SCORE: Wheaton 76 - Emerson 88

RECORDS: Wheaton (7-11, 2-7 NEWMAC) - Emerson (7-10, 5-5 NEWMAC)

LOCATION: Norton, Mass. (Emerson Gymnasium)

THE RUNDOWN:  

• Wheaton was led by sophomore Natalie Wind and first-year Mikayla Pucci, who both contributed 18 points on the night. Wind shot 3-3 from the line and grabbed one rebound and one assist while Pucci picked up nine rebounds and shot 6-7 from the line. 
• Emerson's Natalie Busch led all in scoring with 26 points. Busch shot 5-7 from three while grabbing four rebounds and four steals.  
• Emerson was able to jump ahead in the opening quarter, going ahead 27-16, after ten minutes. They continued strongly into the second quarter but Wheaton fought back, ending the half at 45-31.
• Wheaton entered the second half determined, outscoring their opponent 23-20 in the final quarter, but it wasn't enough to push past the Lions of Emerson, ending the game at 88-76.
• Wheaton converted 15 out of 17 free throw attempts for an average of 88.2%. 
• Wheaton grabbed 44 rebounds and had 18 assists compared to Emerson who grabbed 36 rebounds and 17 assists. 

THE BASICS:

• Field Goals: Wheaton 27-61 / Emerson 36-76
• 3-Point FG: Wheaton 7-19 / Emerson 10-25
• Free Throw: Wheaton 15-17 / Emerson 6-14
• Points off Turnovers: Wheaton 6 / Emerson 28
• Field Goal %: Wheaton / Emerson 47.4%
• 3-Point %: Wheaton / Emerson 40.0%
• Rebounds: Wheaton 44 / Emerson 36
• Assists: Wheaton 18 / Emerson 17

UP NEXT: Wheaton returns to the road on Saturday, Jan. 27 where they will take on Smith College at 2:00 p.m. VIDEO / LIVE STATS