Wheaton Tip-Off Classic
at Norton, Mass.
Bates 55, Wheaton 41

Wheaton (1-1)   22   21   43
Bates (2-0)     32   23   55     

Bates (55): Dockery 0-0-0, McCrave 1-2-4, Lapointe 0-0-0, Taylor 1-2-5,
Williamson 0-1-1, Thurston 4-2-10, Dutille 5-1-11, King 8-3-19, Dulude
1-3-5, Totals 20-14-55.

Wheaton (43): Roberts 1-1-4, Cicirelli 1-3-5, Straub 1-0-3, Auerr 2-3-7,
Bullock 0-0-0, Gagnon 0-2-2, Reynolds 3-0-6, Dingwell 1-0-2, Campbell
0-0-0, Howard 3-3-9, Peet 2-1-5, Totals 14-13-43.

3-point FG: Bates 1 (Taylor), Wheaton 2 (Roberts, Cicirelli).
 

NORTON, Mass. - The Bates College women's basketball team (2-0) got off to a quick start against the host Wheaton College Lyons (1-1) before hanging on for a 55-43 victory.

The Bobcats opened up the game by outscoring Wheaton 19-4 over the first eight minutes. Bates went cold from the field after that, making just three field goals in the final 8:17 of the half, taking a 32-22 lead into the locker room.

Wheaton came out firing in the seocnd half, using a 12-5 run to cut the Bates lead to 37-34 with 10:18 left in the game. The Bobcats answered by scoring 10 of the next 12 points, forcing seven Lyon turnovers and regaining a double-figure lead which they held onto for the rest of the game, despite a meager 27.3 shooting performance from the field (20-73).

The Bobcats were led by tournament MVP Colleen McCrave (Walpole, Mass.), who averaged nine steals and eight assists per game, and All-Tournament selection Emily King (Lebanon, N.H.) who averaged 18.5 points per game. Junior Jolene Thurston (Post Mills, Vt.) led the Bobcats in rebounding, pulling down 7.5 rebounds per game.