up the defense and climbed back to make the score 8-7 after a Flagg 3-pointer.
Midway through the first half, the Pride opened the game up with the help of three-straight conversions on offense during a 17-0 run, eventually finding themselves up 25-7. The Mountaineer defense was set back while Regis increased its lead with freshman forward Kala MacKenzie (Fair Haven, Vt.) picking up her third personal foul at the 10:46 mark.
RC was led in the first half by sophomore guard Emilee Marro (Bedford, N.H.) who scored all 13 of her points in the opening stanza to give the Pride a 29-14 lead at the break.
The second half consisted of Regis maintaining its lead as the Mountaineers could not overcome the deficit. Freshman center Allie Conley (Winthrop, Maine) came off the bench to record eight points while freshman guard Nikki Strizzi (Old Lyme, Conn.) added seven of her own. Junior captain Claire Ramonas (Portland, Maine) led the team with 10 rebounds, five coming on the offensive end.
Flagg was followed on the Mountaineers by MacKenzie who finished with her fourth double-double of the year, scoring 11 points and grabbing a game-high 12 rebounds. Freshman guard Javasha White (Schenectady, N.Y.) had 10 rebounds, four points and two assists off the bench for SVC.
The Mountaineers (1-10, 1-3 NECC) will try to bounce back Saturday when they visit Mitchell College for a 3 p.m. NECC matchup. Conference-leading Regis (7-4, 4-0) will attempt to stay perfect in league play Saturday when the Pride travel to Becker College for a 3 p.m. tip.