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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Women’s Basketball Upends Mount Holyoke College On Senior Day [VIDEO]

Barbera scores 13 points in final game.

The Wheaton College women's basketball team posted a 64-52 victory over Mount Holyoke College on Saturday afternoon in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) matchup at Emerson Gymnasium on "Senior Day." Prior to tip-off, seniors Gabby Barbera (Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood), Jana Jagodzinski (Old Greenwich, Conn./Greenwich) and Hallie Vitagliano (Newton, Mass./Newton North) were all honored for their contributions towards the women's basketball program. Wheaton sophomore forward Abbie Brickley (Sandy, Utah/Skyline)led the Lyons offensively with 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting, 11 rebounds, three assists, two blocks and one steal. Barbera capped her career with 13 points and three rebounds. Freshman forwardKiley Shoemaker (…

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Wheaton Women's Basketball Falls To Clark

Brickley collects her third 20-point game of the season.

The Wheaton College women's basketball team dropped a 60-51 decision to Clark University on Monday night at Emerson Gymnasium in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) matchup. Tonight's game was originally scheduled for Saturday, February 9 but was postponed twice due to the recent blizzard that hit the New England region. Wheaton sophomore forward Abbie Brickley (Sandy, Utah/Skyline)scored a game-high 22 points on 7-of-14 shooting from the field (8-for-10 at the free throw line), eight rebounds, three steals and one assist. Freshman forward Kiley Shoemaker (Fayetteville, N.Y./Fayetteville-Manlius) chipped in with nine points, eight boards, one block and one assist. Classmate Rebecca Arnone (Litchfield, N.H./Campbell…

Friday, February 8, 2013

Wellesley Women's Basketball Curbs Wheaton

Four players score in double-figures for the Lyons.

Wellesley College staved off a late rally from the Wheaton College women's basketball team to post a 70-56 victory over the Lyons in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) action on Wednesday night at the Dorothy Towne Fieldhouse.  Wheaton sophomore guard Kenzie Kuhn (Glenwood Springs, Colo./Glenwood Springs) recorded a team-high 11 points, two rebounds and two assists. Classmate Abbie Brickley (Sandy, Utah/Skyline) contributed ten points, a team-high seven rebounds, two steals and one assist. Freshman guard Rebecca Arnone(Litchfield, N.H./Campbell) had ten points, six caroms, one assist and one steal. Junior guard Melissa McLaughlin (Spindale, N.C./R-S Central) tallied ten points, four assists and three rebounds. …

Friday, February 1, 2013

Women’s Basketball Holds Off WPI

Lyons sweep season series for first time since 2007-08.

The Wheaton College women's basketball team posted a 34-32 victory over Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) matchup on Wednesday night in Emerson Gymnasium on Play 4Kay Cancer Awareness Night and National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD). At halftime of the contest, the Wheaton College Athletics Department honored 40 of its senior women student-athletes and both of WPI's seniors in conjunction with NGWSD. The Lyons also decorated the gymnasium pink, wore similar colored socks and accepted donations for the Play 4Kay Foundation. Sophomore forward Abbie Brickley (Sandy, Utah/Skyline) tallied a game-high 12 points and grabbed five rebounds to lift Wheaton to its first …

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Springfield Edges Wheaton Women's Basketball

Brickley's 14 points, four rebounds lead Lyons.

The Springfield College women's basketball team edged out Wheaton, 41-39, in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) action on Saturday morning at the James Naismith Court inside Blake Arena.  Sophomore Abbie Brickley (Sandy, Utah/Skyline) turned in 14 points on 5-of-10 shooting, four rebounds, two steals and one assist for the Lyons. Freshman Kiley Shoemaker (Fayetteville, N.Y./Fayetteville-Manlius) had seven points, five boards and two blocks. Sophomore Laura Pierce (Hampstead, N.H./Pinkerton Academy) added five points, two rebounds, one assist and one steal while classmate Kenzie Kuhn (Glenwood Springs, Colo./Glenwood Springs) contributed four points, four steals, four caroms and three assists.  The Pride were led by …

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Mount Holyoke Women's Basketball Slips Past Wheaton

Lyons lose 51-49.

