NORTON, Mass. - Wheaton College head women's basketball coach Melissa Hodgdon picked up her 200th career win on Saturday afternoon as the Lyons defeated Mount Holyoke 73-22 in Emerson Gymnasium in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) contest. 

The win improves Wheaton to 12-6 on the year and 5-4 in conference action. Hodgdon's 200 career wins comes after posting a 176-146 record in 12 seasons at Wheaton and a 12-34 mark in two-seasons at Wentworth. While at Wentworth, Hodgdon took over a program looking to rebound, posting a 1-21 record her first season, before improving to an 11-13 team in her second year. 

Mount Holyoke falls to 0-17 overall and 0-9 in the NEWMAC. 

Kiley Shoemaker led all players with 17 points on an 8-11 night from the floor, while also pulling down a game-high 12 rebounds. Oppie Morris also finished with a double-double, netting 13 points and pulling down 11 boards. Rebecca Arnone ended the contest with 13 points after shooting 5-10 from the floor. 

Leah Hodges led the visiting Lyons with eight points, while teammate Genelle Green knocked down eight. Xajaah Williams-Flores finished with a team-high six rebounds. 

Emily Cuthbertson handed the early lead to Wheaton with a three-pointer that sparked an opening 7-0 run. Wheaton continued to push the pace in the opening quarter, capturing a 21-7 advantage. After two and a half scoreless minutes at the start of the second quarter, Hodges drained a jumper to cut the Mount Holyoke deficit to 12. That would be as close at the visiting Lyons would get in the first half with Wheaton taking a 38-13 lead into the intermission. 

Green scored the first basket of the third quarter, making it a 38-15 contest with 9:04 to play, but Wheaton quickly took over. The Blue and White ended the third quarter on a 16-3 run. Wheaton allowed Mount Holyoke just three points in the final quarter of action, en route to the 73-22 victory. 

Wheaton returns to the court on Jan. 27 for a NEWMAC contest at Clark. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. 

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