Women’s Basketball Rolls Over Bulldogs

FRANKLIN, MA: On Thursday evening, the Anna Maria College women's basketball team traveled to face off with the Dean College Bulldogs in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference game at the Pieri Gymnasium.

THE BASICS:

• Date: Thursday, January 26, 2023
• Score: Anna Maria 83, Dean 32
• Records: Anna Maria AMCATS 4-11 (2-7 GNAC) | Dean Bulldogs 0-16 (0-11 GNAC)

HIGHLIGHTS

• The AMCATS broke out to an early lead, outscoring the host Bulldogs 24-7 in the first quarter. The AMCATS would go on to win all four quarters, with the second quarter 17-12 being the closest.
• The AMCATS were strong on the defensive end, holding the Bulldogs to single digits in three of the four quarters.
• The AMCATS early lead was powered by grad student guard Julitza Delgado (Southbridge, MA) who scored nine of her 11 points in the opening frame.
• Junior guard Chloe Giordano (Goffstown, NH) led all scorers with a game-high 18 points. It was her highest-scoring game of the season and was one point short of her career-high 19 points scored against Regis on January 20, 2022.
• Giordano wasn't the only junior guard who scored in double digits. She was joined by Gina Parmenter (Oxford, MA) who scored 16 points and just missed out on a double-double thanks to recording nine assists. Parmenter also tied with Delgado for a game-high five steals. The individual totals for both players were only one short of the Bulldogs team total of six.
• Sophomore Marinique Reddin (Tampa, FL) rounded out the AMCAT quartet of double-digit scorers, finishing her team-leading 28 minutes with 10 points. each contributed eight rebounds to lead the AMCATS in that category.
• Freshman center Sophie Law (Brookfield, MA) came off the bench to lead the AMCATS with nine rebounds.
• The Bulldogs were paced by a double-double by guard Cat Thomas who scored 10 points while pulling down 12.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Field Goals / %: AMC 35-72 / 48.6%, Dean 13-48 / 27.1%
• 3 Points / %: AMC 7-25 / 28%, Dean 0-8 / 0%
• Free Throw / %: AMC 6-11 / 54.5%, Dean 6-7 / 85.7%
• Rebounds: AMC 39, Dean 35
• Points off Turnover: AMC 39, Dean 13
• Second Chance Points: AMC 15, Dean 10
• Points in the Paint: AMC 46, Dean 20

UP NEXT:

Anna Maria will be in action again on Saturday when they travel to Boston to meet the Emmanuel College Saints in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) matchup at the Jean Yawkey Center. The teams will take the floor for a 3 PM tip-off.

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