Falcons Outmatched by Valiants

Fitchburg, Mass.  – The Fitchburg State Women's Basketball team dropped an 83-44 decision to the visiting Valiants of Manhattanville College in non-conference action at the Parkinson Gymnasium on Tuesday night.

 The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 44, Manhattanville 83
Records: Fitchburg State (0-2) | Manhattanville (1-0)

How It Happened

1st Quarter

Senior Lovashia Rosario (Worcester, Mass.) connected from beyond the arc for the Falcons to knot the game at 6-6 early in the frame.  The Valiants took a five point advantage (13-8) with a jumper from Carmen Rosemond (New Haven, Conn.) but the Green and Gold responded with a layup from first year Ephemian Bailey (Maple Grove, Minn.). Fitchburg State closed out the quarter with a trey from Olivia Almeida (Wilmington, Mass.) to trail 21-15.

2^nd Quarter

The Crimson and Black opened with seven straight points, including five from Faith Johnson-Desilva (Riverhead, NY) to extend the second quarter lead to 28-15. Fitchburg State countered with a bucket from junior Lindsay McDonald (Stoughton, Mass.) and a pair from Bailey but trailed 46-21 at the half.

3^rd Quarter

First year Morgan Genness (Belgrade, Maine) tossed in a jumper to cut the deficit to 53-23 with eight minutes remaining. However the visitors answered with an 18-2 run to push the lead to 70-25.

4^th Quarter

In the fourth quarter the Falcons started with a deep ball from Rosario and a pair from the charity strip from Bailey. The Valiants continued to build on its lead as Johnson-Desilva completed a three point play to make the score 79-35.  Fitchburg State answered back on a layup from Jadelen Harold (Nantucket, Mass.) and a three-pointer from Genness, resulting in the 83-44 final.

Inside the Numbers

• Falcons were led by Genness and Almeida each with a team-best 8 points. Hart connected for 4 points with 3 assists, two steals and a team-high 6 rebounds off the bench.
• Manhattanville shot 27-of-66 (40.9%) from the field and (4-for-11) 36.4% from three point range
• Fitchburg State finished 14-for-47 (29.8%) overall and (5-for-15) 33.3% for beyond the arc

Up Next

Falcons return to action on Friday when they head to the Curry College Tip-Off where they will face Western Connecticut at 5:00 PM.