Mount Holyoke College used a 6-4 run with 3:29 remaining in the contest to claim a 51-49 victory over Wheaton College in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) action on Saturday afternoon at Howard Gym. Freshman forward Kiley Shoemaker (Fayetteville, N.Y./Fayetteville-Manlius) fell one point shy of her third-straight double-double with nine points and a game-high 11 rebounds. Sophomore forward Abbie Brickley (Sandy, Utah/Skyline) notched a team-high ten points on 5-of-9 shooting and four rebounds while classmate Kirsten Ferrari (Lynn, Mass./Saint Mary's) added eight points, three assists and two rebounds. Mount Holyoke sophomore guard Kate Karraker (Morgantown, W.V./Taft School) poured in a game-high 17 points draining…

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Wheaton Women's Basketball Tops Apprentice School

Lyons win 70-64 over the Apprentice School in the sixth annual Coaches vs. Cancer Classic at York College.

Led by three players scoring in double-digits, the Wheaton College women's basketball team defeated the Apprentice School, 70-64, in the consolation round of the sixth annual Coaches vs. Cancer Classic, hosted by York (Pa.) College, at the Charles Wolf Gymnasium on Sunday afternoon.  Freshman forward Kiley Shoemaker (Fayetteville, N.Y./Fayetteville-Manlius) posted her second-straight double-double with a team-high 19 points, ten rebounds (three offensive) and three blocks. Sophomore forward Abbie Brickley (Sandy, Utah/Skyline) nearly recorded a double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds while senior Jana Jagodzinski (Old Greenwich, Conn./Greenwich) added 12 points, five rebounds, two assists and one steal.  For her efforts in the two-…

Monday, December 10, 2012

Second Half Surge Propels #22 Babson Past Women's Basketball

Kuhn tallies 13 points and four assists for Lyons.

Babson College, ranked no.22 overall in the latest D3hoops.com national poll, used a second half surge to fend off the Wheaton College women's basketball team, 59-42, in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) action on "Blue Out Night" at Emerson Gymnasium. Sophomore guard Kenzie Kuhn (Glenwood Springs, Colo./Glenwood Springs) scored 13 points on 5-of-13 shooting from the field (3-of-6 from three-point range), four assists, three rebounds and two steals. Senior forward Jana Jagodzinski (Old Greenwich, Conn./Greenwich) contributed eight points, one rebound and one block. Freshman forward Kiley Shoemaker (Fayetteville, N.Y./Fayetteville-Manlius) added seven rebounds, a game-high five blocks and three points. Senior …

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Wheaton Women's Basketball Downs WPI

Lyons win 53-39.

Wheaton College junior guard Melissa McLaughlin (Spindale, N.C./R-S Central) scored a career-high 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field to lead the women's basketball team to a 53-39 victory over Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) action on Tuesday night at Harrington Auditorium. The Lyons claimed their first triumph on the road over the Engineers since their NEWMAC Semifinals upset victory on February 28, 2009 by a score of 62-58 outrebounding the hosts 48-22 (19 offensive) tonight in the contest. McLaughlin led all scorers making four-of-six of her 3-point field goal attempts, hauling in three rebounds, dishing out two assists and swiping one steal. Sophomore Abbie …

Friday, November 30, 2012

Women's Basketball Opens NEWMAC Play With 52-45 Triumph Against Coast Guard

Brickley leads Lyons with a game-high 22 points.

The Wheaton College women's basketball team opened up New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) play with a 52-45 victory versus Coast Guard on Wednesday night at Roland Gym.  Sophomore forward Abbie Brickley (Sandy, Utah/Skyline) poured in a game-high 22 points for the Lyons on 9-of-13 shooting from the field (1-for-1 from beyond the arc), six rebounds and four steals. Junior guard Melissa McLaughlin (Spindale, N.C./R-S Central) filled out the stat sheet with 15 points, including three 3-pointers, five assists, four rebounds (two offensive), three steals and one block.  Wheaton shot 41.3-percent in the contest (19-for-46) and 45.5-percent in the first half which attributed to its 25-19 advantage at the end of the opening …

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