DARTMOUTH, Mass. (November 23, 2025) – Emerson College bounced back with a 72-61 victory over the University of New England in a non-conference women's basketball matchup on day two of the Lafrance Hospitality Tournament, hosted by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, at Tripp Athletic Center this afternoon.
English posted a double-double for the second-straight day for the Lions, scoring a season-high 18 points to go with a game-high 14 rebounds today (PHOTO BY Nancy Gonzales) |
Sophomore Jessie Silk led three from Emerson in double-figures and collected her second All-Tournament team nod in as many weeks for her efforts. She averaged a double-double of 20.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game over the Lions two games this weekend, shooting 58.3-percent from the floor (14-for-24), including 3-for-4 (75%) from three-point distance, adding 1.5 assists and a steal per game.
Silk led all scorers with 23 points this afternoon, including 18 after halftime, on 7-of-11 shooting, including 2-for-3 from beyond the arc, while converting 7-of-11 free-throws by drawing 12 fouls, with eight rebounds, three assists and two steals. Junior Claire English posted her second double-double in as many days for the Lions (ninth career) with a season-high 18 points on 7-of-8 shooting, and 14 rebounds (seven offensive), two assists, two steals and two blocked shots. Junior Kaylin O'Meara contributed 13 points on 6-of-13 shooting, seven boards, three assists and two steals.
Senior Grace Boucher led three from UNE in double digits with 13 points, connecting on 4-of-12 three-pointers, with four assists, while junior Ella Karavanic added 11 points and three rebounds. First-year Paige Meda chipped in ten points and four boards off the bench for the Nor'easters.
Emerson finished shooting 53.2-percent from the floor, including 71.4% (15-for-21) in the second half and 62.9% (22-35) from the second quarter on after making just 3-of-12 (25%) shots in the first quarter to trail by six (13-7). The Lions trailed by as much as nine (13-4) in the opening frame but scored the final three points to carry momentum into the second.
Emerson extended its run to 10-0 with the first seven points of the second quarter, including four by Silk, to take its first lead (14-13) after a Silk steal and layup two minutes in. Sophomore Lindsay Gould sparked a 9-0 run that put the Lions up seven (23-16) with a three-pointer and English scored four-straight points during the run. O'Meara stretched the Emerson lead to eight (26-18) with a three-pointer with two minutes to play before halftime, before settling for a six-point cushion (26-20) at the break.
UNE pulled within one (26-25) after a Boucher three-pointer two minutes into the third quarter, but Emerson answered with a Silk triple that sparked a 9-0 spurt to push the Lions lead into double-digits (35-25) after another Silk basket with 6:29 remaining in the third. The Lions stretched the lead to 12 (46-34) following a Silk three with 2:26 to play in the third, but UNE scored the final seven points of the quarter, sparked by a Boucher three, to rally to within five (46-41) heading to the fourth.
The comeback ended there, however, as Emerson scored the first six points of the fourth to restore a double-figure lead (52-41) after an English basket inside. UNE drew within seven (55-48) on a driving layup from first-year Emily Picher midway through the fourth but would get no closer. The Lions answered with six straight points as part of a larger game deciding 12-5 run that extended the lead to 15 (65-50) after two Silk free-throws with 2:28 to play.
Noteworthy
- Silk, the reigning NEWMAC Offensive Player of the Week, has scored in double figures in all six Emerson games this season and seven-straight games dating back to last year with her 21st career double-digit scoring game. It marks her second 20-plus point outing of the year (fifth career).
- English scored in double-figures for the third time this season (13th career) with her 15th career double-digit rebound game as she posted her second double-double of the season (ninth career).
- O'Meara scored in double figures for the third time this season (eighth career).
- Emerson posted a 45-28 rebounding advantage in the contest.
Up Next
Emerson (4-2, 0-0 NEWMAC) returns to action on Tuesday when it returns to Boylston Street to host Western New England University at Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker Gym at 5:30 p.m. UNE (2-3, 0-0 CNE) visits Worcester Polytechnic Institute on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
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