2016-17 Basketball News
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2016-17 Basketball Year In Review
May 19, 2017Under the direction of 13th-year head coach Michelle Scecina, the Mount Holyoke basketball team posted a record of 2-24 and 0-16 in NEWMAC play during the 2016-17 season. -
Two Named to NEWMAC Winter All-Sportsmanship Teams
March 02, 2017The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) has announced its year-end honors and two Mount Holyoke College student-athletes were named to the conference's Winter All-Sportsmanship Team.
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Lyons Fall In Regular Season Finale
February 18, 2017Coast Guard Academy knocked down 11 three-pointers to lift the Bears to an 87-41 victory over the Mount Holyoke College basketball team in the regular season finale on Saturday.
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MHC Falls to Smith College At Home
February 15, 2017Sophomore forward Kennedy Guest-Pritchett and classmate Lauren Bondi both scored 18 points to lead Smith College to an 88-27 victory over the Mount Holyoke College basketball team on Wednesday night in New England Men’s and Women’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) on Wednesday night.
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Williams-Flores Named Defensive Athlete of the Week by the NEWMAC
February 13, 2017The NEWMAC has named Xajaah Williams-Flores its Defensive Athlete of the Week for women's basketball.
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MHC Drops Conference Road Loss To MIT
February 11, 2017A strong first half helped propel the MIT women's basketball team to a 68-30 victory over Mount Holyoke College on Saturday afternoon in New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) action.
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Lyons Basketball Falls in Non-conference Action
February 08, 2017Norwich University used 21 points and 16 rebounds from senior forward Heather LeBlanc to defeat Mount Holyoke College, 69-40 in non-conference basketball action on Wednesday.
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MHC Falls Short In Comeback Over Emerson
February 04, 2017Emerson College used a strong first quarter, and a career high 29 points from sophomore guard Charlie Boyle, to boost the Lions past Mount Holyoke College, 75-62 in New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) basketball action on Saturday afternoon.
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Basketball Tripped Up at WPI in NEWMAC Road Contest
February 01, 2017Leah Hodges posted a game-high 12 points for Mount Holyoke, but the Lyons shouldered a tough road loss in NEWMAC action to WPI on Wednesday evening.
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Basketball Drops NEWMAC Game To Wheaton
January 28, 2017Despite an early deficit, Wheaton College used 17 points from first year guard Natalie Wind to upended Mount Holyoke College, 70-34 in New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women’s basketball action on Saturday.
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Basketball Suffers Tough NEWMAC Loss at Springfield
January 25, 2017Four players reached double-figures in leading Springfield College past Mount Holyoke College, 92-30 in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women's basketball action on Wednesday evening.
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Basketball Falls To Babson At Home
January 21, 2017Led by double-figure efforts from four different players, Babson College defeated Mount Holyoke College, 108-32 in New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) action on Saturday.
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Basketball Falls In Non-Conference Road Action
January 16, 2017Senior DeAsia ‘Ace’ Lawrence and sophomore Kailyn Aguiar scored 13 and 12 points respectively, helping lead Plymouth State University past Mount Holyoke College, 63-44, in women’s college basketball action at Foley Gymnasium on Monday night.
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Basketball Falls To Wheaton On The Road Despite Fast Start
January 14, 2017In the first battle of the "Lyons" this season, the Wheaton College Lyons came out victorious, defeating the Mount Holyoke Lyons 62-39 in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) contest in Emerson Gymnasium Saturday afternoon.
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Basketball Falls To WPI 74-42 At Home
January 12, 2017Junior guard Ama Biney led Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) with 16 points, five steals, and three assists to defeat the Mount Holyoke College basketball team, 74-42 in New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) action on Thursday night.
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Lyons Fall To NEWMAC Rival
January 10, 2017Senior Ailis Hanley (Cranston, R.I.) scored 12 points and first year Caitlin Aguirre (El Paso, Texas) added 11 more, as Wellesley College basketball picked up a 59-33 New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference victory over Mount Holyoke College on Tuesday evening at Gracia Mangano Martore '73 Court.
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Lyons Shoulder Road Loss To Babson
January 07, 2017Senior Taylor Russell (Braintree, Mass.) scored 23 points and sophomore Bianca Tomassini (North Branford, Conn.) added a career-best 21 points off the bench as Babson College defeated visiting Mount Holyoke College, 99-30, in New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women’s basketball action on Saturday afternoon at Staake Gymnasium.
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Lyons Open 2017 With Tough Loss To Smith
January 04, 2017The Smith College basketball team posted a 95-30 victory over Mount Holyoke College in New England Women's and Men's Athletic (NEWMAC) action Wednesday evening at Ainsworth Gymnasium.
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Basketball Shoulders Loss to USJ to Close Out 2016
December 10, 2016Senior captain Xajaah Williams-Flores posted a career-high 17 rebounds as the Mount Holyoke College basketball team wrapped up action for 2016 at the University of Saint Joseph on Saturday.
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Lyons Fall To Springfield In NEWMAC Action
December 07, 2016Four Springfield College players scored in double figures to lift the Pride past Mount Holyoke College, 97-31 in New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) basketball action on Wednesday.
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Lyons Game Day Central: Basketball vs. Springfield on Wednesday
December 05, 2016Mount Holyoke welcomes Springfield College on Wednesday for the 36th time in program history, dating back to the 1998-99 season that saw the Pride take a 56-47 victory.
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Basketball Falls to MIT in NEWMAC Home Opener
December 03, 2016MIT got points from every player in the lineup, including a game-best 12 from sophomore Taylor V’Dovec, to lead the Engineers past Mount Holyoke College, 65-21, in New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) action Saturday afternoon.
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Lyons Drop Conference Opener To Clark
November 30, 2016Clark University bested the Mount Holyoke College basketball team, 99-40 in the New England Men’s and Women’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) opener on Tuesday night.
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Basketball Drops Non-Conference Game to Elms College
November 22, 2016A strong second quarter lifted Elms College to a 64-48 victory over Mount Holyoke College basketball team in non-conference action on Tuesday.
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Lyons Shoulder Loss In ACPHS Championship Game
November 20, 2016Sophomore forward Shaquana Owens of Villa Maria scored 31 points to lift the Vikings past Mount Holyoke College, 80-52 in the championship game of the ACPHS Tip-Off Tournament Sunday afternoon. Villa Maria improves to 3-4 on the year, while the Lyons are now 2-2.
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Basketball Powers Past ACPHS; Advances to Tip-Off Championship
November 19, 2016A huge fourth quarter effort lifted the Mount Holyoke College basketball team past the host Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in the opening game of the ACPHS Tip-Off Tournament on Saturday.
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Basketball Defeats Green Mountain, 47-38, in Home Opener
November 17, 2016Powered by a double-digit effort from senior captain and forward Xajaah Williams-Flores and junior guard Genesis DiCarlo, the Mount Holyoke College basketball team posted a 47-38 victory over Green Mountain College in non-conference action on Thursday.
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Basketball Shoulders Season-Opening Loss at Worcester State
November 15, 2016The Lyons basketball team shouldered a tough loss in their season-opener at Worcester State on Tuesday.
