Women’s Basketball Handles Southern Vermont, 57-36

Box Score

Chicopee, Mass. – Elms College sophomore Katie Condon (Sandy Hook, Conn.) reached a double-double, 15 points and 11 rebounds, helping her team to a 57-36 victory over New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) foe Southern Vermont Tuesday night at Picknelly Arena.

Elms ended a two-game skid to go 8-13 on the season and 7-5 in NECC play. Southern Vermont falls to 3-19 on the year and 2-12 in the conference.

The Blazers got rolling early with an 11-0 start capped off by Condon’s two free throws. The Mountaineers were held scoreless until the 14:12 mark when Tiarra Hall (Washington, D.C.) stopped the drought with her only two points of the contest.

Elms would lead by as many as 13 in the opening frame and took a 30-19 lead into the half.

The Mountaineers opened the second half with five quick points including a three by sophomore Alyssa Davis (West Burke, V.T.) who scored 11 on the night, but that was as close as Southern Vermont would get. The Blazers would extend the lead to as many as 21 and held the Mountaineers to 19.7 percent shooting for the game. The Blazers also dominated the inside game, outscoring Southern Vermont 32-10 in the paint.

Leading Southern Vermont was sophomore Joa Claircius (Clermont, Fla.) with 17 points, while freshman Christie Henry (Essex, V.T.) dominated the boards with 20 rebounds.

Blazer freshman Jen Normandie (Westford, Mass.) netted 13 points off the bench, while sophomore teammate Carolyn Talmadge (Wilbraham, Mass.) added 11 and five assists. Senior Jessica Jurkowski (Belchertown, Mass.) contributed seven points and eight boards for the Blazers.

Elms returns to NECC action on Thursday when they host Lesley University. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m. at Picknelly Arena.