Box Score WATERVILLE, MAINE – The Thomas College Womens Basketball kept it competitive until the end but would fall to the Lasell University Lasers in a close game by a score of 66-58 on Monday, November 27th.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
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The Lasers would strike first with a 3-pointer, but the Terriers would answer quickly, going on an 8-0 run with 2 three-pointers from First Year, Deja Hamilton and Graduate Student Emily Parent, and a layup from Senior Sam Fortin
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The Terriers and Lasers would go back and forth for the remainder of the 1st quarter, but Thomas would take a 18-14 lead after layup off a steal from First Year Yaribel Pena, giving the Terriers a 4-point lead
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Pena would continue to lead on both ends of the floor, scoring a layup early in the 2nd quarter giving the Terriers a 6-point lead
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But Lasell would find holes in the Terriers defense, tying the game at 23-23 with a few minutes to go in the 2nd quarter
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Hamilton would hit another three late in the quarter, but the Lasers offense continued to answer, and would tie the game 29-29 at the half
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In the 2nd half, Junior Sky Kubwalo would dominate on the offensive end scoring 9 of her 11 points in the 3rd quarter for the Terriers, but the Lasers would flip the momentum late in the 3rd, and would take a 43-40 lead with one quarter to play
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Back-to-Back three pointers from Parent midway through the 4th quarter would keep the Terriers in the game
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But Lasell would slowly run away with the win late in the 4th after some big shots from beyond the arc and some key defensive stops, handing the Terriers their 5th loss of the season with a final score of 66-58.
NOTABLE STATS
Yaribel Pena – 15 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
Sky Kubwalo – 11 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
Emily Parent – 9 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
Deja Hamilton - 6 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 4 STL
What's Next: The Terriers will travel to the University of Maine Presque Isle for a matchup against the Owls on December 5th at 7:30 PM.
