BEVERLY, Mass. – The Endicott women's basketball team fell to undefeated No. 22 nationally ranked Roger Williams, 57-56, on Wednesday evening in a tightly contested conference matchup on Wednesday evening at MacDonald Gymnasium.
Sarah Dempsey (Windham, N.H.) led all scorers on the night with a career-high 28 points and 10 rebounds for her eighth consecutive double-double of the season.
Taylor Bogdanski (Saugus, Mass.) also broke double-digit points (11) in the scoring column, while Libby Fleming (Bangor, Maine) contributed 9-6 (PTS/RBS), respectively.
The Gulls led for the majority of the game (27:36), but Roger Williams outscored Endicott, 11-4, in the fourth quarter to steal the victory.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Despite the loss, Endicott still leads the all-time series against Roger Williams, 22-19.
- The largest lead of the night was 11 points (Endicott, 44-33, Q3 l 06:48).
- Conversely, Roger Williams' largest lead of the matchup was only three points (twice in the 4th, 9:27 of the 1st).
- Dempsey notched the 10th double-double of her collegiate career.
- The Hawks (14-0, program record) have not lost a game since February 27, 2020 (CCC Semifinals loss to Endicott, 60-54).
WHAT'S NEXT
Endicott (8-7, 5-3 CCC) hosts Gordon (4-8, 2-4 CCC) on Saturday, January 22 at 1 PM.
Roger Williams (14-0, 9-0 CCC) hosts Wentworth (2-10, 0-6 CCC) on Saturday, January 22 at 1 PM.
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(Photo Credit - David Le '10)
