Smith College defeated Trinity for the first time in 10 years.
Sophomore guard Jen Ashton made it four straight games in double figures by registering 10 of her game-high 15 points in the second half, leading Westfield State to a 62-57 victory over Salve Regina in women’s basketball Saturday at Newport, R.I.
Ashton has averaged 14 points over the last four contests, including 16 points against Eastern Connecticut Tuesday.
High School of Commerce graduate Gabby Felix, also a sophomore, hauled down a game-high 12 rebounds, went six for six from the foul line and finished with 12 points for Westfield.
Sophomore forward Brianna Del Valle of Belchertown had eight points and eight rebounds for Salve Regina (1-6)
Ole Miss 71, UMass 59: The Minutewomen led 30-21 at the half and by as many as 15 points, but the Rebels (5-2) staged a 50-point second half to prevent an upset at Oxford, Miss.
Jasmine Watson led UMass (2-8) with 19 points.
Neither team could hit on 3-pointers, going a combined 4 for 31. UMass was 3 for 15, Ole Miss 1-16.
Smith 68, Trinity 47: It looks like another great season for the Lynn Hersey’s Pioneers, (7-1) as they won their fifth straight game, defeating the Bantams for the first time in 10 years.
Smith, which won 23 games last season and finished as the NEWMAC runner-up and ECAC champion, was led by sophomore guard Paulina Solis, who scored 17 points and added six rebounds and six steals.
Co-captain Devon Quattrocchi and Rosa Drummond each contributed 12 points.
Trinity (5-3) is coached by former Western New England coach and UConn player Wendy Davis.
AIC 65, Saint Rose 40: Sophomore guard Alyssa Roach scored a game-high 15 points and pulled down seven rebounds, and freshman guard Ebony Easter contributed 11 points and eight rebounds as the Yellow Jackets (5-4) evened their Northeast-10 record at 3-3.
AIC freshman guard Briana Bishop of Suffield, Conn., came off the bench to score nine points and dish out three assists.
The Yellow Jackets had a commanding 52-30 advantage on the boards.
Sophomore center Mariah Lesure of Amherst led Saint Rose (2-6, 0-6) with 11 points.
Western New England 76, Mount Ida 47: Emily Savino led five players in double figures with 16 points for the host Golden Bears (5-3).
Elena Radzikowski scored 13 points in only 18 minutes for WNE, which out-rebounded Mount Ida (4-5) 46-26.
Regis 66, Elms 58: Sophomore forward Denisha Parks scored nearly half of Elms’ points with 28 and added 11 rebounds, but the Blazers (2-5, 1-1) fell in a New England Collegiate Conference game to Regis (3-2, 2-0) at Picknelly Arena in Chicopee.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Westfield State 62, Western New England 52: Lee Vazquez scored a game-high 23 points to help Westfield improve to 7-1 with a non-conference win at WNE.
Sophomore Grant Cooper of Northampton pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds and contributed 11 points for the Owls.
Musa Elsir led the Golden Bears (2-6) with 16 points.
Saint Rose 67, AIC 62: The Golden Knights (6-2, 4-2) scored nine of the last 12 points to hand the Yellow Jackets (4-4, 2-4) a tough NE-10 loss at Butova Gymnasium.
AIC was up 56-49 with 4:10 remaining in the game, but gave it all up in a span of 1:17 as Saint Rose scored seven consecutive points.
Elms 78, Regis 59: The Blazers (3-6, 2-0) used a strong performance from its bench (42-21) to coast to a NECC home win over Regis (0-8, 0-2).
Regis’ Jordan Monts, of Springfield, recorded 13 points to lead all scorers.
MEN’S HOCKEY
Mercyhurst 7, AIC 2: Ben Meisner became the all-time saves leader for AIC, but Mercyhurst avenged Friday’s 7-3 defeat to the visiting Yellow Jackets.
AIC (4-8-3, 1-6-3) is off until Dec. 29 at the annual UConn tournament, where it meets the Huskies in the first round.