Women’s Basketball Pulls Away From Newbury, 73-55

Box Score

BROOKLINE, Mass. – Elms College sophomore guard Carolyn Talmadge (Wilbraham, Mass.) fell one assist shy of a triple double as she finished the game with 17 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists as the Blazers snapped an eight game losing streak with a 73-55 win over Newbury College in Saturday’s New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) opener.

With the win, the Blazers improve to 2-8 season, and 1-0 in the conference, while Newbury College falls to 1-4, 0-1 in league play.

Senior guard Annie Dunnack (Mansfield Center, Conn.) scored a game high 23 points in the Blazers winning effort.

The Blazers jumped ahead of the Nighthawks 29-26 at the intermission, due in large part to Talmadge’s 12 first half points.

Following a closely contested first half, the Blazers would go on to outscore Newbury College 44-29 in the second frame en route to an 18-point victory.

Elms College trailed 50-49 with 9:16 to go in the game when Dunnack connected on a pair of free throws to spark a 6-0 Blazers run. A layup by Newbury College freshman center Catherine O’Connell (Quincy, Mass.) halted the run and cut the Blazers lead to three.

It remained a three point game until another pair of Dunnack free throws sparked a 15-0 run over the last 5:59 to seal the Blazers’ victory. Those free throws were just two of Dunnack’s 16 second half points.

Blazers freshman guard Jen Normandie (Westford, Mass.) contributed with 10 points to lend a major hand in Elms College’s winning effort.

Newbury junior guard Ashley Monteiro (Cambridge, Mass.) scored 17 points and pulled down four rebounds in a losing effort. O’Connell chipped in 11 points while grabbing 12 rebounds for the Nighthawks.

.Elms College returns to action on Tuesday night as they take on NECC opponent Bay Path College. Game time is set for 8:00 p.m. at Picknelly Arena.