SENIOR DAY PHOTOS

THE BASICS 
Lesley University, 81 vs. Fisher College, 34

Records: 
Lesley University Lynx (10-15, 4-9 NAC)
Fisher College Falcons (0-17) 

Location: Lexington, Mass.-Minuteman Gymnasium

Date: Saturday, February 15, 2025

THE LEAD -  Thanks to strong all-around play on both sides of the ball, the Lesley University women's basketball team concluded the regular season with an 81-34 triumph over Fisher College on Saturday afternoon. Prior to the start of the game, Lesley honored its three graduating student-athletes: Hillary Berry (Walpole, N.H.), Ahidali DeHuelbes (Tucson, Ariz.), and Bella Terry (El Cajon, Calif.). Lesley University Athletics would like to thank these three student-athletes for all their efforts for the Lesley women's basketball program!

HOW IT HAPPENED

• In the opening moments of the first quarter, both sides played even basketball. The Falcons held an early 7-5 lead after an Ariana Ramos Cardona jumper. However, the Lynx responded the next play after DeHuelbes capitalized on two free throws, which led to a Fisher timeout at 3:38. Coming out of the break, Lesley gave itself some breathing room and went up five (13-8) after buckets from three different Lynx. Fisher trimmed the lead to three (13-10) thanks to a Mayouri Yath jumper with under two minutes (1:34) left in the frame. 
• Going into the second, Lesley maintained its three-point lead but doubled up the Falcons (20-10)early in the quarter, courtesy of a 7-0 start. DeHuelbes led the Lynx's early offense, scoring three points. 
• Later in the quarter, after the Falcons cut the deficit to single digits (22-13), the Lynx's offense found a rhythm and pulled away thanks to a 16-3 stretch leading to a Lesley timeout with 39 seconds left until halftime. Alawnah Dunda (Fort Ann, N.Y.) spearheaded the Lynx's surge with seven points. After the timeout, Terry would knock down a three with 30 seconds left, and the squad took a 41-17 going into halftime.  
• After five quick points from the Falcons to start the third (43-22), Lesley called a quick timeout to gather itself at 9:03. Coming out of the timeout, the Lynx got their act together and outscored the Falcons, 18-4 the rest of the quarter and took a 61-26 lead going into the fourth. Berry led the squad in scoring in the third with eight points. 
• The fourth quarter was more of the same as the squad opened the frame on a 7-2 spurt (68-28) before Fisher called a timeout to try and halt the Lesley offense. Terry led the Lynx during the opening moments of the fourth with four points highlighted by a three. 
• When both teams headed back onto the court after the break, the Lynx maintained control the rest of the way and closed out the quarter on a 13-6 run for the 81-34 victory. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

• Berry led all scorers with a career-high 18 points, highlighted by a 4-6 clip from three. Her four-made threes were also a career-high for the senior forward. 
• Terry notched her 15th double-double of the season with 17 points and 12 rebounds. She was also all over the floor defensively, swiping a career-high five steals. 
• Dunda also notched a career-high Saturday with 14 points, which included an 8-11 performance from the free-throw line. 
• Ramos Cardona led the Falcons offense with 14 points on the day. 
• As a team, Lesley outscored Fisher by a 40-17 margin in the second half. The squad also did not allow the Falcons to score more than 10 points in the last three quarters. 
• Defensively, the 34 points allowed on Saturday marked the third time this year that the Lynx have allowed 40 or fewer points in a game. 
• Lesley has now extended its win streak over Fisher to four games.
• With the win Saturday, Lesley reached the 10-win plateau for the first time since the 2010-11 season. The nine-win turnaround from last season (1-23) is the best in program history. 

UP NEXT

• For the first time in program history, the Lynx will take part in the North Atlantic Conference Playoffs and are seeded in the third spot. The Lynx will travel to the host site SUNY Cobleskill and take on No.2 seeded VTSU Lyndon on Friday, February 21, at 7:30 p.m.