Women's Basketball Earns 77-64 Triumph Over Leopards In 2024-25 Season Opener

Boston, MA – The Fitchburg State women’s basketball team opened the 2024-25 season with a 77-64 victory over the Leopards of Wentworth Institute this afternoon in non-conference action from the Tansey Gymnasium.

Sat Nov 9, 2024

Harlow leads the way with game-best 29 points for the Green and Gold

Boston, MA – The Fitchburg State women's basketball team opened the 2024-25 season with a 77-64 victory over the Leopards of Wentworth Institute this afternoon in non-conference action from the Tansey Gymnasium.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 77, Wentworth 64

Records: Fitchburg State (1-0, 0-0 MASCAC) | Wentworth (0-1, 0-0 CNE)

How It Happened

1st quarter

Fitchburg State jumped out to an early 10-2 lead as senior Rylie Harlow (Hanson, MA) and classmate Kathryn Hart (Shirley, MA) netted four points each before Wentworth answered with a three ball by junior Reagan Madonia (Corrales, NM) to make the score 10-5.The Leopards trimmed the lead to 17-14 as senior Brooke Carlson (Contoocook, NH) registered a jumper, but the Falcons upped the advantage to 18-14 with Harlow connecting a free-throw.

2nd quarter

Fitchburg State opened the second quarter on an 11-2 run, capped by a Caileen Hurley (Whitman, MA) and one (29-16). Wentworth responded as senior Maddy Foster (Lewiston, ME) hit a layup to cut the lead to 32-20 before the Green and Gold took a 39-31 lead into the break with senior Stephanie Hart (Shirley, MA) sinking a pair from the charity stripe.

3rd quarter

Following the intermission, Fitchburg State pushed the advantage to 44-33 on a Stephanie Hart bucket, but Wentworth answered back with Madonia netting a basket (44-38). The Falcons extended the lead to 57-46 late in the stanza with Steph Hart hitting a free-throw.

4th quarter

The Green and Gold upped the lead to 63-48 as Harlow buried a three-pointer before the Leopards connected on a three-ball from newcomer Maddie Gaynor (Waltham, MA). Fitchburg State upped the margin to 77-62 on a pair of free-throws by junior Alexis DeSimone (Ashburnham, MA). Wentworth capped the scoring on a layup by senior Gabby Amoddio (Cromwell, CT), resulting in the 77-64 final.

Inside the Numbers

Harlow led the way for the Green and Gold with a game-best 29 points, seven boards, one assist and one block
Hart added a double-double of 19 points and 18 caroms as well as two assists and three steals
For the Leopards, freshman Taylor Garabedian (Cheshire, MA) finished with a team-leading 23 points, 11 boards, five assists and two steals
Madonia chipped in with 14 points, one rebound and three assists
Second meeting between Fitchburg State and Wentworth on the basketball court with the Falcons 1-1 all-time when taking on the Leopards
Fitchburg State shot 25-for-77 (32.5%) from the field and (6-of-24) 25.0% from three point range
Wentworth finished 24-of-65 (36.9%) overall and (6-for-18) 33.3% for beyond the arc
The Falcons finished with a 54-44 edge on the glass

Up Next

Falcons return to action on Tuesday as they travel to Clark University to take on the Cougars for a non-conference tilt, starting at 6:00PM.

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