News Release

CHICOPEE, Mass. — Elms College senior forward Danielle Dugre (Holyoke, MA) recorded a game-high 18 points and eight rebounds, but Western New England College had 11 players reach the scoring column to pull away to a 71-43 win over the Blazers in Tuesday night’s non-conference women’s basketball game at the Maguire Center.

With the win, WNEC improved to 8-4 overall. Elms College, meanwhile, lost for just the second time in its last seven games to fall to 6-5 overall.

Junior guard Christine Aldrich (Montpelier, VT) netted a collegiate career-high 16 points for the Golden Bears, who limited the host Blazers to 24.1-percent shooting in the second half to pull away from a 37-26 lead at intermission.

Junior forward Sharon Simoncelli (Litchfield, CT) scored nine points, while senior center Lisa Masella (Newtown, CT) and sophomore Jennifer Dabrowski (Plainville, CT) added eight points apiece for the Golden Bears, who outscored the Blazers 28-12 in the paint.

Elms College returns to North Atlantic Conference (NAC) play with a weekend trip to Maine for games at Thomas College (Saturday, January 21) and Maine-Farmington (Sunday, January 22).

Newspaper Box Score
Western New England vs Elms College
01/17/06 6:00 p.m. at Chicopee, MA
At Chicopee, MA
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND 71, ELMS COLLEGE 43
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND (8-4)
Christine Aldrich 6-10 0-0 16; Sharon Simoncelli 2-2 5-6 9; Lisa Masella 4-8
0-0 8; Jennifer Dabrowski 4-11 0-0 8; Tiffany DeRosa 2-6 1-1 6; Kerri
Sullivan 3-5 0-0 6; Katie Arey 2-4 2-3 6; Vicky Taylor 3-7 0-0 6; Jenna
Cullen 0-5 2-2 2; Krystal James 1-3 0-0 2; Brittnay Larrabee 1-1 0-0 2;
Catherine Thurston 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-63 10-12 71.
ELMS COLLEGE (6-5)
Danielle Dugre 8-15 2-2 18; Michelle Fernandes 2-8 2-2 8; Paige Schneider
2-6 1-2 5; Raemarie Josefiak 2-7 0-0 5; Martha Arment 1-7 1-2 3; Karen
Prattico 1-5 0-0 2; Shauna Sullivan 1-7 0-0 2; Taina Nazario 0-2 0-0 0;
Casey Lipetri 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 17-59 6-8 43.
Western New England...........   37   34  -   71
Elms College..................   26   17  -   43
3-point goals-Western New England 5-12 (Christine Aldrich 4-5; Tiffany
DeRosa 1-3; Jenna Cullen 0-3; Krystal James 0-1), Elms College 3-12
(Michelle Fernandes 2-5; Raemarie Josefiak 1-2; Martha Arment 0-1; Karen
Prattico 0-1; Shauna Sullivan 0-2; Paige Schneider 0-1). Fouled out--Western
New England-None, Elms College-None. Rebounds-Western New England 43 (Katie
Arey 6; Lisa Masella 6), Elms College 36 (Danielle Dugre 8). Assists-Western
New England 19 (Jennifer Dabrowski 5), Elms College 13 (Martha Arment 3).
Total fouls-Western New England 12, Elms College 16. A-153
Christine Aldrich scores a collegiate career-high 16 points for WNEC.