Box Score WESTON, Mass. – With eight seconds remaining in regulation, senior Rachel McCarron (Groton, Mass.) sunk a 3-pointer to send the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth into overtime at Regis (Mass.), and the Corsairs overwhelmed the Pride 14-5 in extra minutes to pull out an 86-77 win at Higgins Court on Tuesday.
The Basics
Score: UMass Dartmouth 86, Regis (Mass.) 77 (OT)
Records: UMass Dartmouth (17-3) | Regis (13-6)
How it Happened
Using 8-of-16 shooting in the opening quarter, the Pride opened up a lead that it would hold for the entirety of the first half. Less than two minutes in, a 3-pointer by Sam D'Angleo (Woburn, Mass.) extended the hosts' lead to 7-0. UMass Dartmouth pulled within a point three separate times in the first, but Regis held one step ahead.
Amanda Hawkesworth (Abington, Mass.) gave the hosts a 27-18 advantage in the second quarter with a 3-pointer before the visitors clawed back. Beginning at 3:31, UMass Dartmouth kicked off a 12-0 stretch with an Alicia Kutil (Franklin, Mass.) lay-up, and junior Leah Douty (Framingham, Mass.) evened the score at 34. In the final seconds of the half, Regis' Brittany Stone (West Bridgewater, Mass.) converted a traditional three-point play to bump the Pride in front 37-34 at half.
UMass Dartmouth overtook the Pride for the first time midway through the third quarter when Douty notched a long-range basket, and the Corsairs eventually pounded out an 11-point lead at 6:17 in the fourth quarter. Moments later, Regis regained momentum with an 8-0 run with Hawkeworth pulling her team even at 65 at 2:51. Down three with a minute remaining, Douty buried a pair of free throws, and after D'Angelo responded with a set of her own, McCarron would net the hoop on the trip back down. As time expired, Kutil denied a Stone lay-up to force overtime.
Kutil secured the first five points of the overtime period, and the Corsairs used free-throws to undo Regis in the extra period. In the final minute and a half, senior Adi Alicea-Cordero (Dorchester, Mass.) registered all six of her points including four foul shots to stretch UMass Dartmouth's final lead to nine.
Inside the Numbers
- Kutil churned out game-highs with 25 points and 16 rebounds, going 10-of-19 from the field and 5-of-6 from the charity stripe with three blocks en route to her fifth double-double of the season.
- McCarron closed her night with 16 points and seven boards, while sophomore Nakira Examond (New Bedford, Mass.) added 15 points with eight rebounds.
- The backcourt duo of Chelsea Houlihan (Wolcott, Conn.) and Douty combined for 17 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists, including eight from the hands of Houlihan.
- After shooting just 21 percent (4-of-19) from the field in the first quarter, UMass Dartmouth outdid Regis in the next three stanzas, finishing with a 43 percent (32-74) mark on the game.
- UMass Dartmouth tied its season-high with 20 made free throws, and regained its paint prominence by outscoring Regis 52-26 down low and outrebounding the hosts 55-39.
- Hawkesworth led the Pride with 22 points, including 4-of-5 from beyond the arc, while Stone chipped in 15 points.
- The Corsairs have now won six-straight, and snap the Pride's nine-game win streak dating back to Jan. 7.
Up Next
UMass Dartmouth returns to Little East Conference competition on Saturday, traveling to Western Connecticut for a 1 p.m. tip.
