BOSTON, Mass. – Sophomore forward Sunny Green recorded her first career double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds to help lead UMass Boston Women's Basketball to an 18-point win, 59-41, over Colby-Sawyer College inside Clark Athletic Center on Tuesday night.
THE BASICS
UMass Boston 59, Colby-Sawyer College 41
UMass Boston (2-0)
Colby-Sawyer College (1-2)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Green got her day started early in the first quarter, rattling off six points in the opening 10 minutes, but as a team the Beacons shot 19% from the floor and 1-for-15 from three-point territory, trailing 15-12 through one.
Finding their groove in the second, UMass Boston took an early lead, 17-15 on a three from Green before a back and forth 10 minutes would ensue. Trailing 22-20, the Beacons went on a 7-0 run to end the second quarter as graduate forward Meg Dixon and senior forward Paige Ollivierre made a pair of layups and then senior forward
Keriann Farina sunk a buzzer beating three from half court to put UMass Boston ahead, 27-22, heading into the break.
Piggybacking off that 7-0 run, the Beacons began the third quarter with an 10-0 run, capping off a stretch through the two quarters of 17 consecutive points to take a 15-point lead, 37-22, before Colby-Sawyer would make a basket with 7:01 remaining in the third.
The Chargers would embark on a run of their own, starting with that three-point shot from sophomore forward Courtney Brewster en route to a 9-0 run that cut down the Beacon advantage to just six points, 37-31. In response, Farina and Ollivierre scored six consecutive points for UMass Boston to end the quarter, giving the Beacons a 12-point lead, 43-41, with 10 minutes to play.
Ahead by 10 points with 6:42 remaining in regulation, UMass Boston would put the dagger in the game with a 12-0 run led by Farina, Ollivierre, and a pair of baskets from freshman guard Sibayla Jensen to put away Colby-Sawyer for their second win of the season, 59-41.
BY THE NUMBERS
- The Beacons held a 24-3 advantage in turnovers and outscored the Chargers 29-0 in points off turnovers
- Keriann Farina led UMass Boston in scoring with 16 points on 7-of-19 shooting
- Meg Dixon was the third Beacon in double-digits with 13 points on 5-of-14 shooting
- Freshman forward Elyza Mitchell led the way for Colby-Sawyer with 15 points and eight rebounds
WHO'S NEXT
The Beacons hit the road for the first time this season, heading to Hunter College in New York City for the Hunter College Invitational on Friday and Saturday. UMass Boston will take on Westfield State University on Friday night at 5:00 PM before facing either Hunter College or Lesley University on Saturday at a time to be determined.
