NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- MCLA senior Brooke DiGennaro erupted for 16 second quarter points on her way to a game high 23 to help MCLA defeat Maine Presque Isle 66-58 this afternoon at the Amsler Campus Center.

 

The win marked the first home victory for the Trailblazers in nearly three years and moved MCLA to 2-1 on the season.

 

The Owls (1-2) jumped out early in this one taking an 8-1 lead that forced an MCLA timeout just more than two minutes into the game. That lead extended to as many as nine and the visitors took a 21-13 lead into the second quarter.

 

With 6:45 remaining in the half, and UMPI leading 23-15, Drury graduate DiGennaro and MCLA flipped the script in just two minutes as the Trailblazers went go on a 12-3 run to take the lead 27-26. DiGennaro's 16-point quarter, which saw her go 6-7 from the field including 4-5 from three, put MCLA up 35-34 at halftime.

 

The Trailblazers will travel to St. Joseph's of Conn., on Tuesday.