Donohue Swishes Five Three-Pointers as Women’s Basketball Bests Wheelock College, 84-53

CHICOPEE, Mass. – Elms College junior guard Ellen Donohue (Southington, Conn.) cashed in on five three-pointers en route to a team-high 23 points and sophomore forward Denisha Parks (Fall River, Mass.) added a double-double of 21 points and a team-high 11 rebounds as the Blazers posted a 84-53 victory over Wheelock College in Saturday afternoon's New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) women's basketball game at Picknelly Arena.

With the win, Elms has now won three straight to improve to 5-7 overall, 4-1 in NECC play, while Wheelock slips to 0-11 on the season, 0-5 in NECC action.

Donohue was 8 of 14 from the field and 5 of 9 from long distance to highlight her 23-point effort and added a team-best six assists and two steals. Parks was 9 of 14 from the floor and 3 for 3 from the foul line and finished with 21 points. She also pulled down 11 rebounds and eclipsed the 500 rebound milestone for her career. The second-year forward added five steals and a pair of assists, while sophomore forward JC Pickett (Chicopee, Mass.) and freshman guard Jenna Oyler (Metuchen, N.J.) added four helpers each in the winning effort.

Oyler led the Blazers' reserves with nine points, while senior guard Jen Normandie (Westford, Mass.) and freshman guard Kendall McKinnon (Kensington, Conn.) added six points each – McKinnon's coming by way of two three-pointers for Elms which shot 40.5-percent from the field. Junior forward Nicolette Martin (Colchester, Conn.) added a three-pointer of her own and finished with six points.

Wheelock's Keneisha Milton (Boston, Mass.) was outstanding in defeat, scoring a game-high 26 points and hauling in a game-best 17 rebounds in 36 minutes of action. Milton also recorded three steals and a pair of blocked shots for the Wildcats who shot 35.7-percent from the floor in the contest.

Randi Davis (Wilmington, Mass.) was impressive off the bench for Wheelock, scoring 11 points including a 3 for 5 effort from beyond the arc. Sarah McCaffrey (East Taunton, Mass.) chipped in seven boards and joined Kelsey Becker (Hanover, Mass.) and Jessica Ramsey (Milford, Mass.) in scoring four points in the losing effort.

The Blazers only trailed by two (4-2) 1:59 into the game before back-to-back Parks layups gave Elms the lead for good. Leading 31-21, the Blazers scored 23 of the next 34 points to post a 54-32 lead at intermission.

A 10-0 run to start the second stanza allowed Elms to pull away as the Blazers' cushion never dipped below 29 points in the second half.  

Elms returns to NECC action on Tuesday, January 15 at Newbury College at 5:00 p.m.