The Massachusetts Minutewomen (2-5, 0-0 Atlantic 10) lost to the Siena Saints (2-4, 0-0 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) 57-53 on Sunday afternoon. The Minutewomen still hold a 6-4 lead in the series history over the Saints.
This game was a game of scoring runs and scoring drought for both UMass and Siena on Sunday. Both teams shot under forty percent from the field for the whole game and had trouble trying to string together big scoring runs. This game had five ties and five lead changes throughout the forty minutes of play between the Minutewomen and the Saints. UMass saw Allie Palmieri and Stefanie Kulesza struggle from the field (4-20 combined), which impacted the Minutewomen’s scoring efforts.
The Minutewomen had two players score in double-figure scoring on Sunday afternoon. Megan Olbrys had a career-high 21 points to go with 11 rebounds for a double-double and Yahmani McKayle had 13 points to round out scorers in double digits. Kulesza had 5 points and 9 rebounds, Momo LaClair had 5 points, Palmieri had 4 points, Aleah Sorrentino had 3 points and 5 rebounds, and Chinenye Odenigbo had 2 points and 7 rebounds to round out scorers for UMass.
UMass returns home to face the Northeastern Huskies (1-5, 0-0 Coastal Athletic Association) on Thursday night at 6pm. This will be the 35th meeting between these two teams, and the Huskies have an 18-16 lead over the Minutewomen.
Featured Image: Chris Tucci, UMass Athletics
Kaily “KG” Godek is a current student at Western New England University (WNE). She has been a supporter of UMass Athletics for over 15 years. Kaily focuses on both UMass Basketball teams and occasionally on the other Women’s Basketball teams in the conference. While writing for A10 Talk, she works in the athletic department at WNE. When she graduates from WNE she wants to go into either Sports Broadcasting and Journalism or Coaching. You can follow Kaily on X, formerly known as Twitter, @kgumass23.
