Fitchburg State Rebounds Over Fisher, 73-47

Falcons collect 12th victory of the season as Fahey and Goreham combined for 25 points

FITCHBURG, Mass. (January 11, 2012) – The Fitchburg State women's basketball team rebounded this evening, posting a 73-47 non-conference victory over Fisher College at the Fitchburg State University Recreation Center.

Senior Rebecca Goreham (Quincy, Mass./North Quincy)  paced a balanced Fitchburg State attack, which witnessed 11-of its 12 players hit the score-sheet, totaling a double-double effort with 13 points and ten boards. Sophomore Amy Fahey (Wilmington, Mass./Wilmington) shot 6-of-10 from the field for 12 points and nine rebounds, while Meghan Secino (Leominster, Mass./Leominster), Jackie Boffoli (Holden, Mass./Wachusett Regional) and Gina Angelini (Fitchburg, Mass./Leominster) notched nine points apiece.

In the first half, Fitchburg State raced out to an early 19-5 advantage, holding Fisher College scoreless for over seven minutes in the run. Fahey and Goreham did the damage for the Falcons, cleaning up under the boards for a combined 19 points and 13 rebounds in the frame. Secino was also solid with seven points (six boards) on 3-of-9 shooting, while Angelini capped the Falcons top first half efforts with six points on 3-of-6 shooting from the field.

In the second half, the Falcons turned to their bench, holding a commanding 45-14 margin at the break. Fitchburg State maintained a 30 point advantage for most of the period, using a 17 point effort from its bench to clinch its 12th victory of the year. Fisher did put a dent in the Falcons lead as Javana Bernard (Waterbury, Conn./Holy Cross) connected with four three pointers for 17 points in the stanza, but Fitchburg State would only let Fisher come within 26, closing the door with a pair of lay-ups from Kristen Enright (Westminster, Mass./Oakmont) and Tara Ingram (Palmer, Mass./Palmer).

For the contest, Fitchburg State shot 36.6% from the field, hitting 30-of-82 attempts, while Fisher connected on 16-of-65 shots for the night (24.6%). The Falcons controlled the glass with a 67- 42 advantage on the boards, while causing 23 turnovers with nine steals.

 Fitchburg State (12-1, 0-1 MASCAC) will be back in action on Saturday as it travels to Framingham State at 1 p.m. Fisher (0-19, 0-8 AMC) will host Wilberforce College on Saturday at 1 p.m.