With the win, Mount Holyoke recorded its third straight victory to improve to 3-1 overall. Elms College lost its third straight game to fall to 1-3 overall.
The Lyons scored the game’s first 11 points in the opening 3:35 and held the Blazers scoreless until a pair of free throws by freshman forward Paige Schneider (Windsor, CT) 5:57 into the first half.
Sophomore forward Marisa Barone (Ludlow, MA) finished with 11 points and nine rebounds and senior forward Jeanne Powers (Danvers, MA) added eight points and 11 rebounds for Mount Holyoke, which had nine players reach the scoring column in the victory.
Freshman Melissa Prattico (Holyoke, MA) and junior forward Martha Arment (Lee, MA) finished with seven points apiece for the Blazers, who were limited to 25.0-percent shooting from the field.
Elms College opens up its North Atlantic Conference (NAC) schedule at Becker College on Saturday, December 3. Game time is 1:00 p.m.
Newspaper Box Score Mount Holyoke College vs Elms College 11/29/05 6:00 p.m. at Chicopee, MA At Chicopee, MA MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE 65, ELMS COLLEGE 36 MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE (3-1) Jonee Billy 6-12 1-1 13; Marisa Barone 5-12 1-2 11; Katie Austen 1-5 7-8 9; Jeanne Powers 3-6 1-3 8; Angela Astuccio 3-5 0-2 7; Joeanna Silvey 3-7 1-3 7; Christine Godin 3-8 0-3 6; Livia da Silva 1-3 0-0 2; Bethany Paterson 1-4 0-0 2; Brittany Bannish 0-3 0-0 0; Elizabeth Colby 0-4 0-0 0; Martha Elson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-70 11-22 65. ELMS COLLEGE (1-3) Karen Prattico 2-5 4-6 8; Martha Arment 3-6 1-2 7; Melissa Prattico 2-5 2-2 7; Shauna Sullivan 3-11 0-0 6; Paige Schneider 1-3 2-2 4; Michelle Fernandes 1-5 0-0 3; Danielle Dugre 0-7 1-2 1; Raemarie Josefiak 0-6 0-0 0. Totals 12-48 10-14 36. Mount Holyoke College......... 32 33 - 65 Elms College.................. 14 22 - 36 3-point goals-Mount Holyoke College 2-9 (Jeanne Powers 1-4; Angela Astuccio 1-1; Brittany Bannish 0-1; Elizabeth Colby 0-1; Martha Elson 0-1; Marisa Barone 0-1), Elms College 2-17 (Michelle Fernandes 1-4; Melissa Prattico 1-4; Shauna Sullivan 0-3; Paige Schneider 0-1; Raemarie Josefiak 0-3; Martha Arment 0-1; Karen Prattico 0-1). Fouled out--Mount Holyoke College-None, Elms College-None. Rebounds-Mount Holyoke College 45 (Jeanne Powers 11), Elms College 29 (Martha Arment 6). Assists-Mount Holyoke College 9 (Bethany Paterson 2; Angela Astuccio 2), Elms College 9 (Karen Prattico 3; Raemarie Josefiak 3). Total fouls-Mount Holyoke College 15, Elms College 16. A-134 Mount Holyoke wins third straight game overall. Elms College loses third straight game overall.