Amherst, Massachusetts – Career day from graduate students Sam Breen Helped the University of Massachusetts women’s basketball team to a 71-54 victory over St. Bonaventure College at the Mullins Center on Saturday afternoon. Breen became the second Minute Woman in show history, after Jennifer Her Butler on November 17, 2000, in 22 years.
The Minutewomen have improved to 11-3 on the season and 1-0 in the Atlantic 10 Conference, while Bonnies are 3-13 on the year and 0-1 in conference play.
In addition to Breen, four other Minute Women achieved double-digit figures. Sydney Taylor at 16 points. makena white Her own 13 followed, Verna Mayo When Destiny Philoxi He also scored 11 points with Breen. Breen totaled a game-best 14 boards and 11 assists as Mayo finished the day with a game-high five steals.
UMass rebounded St. Bonaventure 46-33 with 38 points in paints and 23 in turnovers. Minute Woman shot 75.0 percent (9 of 12) of him from the afternoon charity stripe.
Massachusetts started the contest with an 8-0 run before St. Bonaventure scored at the 7:05 mark. Bonnies scored another six points to tie the game to his eight at 8–0. The Minute Woman retook the lead at his 12-8, but St. His Bonaventure retook the lead by two behind him. With 50 seconds remaining in the first quarter, the teams were again tied 14-14. Bonnies hit a triple to end the quarter with his 17-14 lead over UMass.
The Minute Women were back within one thanks to a Mayo layup, but a Stephanie Cressa layup gave UMass an 18-17 lead. After two layups, the Massachusetts closed the first half with a 14-4 run to take a 32-21 lead over Bonnies.
UMass and St. Bonaventure traded six points each in the first 2 minutes and 49 seconds of the third, with Minutewomen maintaining a 38-27 lead. St. Bonaventure began to fall back, closing the gap to just six points at 44-38 with 2:33 remaining in the quarter, but an 8-0 run, including a layup from Taylor at the Massachusetts buzzer, put the team in the lead. pulled away. They finished third, 52-38, with a 14-point lead.
Philoxy continued his run in the final frame, going 11-0 and extending his lead to 55-38. The Minutewoman continued to roll in his fourth, scoring another 19 points in the fourth against Bonnies 13 and St He Bonaventure in a 74–51 win for him.
Massachusetts will host Rhode Island on Wednesday, January 4 as part of a doubleheader with the men’s basketball team. Tip-off is scheduled for 5pm on NESN/ESPN+.
