Women’s Basketball Defeats Wentworth, 78-68

QUINCY, Mass.- The Eastern Nazarene College women's basketball team collected a 78-68 victory over Wentworth Wednesday evening at the Lahue Athletic Center.

THE BASICS:
Score: Eastern Nazarene 78, Wentworth 68
Records: Lions (4-7) | Leopards (3-6)

                                   
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Eastern Nazarene held a 12-9 edge after the first quarter of action.
• Wentworth shot 62.5% from the field and drained 4-of-6 from three-point range in the second period to outscore the Lions 26-12 in the quarter and own a 35-24 advantage at the break.
• The hosts cut the deficit to 42-41 with 4:41 remaining in the third as Delaney Walker (Nampa, Idaho) splashed her first trey of the game.
• The visitors responded with a 6-0 spurt to claim a 48-41 lead with 2:11 left to play in the third frame.
• A three-pointer by Amanda Brooks (St. Louis, Mo.) with 29 seconds on the clock and a buzzer-beating layup by Delaney Walker (Nampa, Idaho) gave Eastern Nazarene a 51-50 edge heading into the fourth quarter.
• The two teams traded buckets in the final frame before the Lions rattled off 10-unanswered points in the final two minutes to earn their second-consecutive win.
  
  

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:              

• Delaney Walker (Nampa, Idaho) scored a game-high 20 points to lead the Lions.
• Alondra Jimenez (Santa Barbara, Calif.) notched a double-double with 15 points and 10 assists to go with seven rebounds and seven steals.
• Te'yalla Simpson (Fairfield, Texas) registered a double-double off the bench, netting 12 points and hauling in 16 rebounds.
• Anaira Ayala (Guaynabo, P.R.) and Michala O'Donoghue (San Bruno, Calif.) both finished with 11 points on the night.
• Eastern Nazarene finished with a field-goal percentage of 41.7% to go with a 33.3% performance from beyond the arc.
• Wentworth shot 41% from the floor and connected on 7-of-18 three-point attempts in the contest.
• Maddy Foster paced the Leopards with 18 points while Gabby Amoddio recorded 16 points. Nattaly David, Abriana Busbey, and Brooke Carlson all chipped in with 10 points.

                                                                                    
LOOKING AHEAD:
Eastern Nazarene is back in action December 15 to host Maine-Augusta.