Falcons Drop 86-58 Decision To Bears

Bridgewater, Mass. – The Fitchburg State Women's Basketball team dropped an 86-58 decision to the Bears of Bridgewater State this afternoon in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action from the Tinsley Center.

 The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 58, Bridgewater State 86

Records: Fitchburg State (6-17, 3-7 MASCAC) I Bridgewater State (10-13,, 6-4 MASCAC)

How It Happened

1st quarter

Bridgewater State opened the contest with a 9-0 lead as junior Destiny Fitzgerald (Medford, Mass.) notched a pair of buckets, while senior Nicole Bostick (East Taunton, Mass.) added a three pointer.

Fitchburg State cut the lead to 14-5 with junior Payton Holmes (Carver, Mass.) draining a three ball, while sophomore Jadelen Harold (Nantucket, Mass.) collected a layup. The Bears upped their margin (17-5) on a Hannah Dziadyk (Wakefield, Mass.) before the Falcons answered with baskets from Harold and junior Mishelle Logie (Attleboro, Mass.) to cut the deficit to 17-9.

2nd quarter

Fitchburg State chipped the lead to 17-12 to start the second quarter when senior Catherine Coppinger (Boston, Mass.) converted a layup and free-throw before Bridgewater State responded with a 14-0 run, capped by a Fitzgerald layup to extend the lead to 31-12.

The Bears upped their margin to 43-19 with a Daizdyk layup, but the Falcons would close out the first half scoring as senior Angelina Marazzi (Manchester, N.H.) registered a jumper to make the score 43-21 going into the break.

3rd quarter

Following the intermission, The Green and Gold continued to battle with Holmes knocking down another three-pointer, while Logie and Marazzi netted buckets to cut the lead to 48-28 before the Bears pushed their margin to 67-43 on a pair of free-throws by newcomer Sophia Gaucher (Lakeville, Mass.).

 4th quarter

Fitchburg State chipped the lead to 70-46 on layups from Harold and Marazzi before Bridgewater State answered with a Fitzgerald bucket. The Falcons would respond as Marazzi and Coppinger notched layup, but the Bears secured the victory when Goucher connected on a jumper, resulting in the 86-58 final.

Inside the Numbers

• Falcons were paced by Marazzi with a team-leading 17 points, five rebounds and two assists
• Harold added 12 points and seven boards for Fitchburg State
• For the Bears, Fitzgerald finished with a game-best 18 points, ten caroms, two assists and three steals
• Bostick and Dziadyk chipped in with 14 points each for Bridgewater State
• 70th meeting between the two teams on the basketball court with the Falcons 15-55 all-time when taking on the Bears
• Fitchburg State shot 23-of-56 (41.1%) from the field and 4-for-19) 21.1% from downtown
• Bridgewater State went 32-of-80 (40.0%) overall and (10-for-32) 31.3% for beyond the arc
• Bridgewater State held a 48-39 edge on the glass

Up Next

Falcons will travel to Worcester State on Wednesday to take on the Lancers for a MASCAC matchup, starting at 6:00 PM. Bears will travel to Framingham State on the same date for a conference tilt at 6:00 PM.