Falcons Fall to Framingham State on Senior Day
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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Framingham St. (20-5, 12-0) | 24 | 20 | 26 | 11 | 81 |
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Fitchburg St. (6-19, 3-9) | 7 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 53 |
Falcons recognize Coppinger, Thomson & Marazzi
Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State University women's basketball team dropped an 81-52 decision to the Rams of Framingham State this afternoon in Massachusetts State Athletic Collegiate Conference (MASCAC) action from the Parkinson Gymnasium.
The Basics
Score: Fitchburg State 81, Framingham State 52
Records: Fitchburg State (6-19, 3-9 MASCAC) | Framingham State (20-5, 12-0 MASCAC)
How It Happened
1st quarter
Trailing 5-0 to start the game, junior Mishelle Logie (Attleboro, Mass.) reeled off a jumper and a buried a three ball to cut the Falcons deficit to 8-5. Senior Angelina Marazzi (Manchester, NH) sandwiched a bucket in-between a pair of hoops from Rams freshman Flannery O'Connor (Amesbury, Mass.) to keep it to 12-7. The Rams would close out the frame with a 12-0 run capped by a three-pointer from senior Emily Velozo (Tewksbury, Mass.) to lead 24-7 after one frame.
2nd quarter
Senior Catherine Coppinger (Boston, Mass.) opened the frame with a jumper in the paint, followed by a beyond-the-arc basket from classmate Emma Thomson (York, ME) to cut the score to 28-12. The Rams extended their lead (40-14) with a three-point play from senior Mary Kate O'Day (Berlin, Mass.). Fitchburg State University closed out the second with a 7-1 run including baskets from Coppinger, Thomson and a pair from the charity stipe from Logie to head into halftime trailing 44-21.
3rd quarter
The Rams opened the quarter with four points from O'Connor to push the score to 51-21. The Falcons countered with a trey from Thomson and a layup from Coppinger. A three-point play from Krysta Padellaro (Newburyport, Mass.) extended the Rams advantage (56-26). The Green and Gold finished with a jumper from Marazzi and a three-pointer from junior Payton Holmes (Carver, Mass).
4th quarter
The Falcons continued to chip away at the lead as Marazzi drained five straight (79-44), but Framingham State answered back with a jumper from junior Sophia Church (Rochester, Mass.). Following a layup from freshman Lovashia Rosario (Worcester, Mass.), the Rams secured the victory, resulting in the 81-52 final.
Inside the Numbers
- Falcons were led by Thomson with a team-leading 15 points, while Marazzi finished with 13 points
- Coppinger added six points and nine boards for Fitchburg State
- O'Connor paced the Rams with a game-best 18 points and ten rebounds
- O'Day chipped in with 17 points and 11 rebounds for Framingham State
- Fitchburg State shot 19-for-68 (27.9%) from the field and (7-for-31) 22.6% from three point range
- Framingham State finished 30-for-60 (50%) overall and (9-for-24) 37.5% for beyond the arc
- Rams held a 54-33 margin on the glass
- Falcons honored seniors #0 Angelina Marazzi, #22 Catherine Coppinger and #23 Emma Thomson prior to the contest. They also presented Marazzi with a commemorative 1,000 point ball.
Up Next
Both the Falcons and the Rams await the MASCAC Tournament pairing that will be out later today.
