The victory was the third straight for Tufts, who improved to 11-8 overall. MIT lost its 11th in a row and dropped to 3-14. Tufts senior co-captain Allison Love (Duxbury, MA) scored a game-high 13 points to lead the Jumbos, making 6 of 9 shots. Junior tri-captain Karen Kinnaman (Woodstock, NY) and sophomore Cherelle Walls (Memphis, TN) both scored 10 points to pace the Engineers.
Tufts led by 23 points just 12 minutes into the game when sophomore guard Taryn Miller-Stevens (Avon, CT) scored on a lay-up for a 27-4 advantage. The Jumbos extended the margin to 28 points, 40-12, on a jumper by sophomore Laura Jasinski (Leverett, MA) at 1:43 of the first half. The Jumbo lead was 27 at the half, with Krah’s nine points and four by MIT’s Kinnaman and by sophomore Sharon Prange (Arlington, VA) leading their respective teams. The Jumbos shot 54.3 percent, hitting 19 of 35 attempts.
MIT, which shot 25 percent (6/24) and turned the ball over 15 times in the first 20 minutes, emerged from the break like a new team. The Engineers scored more points in the first eight minutes of the second half than they did in the entire first, cutting the Tufts lead to 51-32 on a jumper by Prange. Twice more the visitors the visitors got as close as 19 points, but Tufts cruised to the win on the legs of their first-half performance. The Engineers out-scored the Jumbos 32-27 in the second half.
Tufts was able to use its bench early and often. Freshman Jenna Gomez (Norfolk, MA) hit 5 of 6 shots to finish with a career-high 10 points. Jumbo junior guard Julia Verplank (Zeeland, MI) returned to the line-up after missing nine games with a knee injury and contributed nine points, three assists and three steals.
MIT posted a 20-11 advantage in rebounds for the second half. Kinnaman added six boards and three assists to her game. Prange finished with eight points and five rebounds.
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Newspaper Box Score MIT Engineers vs Tufts Jumbos 2/3/05 7:00 pm at Medford, MA At Medford, MA TUFTS JUMBOS 69, MIT ENGINEERS 47 MIT ENGINEERS (3-14) Karen Kinnaman 3-14 4-4 10; Cherelle Walls 4-8 2-2 10; Sharon Prange 4-7 0-0 8; Michal Ruchelsman 2-5 0-0 6; Christa Margossian 2-5 0-0 5; Kimberly Eri Soo Hoo 1-6 2-2 4; Stephanie Chiang 1-3 2-2 4; Jasmin Moghbeli 0-1 0-0 0; Joanna Natsios 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 17-50 10-10 47. TUFTS JUMBOS (11-8) Allison Love 6-9 0-0 13; Valerie Krah 5-9 0-0 11; Jenna Gomez 5-6 0-0 10; Julia Verplank 3-7 0-0 9; Erin Connolly 2-5 0-0 5; Jessica Powers 2-6 0-0 5; Taryn Miller-Stevens 2-2 0-0 4; Katherine Miller 2-4 0-0 4; Laura Jasinski 2-6 0-0 4; Khalilah Ummah 1-3 0-1 2; Libby Park 1-2 0-0 2; Ali Landes 0-1 0-0 0; Julie Mulinare 0-1 0-0 0; Marilyn Duffy-Cabana 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 31-63 0-1 69. MIT Engineers................. 15 32 - 47 Tufts Jumbos.................. 42 27 - 69 3-point goals-MIT Engineers 3-9 (Michal Ruchelsman 2-2; Christa Margossian 1-1; Kimberly Eri Soo Hoo 0-3; Stephanie Chiang 0-1; Karen Kinnaman 0-2), Tufts Jumbos 7-15 (Julia Verplank 3-3; Jessica Powers 1-4; Erin Connolly 1-3; Allison Love 1-2; Valerie Krah 1-2; Ali Landes 0-1). Fouled out--MIT Engineers-None, Tufts Jumbos-None. Rebounds-MIT Engineers 35 (Cherelle Walls 7), Tufts Jumbos 31 (Jessica Powers 5). Assists-MIT Engineers 11 (Kimberly Eri Soo Hoo 4), Tufts Jumbos 22 (Jessica Powers 5; Valerie Krah 5). Total fouls-MIT Engineers 6, Tufts Jumbos 10. A-100