WESTON, Mass. - Four Regis College women's basketball players would tally double figures, while Curry College's Danyel Cousins and Joneiha Veiga (Brockton, Mass./Brockton) tallied 20 and 15 points respectively. Regis College (7-7, 1-2 TCCC) would defeat its conference opponent 76-64 Saturday.
Stephanie Crawford (Rockland, Mass./Rockland) and Sarah McNult (Hampstead, NH/Pinkerton Academy) finished with 18 and 13 points respectively for Regis College. The Pride's Teresa Busiek (Arlington, Mass./Arlington Catholic) finished with a career-high 13 points.
With the game tied 7-7 through the first 6:00 minutes of the game, Curry (9-4, 0-3 TCCC) would call a timeout to regroup the Colonels following several missed baskets by both teams. After a foul, Claire Ramonas (Portland, Maine/Deering) stepped to the line for Regis College, but would miss two free throws to pull within the 10-8 lead Curry held with 12:00 minutes remaining.
Alex Chace (Easton, Mass./Oliver Ames) would tie the game at 10 apiece, followed by a layup from Brittany White (Boston, Mass./New Mission) to give Regis College a momentary lead. Curry would score at the opposite end.
Three consecutive three-pointers by Chase gave Regis College an eight-point lead with less than 10:00 minutes remaining. Chace finished with a season-high 16 points.
Julia Scrubb (Stowe, Vt./Stowe) found herself bringing Curry within six following a layup in the paint. Katie King (Dorchester, Mass./Fontonne Academy) cut in the Regis College lead with a spin move to the basket, and right-handed layup.
A two-minute run of plays by Regis College gave the Pride the largest lead either team would have in the first half at 15 points. Beginning with a score by Sarah McNult Crawford hit a layup, Teresa Busiek (Arlington, Mass./Arlington Catholic) hit a three-pointer, and Chace would score from within the paint.
With less than 1:30 in the first half, King would again make good on two scoring possessions for Curry. Her layup cut the Regis College lead to 38-24, then with a bonus scoring opportunity she would score two free throws to finish the first half 38-26.
Regis College took 18 free throw attempts in the first half compared to Curry's six. The 38 points at halftime were Regis' most in its three conference games.
Chace had a team-high 11 points in 16 minutes for Regis College. Cousins (Brunswick, Maine/Brunswick) and Scrubb would open the second half with scores for Curry. Scrubb had eight points in the first half, while Cousins had a team-high five rebounds.
Cousins would again step to the line for two free throws. Her first attempt was good, and so was her second to bring the score to 54-38. Within 12 points at 9:45, Cousins again made perfect on a free throw following a made basket in which she was fouled.
King blocked a Busiek three-point attempt to open a 3-on-1 fast break. Dishing the ball to Cousins at the low block, Cousins scored her layup in the act of shooting. Curry went on a 9-2 scoring run for three minutes of the second half.
Regis College still maintained a 13-point lead (60-47) when Curry called a full timeout at 6:03. Scrubb would foul out of the game at 5:12 having scored 12 points and grabbed four rebounds.
Up 70-60 with less than a minute, McNult would hit both free throws to give Regis a 12-point advantage. Following a dead ball foul by Busiek, gave Curry's Lauren McGrath a bonus attempt. McGrath hit her first, but missed her second of two to the right. (Game recap courtesy of Regis College Sports Information)
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