Strong First Half Leads WBB Past Newbury

BROOKLINE, Mass. -- The Mitchell College women's basketball team cruised to a 61-43 win over Newbury College on Wednesday night in New England Collegiate Conference action at Hellenic College.

Senior Kate Mulloy netted a game-high 23 points and added nine rebounds and three assists to pace the Mariners (14-8 overall, 14-2 NECC). Freshmen Jessica Shepherd and Caycee Williams also scored in double figures with 15 and 11 points, respectively, and the latter grabbed a game-high 16 rebounds to post a double-double.

The Mariners scored the first six points of the contest and led from start to finish. Mitchell pulled away in the final 6:03 of the period, outscoring Newbury 16-4 to take a 35-17 lead into the locker room at the break. Mulloy led all scorers with 15 points at intermission while Williams pulled down 14 rebounds.

The second half was more evenly matched, though the Nighthawks failed to make up any ground. Newbury (4-17 overall, 4-11 NECC) shot just 28 percent for the game and was led by Katie Haney with 17 points.

Shepherd shot 4-for-8 from long distance while Mulloy and sophomore Toshina Jessamy also checked in with three-balls. Jessamy contributed seven points off the bench to nearly equal the output of Newbury's reserves (eight points combined).

Mitchell returns to action at Southern Vermont College on Saturday, February 15 at 1 p.m.