WESTON, Mass. – Freshman Brittany Stone (W. Bridgewater, Mass.) recorded a game-high 19 points and 17 rebounds as the Regis College women's basketball team defeated Wheelock College 64-53 on Thursday evening in New England Collegiate Conference action. With the victory the Pride improves to 19-5, 17-0 NECC and the loss drops the Wildcats to 11-13, 9-8 NECC.

Amanda Hawkesworth had a big game dominating in the paint for 14 points and snagged down 10 rebounds. Janaya Bradley (New Haven, Conn.) chipped in with nine points and needs only three more to become the 15th member of the prestigious 1,000 point club. Freshman Shannon Hayes (Billerica, Mass.) had a solid line posting six points, five rebounds and one assist off the bench.

Sophomore forward Michelle Woods (Wilmington, Mass.) paced the Wildcats with 17 points. Also chipping in was classmate Jaime Grzych (Columbia, Conn.), who added 10 points and 5 boards. Rookie Simone Ngongi (New Haven, Conn.) was able to gobble up 11 rebounds, while adding a trio of blocks and 2 points.

Regis jumped out to an early 15-7 lead and led by as many as 11 in the first half, but a combined eight points from Kelsey Becker(Hanover, Mass.) and Emma Siver (Colchester, Conn.) helped chip the score to 33-27 heading into halftime.

Wheelock played well at the start of the half, eventually coming within two points at the 16:10 mark, but they would never come closer than that. Over the next eight minutes, the Pride would use a 15-4 run to propel them to a comfortable cushion they would maintain for the remainder of play.

Wheelock returns to action Saturday, February 21, when they travel to Newbury College to wrap up the regular season with a 2:00 p.m. contest. Regis plays Saturday as well, hosting Southern Vermont at 1:00 p.m.

Release courtesy of Wheelock College Sports Information