BOSTON, Mass. (February 14, 2026) – Emerson College limited Mount Holyoke College to 25-percent shooting and cruised to an 88-47 victory over Mount Holyoke College in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women's basketball matchup on Senior Day on Hank Smith Court at Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker Gymnasium this afternoon.
Senior Bri Frongillo celebrated Senior Day with a game-high 31 points on 10-of-16 shooting, converting all nine free-throws, with a season-high matching seven rebounds, four assists and a season-best four steals and a blocked shot. She moves within 15 points of Emerson's career scoring record with her third 30-plus point game of the season (eighth career) as she takes aim at Molly Zahr's '01 Emerson scoring record of 1,270 points from 1997-2001.
Junior Elise Arnold posted her first career double-double with a season-best 14 points and career-high 14 rebounds, hitting 6-of-8 shots from the floor, while classmate Kaylin O'Meara contributed 12 points, nine boards and a season-high matching five assists. Sophomore Lindsay Gould chipped in seven points, six rebounds and a season-best four assists off the bench.
Frongillo led the Lions with 31 points and is closing in on the program's career scoring mark (PHOTO BY Jim Pierce) |
Senior Taryn White led Mount Holyoke with 17 points on 7-of-14 shooting, seven rebounds and two steals. Sophomore Helena Robinson added seven points and seven boards for the Lyons.
Emerson scored the first five points of the contest, including a three-pointer from senior Sofia Canter two and half minutes in, but Mount Holyoke followed with back-to-back three-pointers from junior Hannah Goen and first year Erica Yokota to grab the lead just 30-seconds later.
Frongillo started to take over for Emerson, scoring nine of the Lions 16 first quarter points, to take a four-point lead (16-12) into the second quarter. The Lions stretched the lead to eight (20-12) after an O'Meara layup 32-seconds into the second and then pushed their advantage into double figures (31-14) during an 11-0 run, keyed by a pair of threes by sophomore Jessie Silk.
Emerson's lead grew to 20 (36-16) after a three-point play from Frongillo with 1:54 to go before the half capped an overall 20-4 run. The Lions settled for a 14-point (36-22) halftime lead after Mount Holyoke scored the final six points of the half but restored their 20-point lead (44-24) after an Arnold layup two minutes into the third quarter.
Emerson closed the third quarter with a 15-3 run, led by seven points from Frongillo, to carry a 32-point lead (68-36) into the final frame and Mount Holyoke would not get back within 30 points the rest of the way.
Noteworthy
- Prior to the game, Emerson took a moment to recognize its three seniors and families during a Senior Day ceremony that featured classmates Frongillo, Canter and Lena Hicks. The group has been a part of 50 wins and aims to seal a second-straight NEWMAC Tournament appearance next week.
- Hicks made her first career start this afternoon, while Frongillo made her 60th career start and Canter her 10th.
- Emerson moved into a tie for sixth in the NEWMAC standings, along with WPI (who owns the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Lions), with two games to play. The Lions and Engineers sit a game ahead of Coast Guard and Wellesley tied for eighth place and are two games behind Springfield for fifth place.
- Frongillo's third 30-point game of the season marks the seventh time she has surpassed 20-points this season (33rd career) and gives her 14 double-figure scoring games this year (58th career).
- Arnold scored in double figures for the first time this season (sixth career), leading Emerson in rebounding for the second time in her career.
- O'Meara recorded her sixth double-digit scoring game of the season (11th career).
- Emerson finished shooting 46.4-percent from the floor, including 52.6% in the second half, while limiting Mount Holyoke to 25% shooting, including 2-for-20 (10%) from three-point distance.
- Emerson posted a 57-32 rebounding advantage, limiting Mount Holyoke to just five offensive boards.
Up Next
Emerson (13-10, 4-5 NEWMAC) visits Clark University for a NEWMAC matchup on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The Lions return home next Saturday to host Springfield College to close out the regular season on Boylston Street at 1 p.m. Mount Holyoke (4-19, 0-9 NEWMAC) visits Salve Regina University on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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