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Recap | Boxscore
Jan 16, 2010
Nighthawks Drop Second Game To Lynx, 78-58

In the second game of the Saturday afternoon double-header against Lesley University, the Newbury College women's basketball team was handed their second conference loss at the hands of the Lynx, 78-58. Senior Hailee Lowe (Hamilton, MA/Hamilton-Wenham) was one rebound shy of double-double as she led Lesley to the victory with 20 points and nine boards.
After freshman forward Jasmine Bishop (Waterville, ME/Waterville Senior) hit a lay-up seconds into the contest, the Lynx scored 10 unanswered points to take a 12-2 lead and never looked back. Lowe led the way netting 12 points in the half as the Lynx took a 42-27 lead into the locker room. They continued their solid play in the second as junior Rachel O'Mara (Levittown, NY/MacArthur) came off the Lynx bench to score eight of her 14 points.
For the Nighthawks, freshman center Catherine O'Connell (Quincy, MA/North Quincy) recorded her seventh double-double, and sixth consecutive, tallying 17 points and 15 rebounds. Junior guard Ashley Monteiro (Cambridge, MA/Cambridge Rindge and Latin) led all Newbury scorers with a game-high 20 points.
With the loss the Nighthawks drop to 3-5 on the season and 1-2 in the conference while the Lynx improve to 4-7 and 3-1 in the NECC. Newbury will return to action on Tuesday January 19th when they host Bay Path College (3-8; 0-3 NECC) at 7:00pm.
- Game story by Lindsay Graham - Staff Assistant
- Game photo provided by Samantha Yanofsky
















