Women's Basketball Improves To 5-1 With 51-26 Win At Framingham State
FRAMINGHAM, Mass., December 8, 2004 -- Springfield College freshman guard
Tara McCarthy (Bristol, R.I.) scored 13 points and snagged seven rebounds to lead the Pride to a 51-26 victory at Framingham State on Wednessay night.
The Pride hasn't started the season 5-1 since the 2001-'02 season when it finished the season 25-4 and reached the NCAA Division III Tournament Northeast Sectional Semifinal.
SC opened the first half on a 15-0 run to take command of the game. Junior forward
Courtney Parvin (Brackney Pa.) tallied 12 points, six boards, four steals and three assists for SC on the evening, including six points in that stretch. The Pride closed out the first half with a 28-6 lead.
With 15:48 remaining in the second half, freshman guard
Christine Cotter (Stoughton, Mass.) drilled a three-pointer to start a 13-0 run to put the game out of the reach. SC eventually led by as many as 37 over the Rams (1-6). Junior forward
Erin Schwartz (Milford, Conn.) finished the night with eight points and nine rebounds.
SC returns to action on Friday when the Pride travels to Wesleyan University to take on the Cardinals for a 7:30 p.m. tip-off.
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Head Coach Naomi Graves
Entering her 22nd season as head coach in 2012-13, Naomi Graves has directed her squads to an impressive 306-156 record (.662 winning percentage) since joining the Division III ranks in 1995. Graves has led the Pride to 12 post-season bids in the past 17 years, including five berths in the NCAA Division III Tournament.
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