Women’s Basketball Upended at MIT

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.- The Eastern Nazarene College women's basketball team dropped an 85-57 decision at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Saturday.

THE BASICS:
Score: Eastern Nazarene 57, MIT 85
Records: Lions (5-10) | Engineers (6-7)

                                   
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• MIT sported a 27-13 advantage at the conclusion of the first quarter.
• The Engineers widened the gap to 48-29 at the half after outscoring the Lions 21-16 in the second frame.
• The visitors posted a 19-15 edge in third-period scoring to narrow the margin to 63-48.
• MIT chalked up 22 points in the fourth quarter while limiting Eastern Nazarene to nine points en route to collecting its fourth all-time win over the Lions.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:              

• Alondra Jimenez (Santa Barbara, Calif.) poured in a team-best 12 points to go with four boards and four steals.
• Ashley Quigley (Fields Landing, Calif.) scored 10 points off the bench.
• Anaira Ayala (Guaynabo, P.R.) and Delaney Walker (Nampa, Idaho) both netted eight points on the afternoon.
• Te'yalla Simpson (Fairfield, Texas) finished with seven points and six rebounds.
• Eastern Nazarene shot 40.4% from the floor and sank 5-of-18 from beyond the arc.
• MIT posted a field-goal percentage of 45.3% to go with 30.4% shooting from three-point territory.
• Kamsi Nwogu poured in a game-high 20 points to lead the Engineers while Angie Choi registered 18 points.

LOOKING AHEAD:

Eastern Nazarene returns home to host Emerson January 10.