Falcons Fall to Spartans in Semester Finale
Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State Women's Basketball team dropped a 78-33 decision to the Spartans of Castleton on Wednesday evening at Parkinson Gymnasium.
The Basics
Score: Fitchburg State 33, Castleton 78
Records: Fitchburg State (2-7) | Castleton (6-2)
How It Happened
1st Quarter
Castleton raced out to a 9-0 lead with a trey from Kelly Vuz (Blairstown, NJ) and pair of layups from Liz Bailey (West Rutland, VT) and extended the lead to 12-1 with a triple from Delaney Whitehead (East Longmeadow, Mass.). The Falcons reacted with a baseline jumper from sophomore Stephanie Hart (Shirley, Mass.) and a 3-pointer from classmate Morgan Genness (Belgrade, Maine) to end the quarter at 18-6.
2nd Quarter
Trailing 24-6, newcomer Juliana Davis (Templeton, Mass.) sank a pair of free throws for the Falcons. However, the Spartans responded with back-to-back layups from Vuz and Elise Magro. The Green and Gold answered with a layup from Ephemian Bailey (Maple Grove, Minn.) and a beyond-the-arc bucket from rookie Aliza Som (Lowell, Mass.) to cut the deficit to 30-13. Vuz closed out the quarter with a 3-pointer from the corner to give Castleton a 38-16 score at halftime.
3rd Quarter
The Falcons started the third with a pair from the charity stripe from E. Bailey and a steal with a layup from Genness to make it a 38-20 score. Castleton responded with eight unanswered capped by a jumper from Magro inside the key. The hosts knocked down four points from E. Bailey to make it a 55-27 ballgame.
4th Quarter
In the fourth quarter, the Falcons started with a layup from Harlow and three points from Lindsay McDonald (Stoughton, Mass.). The Spartans closed out the game as Maggie McKearin (Proctor, VT) and Emily Adams (Enosburg Falls, VT) hit three-pointers, resulting in the 78-33 final.
Inside the Numbers
- Bailey paced the Falcons with 9 points, three rebounds, and two steals. Harlow finished with 6 points and 6 boards.
- For the Spartans, Magro led the way with a game-high 21 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. L. Bailey chipped in with 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 assists.
- Castleton shot 30-for-64 (46.9%) from the field and (8-of-21) 38.1% from three-point range
- Fitchburg State finished 11-for-48 (22.9%) overall and (2-for-18) 11.1% for beyond the arc
- Castleton held a 42-36 advantage on the boards
Up Next
The Falcons are off now for winter break, they return to action on December 30th when they'll face Mitchell at the WestConn Hat City Tournament.