Women's Basketball Falls to Elms College, 56-41
CHICOPEE, Mass. – Elms College senior forward Jessica
Jurkowski (Belchertown, Mass.) and freshman guard Jen Normandie
(Westford, Mass.) netted 12 point apiece to help secure the
Blazers’ 56-41 victory over Bay Path College in Tuesday
evening’s New England Collegiate Conference (NECC)
women’s basketball game at Picknelly Arena.
With the win, Elms improves to 3-8 overall, 2-0 in league action,
while Bay Path slides to 3-7 on the season, 0-2 in conference
play.
Trailing 23-21 at halftime, Elms galloped to a 14-point, 41-27 lead
halfway through the second frame behind eight points from senior
guard Annie Dunnack (Mansfield Center, Conn.), including a pair of
three-pointers, seven points from Normandie, three from Jurkowski
and two from sophomore guard Katie Condon (Sandy Hook, Conn.) to
highlight a 20-4 run.
The Blazers maintained a double-digit cushion and used a 10-0 run
with the score set at 44-33 to secure a 21-point advantage, its
largest of the contest, with 2:47 remaining in the game.
The Wildcats responded with eight unanswered points to cut the lead
to 13 points with 1:22 remaining (54-41), before sophomore forward
Kelly Callahan (Monson, Mass.) converted a layup with time winding
down to secure the 15-point victory.
Dunnack dropped in 10 points in the winning effort, while Jurkowski
finished with a team-best eight rebounds and added three steals.
Condon and Normandie added four steals each in the game.
Sophomore point guard Carolyn Talmadge (Wilbraham, Mass.) handed
out five helpers in the squad’s second-straight win.
After Elms took a 12-6 lead with 12:38 to go in the opening period,
Bay Path scored nine of the next 12 points to send the game into a
deadlock at 15-15, with 8:45 to go in the first half. An 8-1 run
gave the Wildcats a 23-16 lead at the 6:19 mark, but the Blazers
rallied for five straight points to end the half, giving Bay Path a
narrow lead at 23-21.
For Bay Path, Jessica Hunt (Madison, Conn.) finished with 12 points
and 12 boards to lead the Wildcats. Brittney Alexander (Enfield,
Conn.) was solid off the bench, scoring nine points in the losing
effort.
The Wildcats return to NECC action on Thursday, Jan. 14 when they
host Mitchell College. Tip-off is slated for 8:00 p.m at Holyoke
Community College.
