WESTON, Mass. - In a competitive defensive battle Regis College was defeated, 61-54, by Emmanuel College Wednesday night in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women's basketball matchup at Higgins Court.

Pam Gonzalez (Revere, Mass.) was the Pride's leading scorer and rebounder, finishing with 23 points and 15 rebounds for the double-double while also managing four steals. Courtney Doherty (Willimantic, Conn.) was another major contributor with 11 points while Madi Zancan (Cumberland, R.I.) scored eight and Valerie Whalen (Stoughton, Mass.) grabbed eight rebounds.

After a low-scoring first half, Regis enjoyed its best performance in the third quarter, outscoring the visitors, 19-13, led by Gonzalez who scored 12 in the period on 4-for-7 shooting from the field including a three-pointer to give the Pride a four-point advantage heading into the fourth.

The Saints came alive in the fourth quarter putting up 28 points after scoring a total of 33 in the previous three quarters. Emmanuel hit a total of eight threes in the period led by Olivia Matela with 12 points and Tiffany Fischer with eight.

Four players finished with double-digit scoring performances led by Fischer who came off the bench to score 14 points and Matela who finished with 12. Desiree Robinson and Kiera Eubanks both finished with 11 points and double-doubles as Robinson grabbed 10 rebounds and Eubanks finished with a game-high 20 rebounds.

Regis College (3-9, 3-3 GNAC) finishes a three-game home stretch by hosting Dean on Saturday, January 14, beginning at 1:00 p.m. Emmanuel plays on the road at Colby-Sawyer the next day starting at 1:00 p.m.