Women’s Basketball Cruises Past Worcester State 80-52

Framingham, Mass. - The Framingham State University women's basketball team held the Lancers to just four points in the second quarter as the Rams erased a deficit and went on for an 80-52 victory over Worcester State in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action at Logan Gymnasium.   

THE BASICS: 

- Scores:  Framingham State 80, Worcester State 52 

- Records:  Framingham State (7-8, 3-1 MASCAC), Worcester State (5-10, 2-2 MASCAC) 

- Location:   Logan Gymnasium– Framingham, Mass.   

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

• The Rams were led by a double-double from Faith Greene. Greene tallied 19 points on 9-of-17 from the floor and added 15 rebounds, three assists and four steals. 

• Abigail Martin added 15 points and three rebounds, while Kiara Cerruti finished the game with 13 points and six rebounds. 

• Worcester State opened the game with a 7-0 run and led by as many as nine, including leading 15-6 with 4:39 on the clock. 

• The Rams used a 6-0 run capped by a Kelsey Yelle layup to close the gap to three, but the Lancers pushed the lead back to 22-15 after one. 

• The Rams held the Lancers to just four points in the second quarter as they erased the deficit and took a 36-26 lead at the half. Martin led the Rams with 13 points in the first half, including nine in the second quarter. 

• In the third quarter, Worcester closed the gap to eight on a pair of occasions before the Rams before the Rams used an 11-0 to open up a 51-32 lead. 

UP NEXT: 

The Rams are back in action Wednesday when they travel to MCLA at 5 p.m.