2023-24 Westfield State Women's Basketball News
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Owls Athletics Inducts 33 Into Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society
May 03, 2024Chi Alpha Sigma recognizes undergraduate college student-athletes who participate in a sport at the varsity intercollegiate level, achieve junior academic standing or higher after their fifth full time semester, and earn a 3.4 or higher cumulative grade point average. -
Owls Hold SAAC Senior and Awards Ceremony
May 02, 2024Owls' athletics recognized its major award winners, including the Senior Scholar Athlete Awards, the Peter Mazza Athletic Award, the Senior Male and Female Athletes of the Year, and the John Kurty Award, the department's highest award for four-year contributions to athletics, and inducted 33 new members of Chi Alpha Sigma, the national honor society for college athletes.
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It's Time to Give A Hoot! Make Your Gift Today to Support Westfield State Athletics
March 27, 2024Make your gift TODAY to support Westfield State athletics!
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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.
