Box Score THE BASICS
Score: Smith 80 Emerson 45
Records: Emerson Lions (7-16, 2-6 NEWMAC); No. 5 Smith College (22-1, 8-0 NEWMAC)
Location: Northampton, MA
Date: February 15, 2023
The Lead: The Emerson Women's Basketball team was led by 7 points and 10 rebounds from Senior Chelsea Gibbons while Sophomore Devin Hill dropped in 12 points but the Lions came up short against Smith College on Wednesday night.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
EMERSON
Chelsea Gibbons: 7 points and 10 rebounds
Ella Bushee: 10 points
Devin Hill: 12 points
Carla Pelino: 5 points and 7 rebounds
SMITH
Dashelle Gleissner: 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists
Jessie Ruffner: 11 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists
Cassidy Creager: 11 points
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The first quarter saw Smith College shoot at nearly a 70% clip, converting on 11 of their 16 attempts including 3 of 5 three-pointers. Scoring a total of 27 points in the first 10 minutes, Smith jumped out to an early lead on the Lions.
- Led by five points from Senior Carla Pelino, the Lions converted on 6 of their 15 field goal attempts, including one three-pointer from Senior Chelsea Gibbons.
- Both offenses slowed down during the second quarter as the Lions only converted 2 of 16 attempts while Smith only converted on 3 of 13 attempts. Neither side hit a three-pointer as the Lions entered halftime down by a score of 37-18.
- Both sides converted 50% of their attempts in the 3rd quarter, but the lead that Smith had built in the first half was too much for the Lions to make a substantial dent.
- Smith would continue their consistent offensive showing into the final 10 minutes as they closed out an 80-45 victory over the Lions on Wednesday night.
UP NEXT
The Lions return home for their final regular season game of the 2023 season on Saturday, February 18 against Coast Guard as the Lions honor their seniors. Tip-off is scheduled for 1pm.
