With the Falcons clinging to a 40-37 lead, Stubbs helped break a five minute scoring drought by both teams by rattling off three straight baskets in just over a minute and half to give Wesleyan a 43-40 advantage with just 2:15 remaining. Stubbs, who shot 10 for 12 on the night from the field, connected on all six of her second half field goal attempts. The Cardnials (19-3) did not have another played in double figures but did receive strong efforts from Nora Bowman (9 points and 4 assists) and Ashley Mastrangelo (9 rebounds and 5 assists).
Fitchburg State (15-5) was paced offensively by sophomore D’Yana Delpero who tallied all of her team-high 13 points in the first half, including nailing a trio of 3-pointers. Samantha Sweeney added 8 points and 7 rebounds for the Falcons, who enjoyed a 29-22 halftime edge and scored the first four points of the second half.
The Falcons return to action on Thursday when they host Emerson at the Recreation Center at 7pm. Wesleyan is off until Saturday when they close out NESCAC play with a match up at travel partner Connecticut College.
Newspaper Box Score Wesleyan vs Fitchburg State 2/8/05 7:00pm at Fitchburg, MA At Fitchburg, MA WESLEYAN 45, FITCHBURG STATE 42 WESLEYAN (19-3) Hannah Stubbs 10-12 2-5 22; Nora Bowman 2-4 4-4 9; Sue Frost 1-8 2-2 5; Meghan Robinson 2-5 0-0 4; Ashley Mastrangelo 0-9 3-4 3; Kelly Bowman 1-3 0-0 2; Sarah Milburn 0-1 0-0 0; Consuelo Gonzales 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-42 11-15 45. FITCHBURG STATE (15-5) D'Yana Delpero 5-8 0-0 13; Samantha Sweeney 2-7 4-4 8; Jen Fontaine 3-10 0-0 6; Cortney Kelly 1-4 3-3 5; Katie Redican 1-12 2-4 4; Diana Doyle 1-4 1-2 4; Merry Donovan 1-2 0-0 2; Jenn Kirkland 0-1 0-0 0; Liz Hogan 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 14-49 10-13 42. Wesleyan...................... 22 23 - 45 Fitchburg State............... 29 13 - 42 3-point goals- Wesleyan 2-7 (Nora Bowman 1-1; Sue Frost 1-5; Sarah Milburn 0-1), Fitchburg State 4-21 (D'Yana Delpero 3-5; Diana Doyle 1-3; Jen Fontaine 0-1; Cortney Kelly 0-2; Katie Redican 0-9; Liz Hogan 0-1). Fouled out-- Wesleyan-None, Fitchburg State-None. Rebounds- Wesleyan 33 (Hannah Stubbs 11), Fitchburg State 31 (Jen Fontaine 8). Assists- Wesleyan 14 (Ashley Mastrangelo 5), Fitchburg State 8 (Cortney Kelly 3). Total fouls- Wesleyan 10, Fitchburg State 16. A-150