MILTON, Mass. — Sophomore forward Nasha Arnold (North Reading, Mass.) matched her career-high with 17 points to lead the Wheaton College (Mass.) women's basketball team, which pulled away in the second half to come away with a 75-67 victory over host Curry College this evening at Katz Gymnasium in Milton, Mass.

The Lyons improve to 4-5 on the season, while the Colonels fall to 4-4.

Wheaton outrebounded its host 48-29 and owned a 15-5 margin in second chance points to spell the difference in the game. The Lyons shot 43.9% (29-66) from the floor, while holding Curry to 39.0% (23-59). The Colonels were 12 of 15 from the free throw line for an 80% clip.

Arnold was 8-13 from the field and added six rebounds, two assists and a blocked shot, while senior Emma Kiernan (Wayland, Mass.) came off the bench to net a career-high 14 points for Wheaton and grab nine rebounds in addition to handing out a pair of assists. Junior guard Abby Fernandes (Assonet, Mass.) contributed with 12 points, eight boards, four assists, a block and a steal and first year guard Tatum Young (Forsyth, Ill.) dropped in a personal-best 10 points to go with two rebounds and a trio of assists.

Sophomore guard Lauren Dunn (Hanson, Mass.) led Curry with 15 points with nine coming in 10 attempts from the free throw line in addition to five rebounds, three assists and a steal. First year forward Kasey Reeves (Millbury, Mass.) scored 11 points, grabbed five boards, dished out two assists and came up with a steal. Junior guard Emerson Cherry (Sturbridge, Mass.) chipped in with 10 points, four assists, three rebounds, a steal and a pair of blocks.

The Lyons faced a 34-32 halftime deficit only to see the Colonels begin the third quarter with five straight points capped by a pair of Dunn free throws to give the home team a 39-32 lead with 56 seconds gone in the quarter. The five points were a continuation of Curry scoring the final four points of the opening half to give it nine unanswered points.

Wheaton regrouped and answered with an emphatic 11-0 run, fueled by four points each from Arnold and Kiernan to give the Lyons the lead for good at 43-39 with 5:46 to go in the period. Wheaton maintained its advantage for the remainder of the quarter and took a 55-50 cushion into the fourth quarter following a Fernandes jumper with four ticks left on the clock.

The Lyons began the final quarter by scoring nine of 11 points, including a three-point play that senior forward Maddie Mueller (Carver, Mass.) completed with a free throw to give Wheaton its largest lead of the night at 64-52 with 7:51 to go in the contest.

The Lyons maintained a 72-61 advantage after a Fernandes layup with 2:22 remaining in the game. The Colonels scored the next four points with a layup from sophomore forward Olivia Gourdine (Barnstable, Mass.) cutting the deficit to 71-65 with 54 ticks left in the game, but it was as close as Curry would get.

Wheaton opened the game with a 9-2 burst, including four points from Kiernan, to take a seven-point lead with 3:20 to go in the quarter. The Colonels responded in kind and then some with an 11-2 stretch, fueled by a pair of three-pointers from first year guard Lauren Morse (Holyoke, Mass.), to take a 13-11 margin with 52 seconds to go in the quarter. Arnold converted a layup to knot the game at 13-13 for the visitors before the end of the quarter.

Curry put together a 14-5 stretch, backed by five points each from Morse and Dunn, to give the Colonels their biggest lead at 27-18 with 5:27 showing on the second quarter clock. The Lyons answered with a 14-3 blitz, including five points from junior guard Riley Sprague (Jamestown, R.I.), to take a 32-30 lead with 65 seconds left before the intermission. Curry scored the final four points of the half, including a layup at the buzzer from first year guard Samantha Conti (Woodbury, Conn.) to give the Colonels a two-point halftime margin.

Wheaton returns to the court on Saturday, December 9 when it hosts Bridgewater State University at Emerson Gymnasium for a 3:00 p.m. tip-off, while Curry hosts Framingham State University on the same day at 1:00 p.m.