2023-24 Westfield State Women's Basketball News
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Five Owls Named to MASCAC Winter Sportsmanship Team
March 20, 2024The MASCAC Sportsmanship Team is intended to recognize one student-athlete from each team, in every sport that best demonstrates the values of the MASCAC and its Sportsmanship Statement, regardless of their overall performance or statistics for the season.
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Westfield State Athletics Hold Top Spot in 2023-24 Smith Cup Standings
March 06, 2024At the conclusion of the winter sports season, Westfield State University Athletics continues to hold the top spot in the 2023-24 Howard C. Smith Cup standings as the best athletic program in the MASCAC.
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Williams Named MASCAC Defensive Player of the Year; Joins Hadla, Grant on First Team
February 28, 2024Westfield State University placed three players on the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference’s women’s basketball all-conference first team, highlighted by Defensive Player of the Year Octaviana Williams (Springfield, Mass./Minnechaug).
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Comeback Try Falls Short, Owls Fall to Bridgewater, 105-94 in Semifinals
February 22, 2024Westfield State mounted a furious second quarter comeback, but couldn’t get over the hump of a 25-point halftime deficit, as the third-seeded owls fell to #2 Bridgewater State, 105-94, in the semifinals of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference women’s basketball tournament semifinals at the Tinsley Center on Thursday evening.
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Pond Sets Single-Game Three Point Record, Owls Advance Past Fitchburg, 108-54
February 20, 2024Westfield State junior Maddie Pond scored a career-high 39 points and set the school record with 11 made three-point field goals in a single game to lead the third-seeded Westfield State Owls to a 108-54 victory over the sixth-seeded Fitchburg State Falcons in a MASCAC Quarterfinals game on Tuesday evening from the Woodward Center in Westfield, Mass.
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Westfield Holds Top Pair in Grant and Hadla
February 19, 2024Just 14 days separated the duo hitting the 1000-point plateau.
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Owls Close Regular Season With Big Win; Host Playoff Tuesday Night
February 17, 2024WESTFIELD, Mass. – Octaviana Williams (Springfield, Mass.) and Hannah Sheldon (Taunton, Mass.) combined for 30 points to lead Westfield State the 95-67 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) victory over Salem State this Saturday afternoon at Twohig Gymnasium in Salem, Mass.
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Owls Close Regular Season With Big Win; Host Playoff Tuesday Night
February 17, 2024WESTFIELD, Mass. – Octaviana Williams (Springfield, Mass.) and Hannah Sheldon (Taunton, Mass.) combined for 30 points to lead Westfield State the 95-67 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) victory over Salem State this Saturday afternoon at Twohig Gymnasium in Salem, Mass.
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Pond, Berthiaume Fuel Owls to 71-61 Comeback Win over Bridgewater
February 14, 2024Ten fourth quarter points from Maddie Pond (Holyoke, Mass.) helped lead the Westfield State Owls to a 71-61 comeback win over the Bridgewater State Bears on Senior Night on Wednesday evening at the Woodward Center in Westfield, Mass.
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Jordan Grant Tops 1,000 Points as Owls Win Big
February 07, 2024Westfield State senior forward Jordan Grant (Gray, Maine/Gray-New Gloucester HS) became the 20th woman in Westfield State basketball history to score 1,000 points, as she led the Owls to an 83-55 win over Fitchburg State in a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference game at the Parkinson Gymnasium in Fitchburg on Wednesday night.
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Grant Scores 23, Owls Soar Past Worcester 99-76
February 03, 2024Jordan Grant scored 23 points as the Westfield State Owls took down the Worcester State Lancers 99-76 in a MASCAC matchup on Saturday afternoon from the Woodward Center in Westfield, Mass.
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Conference Collision Course: Owls' Basketball Faces Worcester State Saturday
February 02, 2024A share of first place in the conference standings is on the line on Saturday, when the Owls’ men’s basketball team hosts league-leading Worcester State at 2:00 p.m. at the Woodward Center.
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Over 200 Owls’ Student-Athletes Named to MASCAC Fall/Winter 2023 All-Academic Team
February 01, 2024Westfield State Athletics placed over 200 student-athletes on the MASCAC Fall/Winter All-Academic team for the 2023 fall semester.
