THE BASICS
Score: Emerson 69, Colby-Sawyer 66
Records: Emerson Lions (1-1); Colby-Sawyer (1-1)
Location: Boston, MA (Brown and Plofker Gym)
Date: November 11, 2023
The Lead: The Emerson Women's Basketball team defeated Colby-Sawyer in their home opener on Saturday afternoon. The Lions were led by
Olivia Deslauriers who dropped a game-high 19 points while
Ella Bushee chipped in 16 points and pulled down 8 rebounds.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
EMERSON
Olivia Deslauriers:19 points
Ella Bushee: 16 points & 8 rebounds
Bri Frongillo: 13 points
Kendra Dodd: 13 points
COLBY-SAWYER
Courtney Brewster: 19 points & 5 rebounds
Elyza Mitchell: 15 points & 6 rebounds
Marissa Holt: 12 points
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Lions came out slow in the first quarter as Colby-Sawyer jumped out to a 12-3 lead, giving the Lions an uphill in the early stages of the game.
- The Lions offense was led by Olivia Deslaurier in the first 10 minutes of action as she dropped in 6 of her game-high 19 points. The Lions clawed back into the game as the first quarter came to a close, they were trailing by a score or 17-13.
- Deslaurier again led the Lions in the 2nd quarter as they were able to close the narrow lead created by Colby-Sawyer and overtake the lead by halftime.
- The Lions fell behind by as many as 10 points, but slowly chipped away at Colby-Sawyer's lead. With the Chargers ahead by one point and :38 remaining in the half, Kendra Dodd stole a pass, and converted an and-one layup to give the Lions a 38-36 lead as the teams entered halftime. This was the Lions first lead of the game.
- The Lions continued to pace the Chargers coming out of halftime, keeping a slim lead. Bri Frongillo led the Lions with 8 points as they entered the final quarter with a 55-52 lead.
- The Lions kept a slim lead throughout the final 10 minutes until the Chargers were able to re-take the lead with 1:33 remaining in regulation
- With under a minute remaining, Dodd was able to convert another layup to give the Lions a late lead; a lead they would not relinquish as Deslauriers hit a dagger layup with :16 remaining to secure a 69-66 win for Emerson.
