THE BASICS 
Lesley University 52 at Wentworth Institue of Technology 59

Records: 
Lesley University Lynx (4-3, 0-0 NAC)
Wentworth Institute of Technology (2-3, 0-0 CNE) 

Location: Boston, Mass. – Tansey Gymnasium

Date: Tuesday, November 26, 2024

THE LEAD –  Despite being down by as much as 18 to Wentworth Institute of Technology (WIT), the Lesley University women's basketball team made a late push, but unfortunately came up short, 59-52 Tuesday evening. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Lesley jumped out to a quick 4-1 lead after Abbie Price (Waco, Texas) knocked down two free throws at 7:52. Later in the quarter with both schools tied at seven, the Leopards doubled up the Lynx (14-7) behind a 7-0 run highlighted by five points from Taylor Garabedian. 
• WIT entered the second quarter up 16-10 and continued its momentum going up 20-12 with 7:19 left until halftime. However, the Lynx clawed back and were down three (24-21) courtesy of a 9-4 run that saw three different Lynx contribute to the rally.
• Even though the Leopards tried to give themselves breathing room with a 28-21 advantage with 3:01 left, Lesley pulled within two (28-26) after a Price three and Bella Terry (El Cajon, Calif.) layup. Although Lesley was not able to tie things, the squad went into halftime only down four (32-28). 
• Wentworth utlizled a strong third quarter to pull away thanks to a 14-4 run (46-32) which led to a Lesley timeout at 1:22. Garabedian once again led the Leopards during the run with six points. 
• The Leopards offense continued its momentum heading into the fourth as the hosts grabbed their largest lead of the night (52-34) when Regan Madonia knocked down two free throws at 7:42. Despite the large deficit, Lesley trimmed the WIT lead to seven (56-49) thanks to a 15-4 rally led by eight points from Jaira Moore (Chula Vista, Calif.) which included back-to-back threes. 
• Thanks to Lesley's late run, Wentworth was forced to take a timeout with 1:29 remaining. Unfortunately, the Leopards held off the late Lesley push and knocked down their free throws and secured the 59-52 win. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS  

• Terry once again led the Lynx in scoring with 13 points and also grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds. Her double-double Tuesday marked her sixth of the season.
• Leila Chisholm (Santa Barbara, Calif.) finished with a season-high 11 points on 4-9 shooting.
• Madalynn Biagi (Lincoln, Calif.) paced the Lesley offense with a season-high seven assists.
• Garabedian also had a double-double for the hosts as she finished with 18 points and 13 rebounds. 
• Wentworth's other double-digit scorer was Maddy Foster with 12 points. 
• Even in the loss, Lesley held the advantage in three-pointers by shooting 30.8 percent (8-26) compared to WIT's 16.7 percent (3-18) shooting.
• The Leopards held a significant advantage in free throws by going 29-34 (58.8 percent) from the line, whereas Lesley only had nine free throw attempts and went 6-9 (66.7 percent).

UP NEXT

• Lesley has some much deserved time off before the squad heads back on the road again for a matchup at Fitchburg State on Wednesday, December 4 at 6:00 p.m.