Bridgewater State win over the Trailblazers 68-53

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North Adams, Mass. - MCLA junior Jade Prickett (Westhampton, MA) scored a career high 17 points and first year Jen Wehner (Cooperstown, MA) matched Prickett's total, but it wasn't enough to lift the Trailblazers over visiting Bridgewater State. With the win the Bears (14-10, 7-5) clinch the third spot in the MASCAC and will host Salem State on Tuesday night in the first round of the conference tournament. MCLA (14-11, 4-8) earned the fifth seed and will travel to Worcester State on Tuesday for a 7:00pm game.

MCLA jumped out to an early lead and it wasn't until the 16:30 mark that the Bears finally got on the board. The Trailblazers were able to hold off Bridgewater with as much as an ten point lead at times in the first half. Wehner entered the game four minutes in and made an immediate impact scoring 13 points in the half. Brittney Chappron (Braintree, MA) scored 12 points in the first half leading the Bears on a 15-0 run near the end to take a 35-30 lead into the break.

The Bears came out pressing hard in the second half going on a 13-0 run when Larissa Miner (Greenfield, MA) finally broke the run with a hoop at the 12:30 mark. Bridgewater's Ashley Coucci (Dartmouth, MA) pulled down a game high 19 rebounds. MCLA never gave up and tried to close the gap but they just weren't able to muster the come-back.
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Mystic, Conn., Rolls Past SteepleCats

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Camden Righi went 3-for-5 with a double Tuesday to lead the Mystic Schooners (5-1) to a 12-2 win over the North Adams SteepleCats in New England Collegiate Baseball action at Joe Wolfe Field.
 
Parker Camelo was 2-for-3 at the plate for North Adams, which scored both its runs in the bottom of the ninth.
 
North Adams used six pitchers in the loss. James Morr and Joe LaPrade each provided an inning of no-hit relief.
 
The SteepleCats (0-3) are at Martha's Vineyard on Wednesday night.
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