Salem State Sails Past Women’s Basketball 75-38

SALEM, Mass. – The MCLA Women's Basketball team traveled to Salem State this evening for the penultimate road game of the MASCAC regular season. Senior Maddie Teta scored a season-high 11 points to lead the Trailblazers, but 21 points from Abuk Teng and 20 points from Kylie Gates allowed the Vikings to sweep the season series.

THE BASICS:

• Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2024
• Score: MCLA 38, Salem State 75
• Records: MCLA Trailblazers 4-19 (MASCAC 1-9) | Salem State Vikings 10-12 (MASCAC 3-6)

HOW IT WENT DOWN

• Salem State jumped out to a large lead early, leading 20-10 after one quarter, and doubled their lead to 20 points after a 16-6 second quarter and went into the locker room at halftime up 36-16 and never looked back.
• Senior Maddie Teta led the Trailblazers with a season-high 11 points. This was the first time that Teta reached double-digit points since she closed out the last MASCAC regular season with 13 and 12 points against Worcester State and Bridgewater State, respectively.
• Sophomore Ashlyn Bill tied her career-high with nine points, matching the total she scored last season against Worcester State.
• MCLA's Zaylee Ramos cleaned up on the boards, gathering a team-high 11 rebounds, including 10 on the defensive end. Ramos also contributed seven points and an assist.
• Freshman Laney Martin scored a career-high eight points in 21 minutes off the bench. Martin also pulled down a pair of rebounds and handed out two dimes.
• The Viking's Abuk Teng finished with a double-double, scoring 21 points and taking in 10 rebounds. Kylie Gates also reached double-digits in points, scoring 20 points on 8-14 shooting, including a perfect 4-4 from beyond the arc.
• Salem State's Nicolette D'Itria snatched a game-high 14 rebounds.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Field Goals / %: MCLA 10-40 / 25%, Salem 29-70 / 41.4%
• 3 Points / %: MCLA 4-12 / 33.3%, Salem 7-19 / 36.8%
• Free Throw / %: MCLA 14-29 / 48.3%, Salem 10-11 / 90.9%
• Rebounds: MCLA 27, Salem 49
• Points off Turnovers: MCLA 5, Salem 23
• Second Chance Points: MCLA 2, Salem 17
• Points in the Paint: MCLA 12, Salem 38
• Bench Points: MCLA 8, Salem 8

UP NEXT:

On Saturday, MCLA will be back in action when they travel to Framingham State for a MASCAC matchup with the Rams at FSU Athletic & Recreation Center. The teams will take the floor for a noon tip-off.

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