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Sheldon, Grant Each Score 17 as Owls Glide Past MCLA, 88-42
January 31, 2024Hannah Sheldon and Jordan Grant each scored 17 points as Westfield State defeated MCLA 88-42 in a MASCAC game from North Adams, Mass. on Wednesday evening.
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Framingham Tops Owls, 83-79
January 27, 2024With the loss the Owls move to 11-9 (4-3 MASCAC). With the win the Rams move to 17-2 (6-1 MASCAC).
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MASCAC Playoff Races Heat Up With Home Tripleheader on Saturday
January 26, 2024The Owls' men's and women's basketball teams, and the hockey team will all be in action in Westfield.
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Hadla Surpasses 1,000-Career Points, Owls Cruise Past Vikings 82-64
January 24, 2024Westfield native Olivia Hadla became the 19th Owls player in program history to score 1,000-career points as Westfield State defeated Salem State 82-64 on Wednesday evening.
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Owls Comeback Effort Falls Short at Bridgewater, 85-79
January 20, 2024The Westfield State women’s basketball team dropped a MASCAC contest against Bridgewater State 85-79 on the road Saturday afternoon.
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Hadla Named MASCAC Player of the Week
January 16, 2024Westfield State senior guard Olivia Hadla was named the MASCAC Player of the Week after her performance in a 2-0 week for the Owls.
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Owls Fly Past Falcons, 102-51
January 13, 2024Olivia Hadla led all scorers with 20 points and Jordan Grant notched a double-double to lift Westfield to a 102-51 victory over Fitchburg State on Saturday afternoon.
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Hadla Receives NEWBA Weekly Honors
January 10, 2024Westfield State senior guard Olivia Hadla was named to the NEWBA All-Region team of the week, placing on the second team for her performance this past week.
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Hadla’s Game-High 21 Powers Owls Past Lancers, 78-64
January 10, 2024Olivia Hadla scored a game-high 21 points and Maddie Pond added 12 second-half points as Westfield State defeated Worcester State 78-64 in a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference game from Worcester, Mass. on Wednesday night.
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Owls Blaze Past MCLA, 95-32
January 06, 2024Westfield State senior guard Olivia Hadla (Westfield, Mass.) scored 24 points and grabbed nine steals to power the Owls to a 95-32 win over Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in a MASCAC women’s basketball game at the Woodward Center on Saturday afternoon.
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Jordan Grant Named To NEWBA Team of the Week
January 04, 2024Grant was a first team pick, highlighted for her efforts in the Puerto Rico Clasico on Dec. 29 and 30, where she led the Owls to a pair of wins over McMurry (Tex.) and Rochester (N.Y.).
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Cold Shooting Dooms Owls in 74-52 Loss At Framingham
January 03, 2024Flannery O’Connor scored 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds 74-52 to lead the Framingham State women’s basketball team to a 74-52 win over Westfield State in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference opener for both teams at the Athletics and Recreation Center in Framingham on Wednesday night.
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Grant Named MASCAC Player of the Week
January 02, 2024Westfield State senior forward Jordan Grant earned conference honors as the MASCAC Player of the Week after the Owls went 2-0 in the Puerto Rico Clasico this past week.
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Owls Survive Inquiry, Top Rochester 84-83 in Puerto Rico
December 30, 2023Jordan Grant completed an old-fashioned three-point play with 5.5 seconds left in the game, and Westfield State survived TWO late chances from Rochester after officials put time back on the clock and gave the Yellowjackets a second chance for a buzzer-beater in the Puerto Rico Clasico in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico on Saturday morning.
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McMurry, Howareyanow: Owls top War Hawks, 84-76 in Puerto Rico
December 29, 2023Olivia Hadla scored 23 points and Jordan Grant added 22 for Westfield State women’s basketball, as the Owls rallied past McMurry (Tex.) University, 84-76 in the first game of the Puerto Rico Clasico in Guaynabo, P.R. on Friday afternoon.
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Owls Women's Basketball Set to Storm Beach at Puerto Rico Clasico
December 15, 2023The Owls will tip off against McMurry University on Friday, December 29 at 10:00 a.m. (eastern). The Owls will tip off against the University of Rochester (NY) on Saturday, December 30 at 9:00 a.m.
