The Massachusetts Minutewomen (4-6, 0-0 Atlantic 10) narrowly lost to the Boston College Eagles (8-4, 1-0 Atlantic Coastal Conference) 62-57 on Wednesday morning. The Eagles hold a 15-4 series lead over the Minutewomen.
UMass started with a big amount of momentum through the first two quarters and looked like they could pull off a shocker in Conte Forum on Wednesday morning. Stefanie Kulesza started UMass with back-to-back three-pointers which helped them gain momentum early. The Eagles never let the lead get larger than 8 points, and Boston College should be grateful they were able to earn the home win against the Minutewomen due to UMass not making a field goal for 6 minutes in the fourth quarter. This game as a whole can be a great look ahead to what we could see from the Minutewomen with conference play almost around the corner.
UMass had three players in double-figure scoring on Wednesday morning. Yahmani McKayle led the way with 14 points and 3 assists, Kulesza had 12 points, and Megan Olbrys had 11 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 assists to round out the scorers in double-digits. Allie Palmieri had 7 points, Momo LaClair had 6 points, Chinenye Odenigbo had 4 points and 4 rebounds, and Lilly Ferguson had 3 points and 6 rebounds to round out all scorers for the Minutewomen.
The Minutewomen travel to the University of Massachusetts Lowell Riverhawks (2-8, 0-0 America East) on Friday, December 20th at 1pm. This will be the eighth meeting between these two teams, and the Minutewomen have a 6-1 lead over the Riverhawks.
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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.
