Silk led the Lions four double-figure scorers with a season-high 18 points to go with eight rebounds (PHOTO BY Nancy Gonzales) |
BOSTON, Mass. (November 10, 2025) – Emerson College shot 52-percent from the floor and placed four players in double-figures to post a 78-71 triumph over Endicott College in a key early season non-conference women's basketball test on Hank Smith Court at Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker Gymnasium tonight.
Sophomore Jessie Silk paced Emerson's four double-figure scorers with a season-high 18 points, aided by a 7-for-9 effort at the free-throw line, with eight rebounds in 22 minutes. Junior Kaylin O'Meara contributed a career-high 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting to go with a career-best nine rebounds, two assists and two blocked shots in 32 minutes off the bench for the Lions. Junior Kendra Dodd buried five of six from three-point range for a season-high 15 points with three rebounds and three assists, while classmate Claire English rounded out the Lions in double figures with a season-high 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting, eight boards and two blocks.
Junior Emma Shinney paced Endicott with a game-high 22 points on 9-of-18 shooting, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals. Sophomore Mia McGarrity made all six shots she took for 12 points, six rebounds and two blocks, while freshman Aleah Bracey added 12 points, five boards and two assists.
Emerson connected on 9-of-11 shots in the third quarter, including 3-for-4 from three-point range, to grab control of the game. The Lions scored 12-straight, capped by a Dodd triple, to open a 12-point cushion (57-45) with two minutes remaining in the quarter as part of a closing 14-3 run to carry an 11-point lead (59-48) into the fourth.
Emerson stretched the lead to 14 (62-48) after an English layup and O'Meara free-throw less than a minute into the fourth. Endicott chipped away and pulled within four (66-62) with 3:33 remaining after scoring nine straight, including the last four by McGarrity. The Lions steadied and O'Meara restored an eight-point lead (73-65) after a layup with 1:09 to go.
Endicott charged back within four (73-69) after four more McGarrity points, but the Gulls got no closer as Emerson sealed the win at the free-throw line in the final 40-seconds.
Noteworthy
- Emerson snapped a run of six straight defeats against Endicott with its fourth win in 23 meetings all-time between the two programs.
- Silk has scored in double figures in both Emerson games this season, giving her 17 double-digit games for her career.
- Dodd reached double figures for the 17th time in her career, draining three-plus three-pointers for the 19th time.
- English scored in double digits for the 11th time in her career, while O'Meara posted her sixth career double-figure outing with her career-high total.
- O'Meara earned NEWMAC Defensive Athlete of the Week accolades earlier today and has five blocked shots through two games. She led the Lions in rebounding for the first time in her career.
- Emerson finished shooting 51.9-percent (27-for-52) from the floor overall, including 8-for-16 (50%) from downtown.
- Emerson has won its first two games of the season for the second-straight year.
Up Next
Emerson (2-0, 0-0 NEWMAC) returns to action this weekend when it participates in the Courtyard by Marriott Classic, hosted by Wesleyan University, in Middletown, Connecticut, on Saturday and Sunday. The Lions will face Albertus Magnus University on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. Emerson does not return to Boylston Street until Tuesday, November 25, when it hosts Western New England University at Brown and Plofker Gym at 5:30 p.m. Endicott (1-1, 0-0 CNE) visits Springfield College on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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