Williams College Cruise by Women’s Basketball

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – The MCLA Women's basketball team traveled down Route 2 for a non-conference matchup with Williams College and came home without a win for the tenth time in a row against the Ephs. Zaylee Ramos paced the Trailblazers with 10 points, while the Ephs had three players reach double-digits, led by 16 from Arianna Gerig.
THE BASICS:
- Date: Sunday, November 26, 2023
- Score: MCLA 37, Williams College 84
- Records: MCLA Trailblazers 1-5 (MASCAC 0-0) | Williams College Ephs 3-2 (NESCAC 0-0)
HOW IT WENT DOWN
- Williams College enjoyed a bountiful post-Thanksgiving game, doubling MCLA in three of the four quarters and failing just in the first quarter when the Trailblazers scored their game-high 12 points in a quarter.
- MCLA was held to only five points in the second quarter as the Ephs pulled away from the visitors to take a 44-17 lead into the locker room at halftime.
- Zaylee Ramos set the standard for the Trailblazers, scoring 10 points and pulling down a team-high eight rebounds.
- Kristie Zator saw her streak of double-digit point games snapped at three, finishing the game with five points, five rebounds, and a team-high three assists.
- Arianna Gray led all scorers with 16 points on an 8-13 afternoon from the field, while Cortland McBarron fell just short of a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds.
- Izzy Sullivan completed the Eph's trio of double-digit scorers, adding ten points off the bench. The Ephs enjoyed a 38-2 advantage in bench scoring.
- While the Ephs' Ellie Tounkara only scored five points, she was very involved in her team's offense, distributing ten assists and recording a game-high four steals.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Field Goals / %: MCLA 15-48 / 31.3%, Williams 38-69 / 55.1%
- 3 Points / %: MCLA 6-24 / 25.0%, Williams 5-16 / 31.3%
- Free Throw / %: MCLA 1-4 / 25.0%, Williams 3-7 / 42.9%
- Rebounds: MCLA 23, Williams 42
- Points off Turnovers: MCLA 3, Williams 28
- Second Chance Points: MCLA 2, Williams 15
- Points in the Paint: MCLA 8, Williams 38
UP NEXT:
On Saturday, MCLA will be back in action when they travel to Mount Holyoke College for a non-conference matchup with the Lyons at the Mildred S. Howard Gymnasium. The teams will take the floor for a noon tip-off.
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