Women's Basketball

NESCAC Women's Basketball Weekly Release - Feb.24, 2025

NESCAC Player of the Week
Amelia Hanscom – Colby – So. – Andover, Mass.
Hanscom’s play helped propel the Mules into the NESCAC Semifinals for the first time since 2017 in a 100-97 double-overtime victory over Middlebury in the quarterfinals. The Mules are the first team in NESCAC Tournament history to reach the century mark. The sophomore shot 4-for-6 in extra time and turned in her second double-double of the season with 20 points and 13 rebounds. Trailing by five with three minutes to go in the second overtime, Hanscom delivered three straight baskets, including the go-ahead with 26 seconds to play.

NESCAC Weekly Honor Roll
Amherst – Annie McCarthy (Medfield, Mass.) spearheaded a Mammoths' comeback in their 61-51 NESCAC Quarterfinal win over No. 5-seeded Bates, scoring 12 of her team-high and season-high 17 points and securing six of her team-high nine rebounds in the fourth quarter. The Mammoths outscored Bates 19-7 in the final 10 minutes, and McCarthy scored 12 of those points. The junior shot 5-for-7 from the floor and 3-for- 4 from beyond the arc.

Bates Elsa Daulerio (Harpswell, Maine) recorded her eighth double-double of the season on Saturday as she tallied 12 points and a season-high 16 rebounds against Amherst in the NESCAC Quarterfinals. The junior also dished out four assists, blocked three shots, and recorded a steal. 
 
Bowdoin – Senior Sydney Jones (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) had another sparkling performance as the Polar Bears cruised to a quarterfinal win over Williams on Saturday. Jones scored 11 of her 18 points in the opening quarter as Bowdoin sprinted to a double-digit lead and never looked back. She also finished with eight rebounds and six steals in the victory. 
 
Middlebury – Senior Kale Tornwini (Burlington, Vt.) tallied a career-high 29 points in NESCAC Quarterfinal action on Saturday. The Panther was 12-for-17 off the bench while pulling down seven boards. Tornwini helped set a conference record for most points scored in tournament action (197 – both teams).
 
Trinity – Sophomore Olivia Vick (Chicago, Ill.) was instrumental to the Bantams’ 72-64 double-overtime victory over Tufts in the NESCAC Quarterfinals. Vick netted a game-high 25 points, including a perfect 10-of-10 from the foul line, with two assists and a rebound. Trailing 57-54 with less than three seconds to play, Vick buried a contested 3-pointer from the top of the key to force the second overtime period and eventual win for Trinity.
 
Williams – Arianna Gerig (Westport, Conn.) scored a team-high 15 points during the NESCAC Quarterfinals at top-seeded and No. 3-ranked Bowdoin on Saturday. Gerig finished her career with the second-most points in program history (1,568).