2019-20 Westfield State Women's Basketball News
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MASCAC Announces Cancellation of Winter Sports Seasons
November 13, 2020"The MASCAC Presidents have been continuously observing the pandemic and guidelines from local, state, federal and NCAA officials which has led us to the decision to cancel winter sports competition during the spring semester," said Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts President James Birge, Chair of the MASCAC Council of Presidents in the statement. -
Westfield State Athletics Announces Class of 2024
May 19, 2020We are pleased and proud to announce our recruited incoming student athletes who have committed to the Owls.
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Five Owls Land on All-Sportsmanship Team
March 24, 2020WESTFIELD, MA – The Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletics Conference recognized five Westfield State University student-athletes for their outstanding sportsmanship and were selected to the Winter Sportsmanship Team for men and women’s basketball, men’s ice hockey, and men and women’s indoor track and field.
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NEWBA Honors for Moussette, Gray
March 19, 2020Westfield, Mass. -- The postseason honors continued for the Westfield State women's basketball team with the announcement of the New England Women's Basketball Association (NEWBA) All-Region Team and Senior All- Star classic lineup.
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Gray, Moussette Named First-Team All-Conference
March 04, 2020Westfield State senior point guard Chelsea Moussette (Southampton, Mass) and junior forward Melissa Gray (Peabody, Mass) were both awarded Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference All-Conference first team honors, which was voted on by the seven coaches around the conference.
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Women's Basketball Falls In Conference Semifinals, 90-75 to Worcester
February 27, 2020WESTFIELD, Mass. – Worcester State senior Mya Mosely scored 36 points and classmate Catherine Sweeney added 17 rebounds as the #3-seeded Lancers tipped #2 Westfield State, 90-75 in a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference women’s basketball semifinal game at Woodward Center on Thursday night.
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Basketball Playoffs Set to Begin Thursday at Woodward Center
February 26, 2020March Madness begins a week early as Westfield State women’s and men’s basketball host a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference tournament doubleheader, with a pair of semifinal-round games at the Woodward Center on Thursday evening.
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Women's Basketball Celebrates Senior Night with 103-59 Win
February 22, 2020WESTFIELD, Mass. - Westfield State senior Chelsea Moussette soared as she led the Owls (13-12, 10-2) with 21 points to notch their 103-59 win against MCLA (2-20, 0-11) on Saturday afternoon.
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Owls Tax Vikings, 100-72
February 19, 2020WESTFIELD, Mass. – Four players scored in double figures for Westfield State as the Owls sailed past Salem State, 100-72, in a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference game at the Tim Shea Court in Salem, Mass. on Wednesday night.
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All Grit for Senior Class
February 18, 2020While Westfield State graduated 3,200 points from last year’s roster, this 2020 version of the Owls has carried on the tradition of the System – ranking second in the nation in points scored, leading the nation in three pointers and steals.
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Boys and Girls Basketball Camp Set for July 6-10, 2020
February 12, 2020Longtime Westfield State women's basketball coach Andrea Bertini '96 will host the 2020 Boys and Girls Basketball Camp at the Woodward Center on July 6-10, 2020.
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Revenant Owls Hold Off Bear Attack, 97-95 in OT
February 12, 2020WESTFIELD, Mass. – Westfield State sophomore Jenn Rennich (Bedford, Mass.) scored a career-best 21 points on 6-7 shooting from long range as the Owls held off a pernicious Bridgewater State team for a 97-95 overtime win in a MASCAC women’s basketball game at the Woodward Center on Wednesday night.
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Scholar-Athletes to be Honored During Basketball Doubleheader
February 11, 2020WESTFIELD, Mass. – Westfield State Athletics will host their annual Athletic Director’s 3.0 Honor Roll and Reception in conjunction with Wednesday night’s doubleheader of basketball action at the Woodward Center. Along with a great ceremony will be some big-time MASCAC matchups for men’s and women’s basketball as they battle Bridgewater State University.
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Gray's 26, Seven Threes Lead Owls Past Fitchburg
February 08, 2020Westfield State’s Melissa Gray scored 26 points with seven three-pointers as the Owls soared to a 92-64 victory over the Fitchburg Falcons in a Massachusetts State Collegaite Athletic Conference game at the Parkinson Gymnasium in Fitchburg, Mass. on Saturday afternoon.
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Westfield State Women's Basketball Triumphs Over Worcester State, 87-80
February 05, 2020WESTFIELD, Mass. – Westfield State rallied from an 11-point second-half deficit with a strong fourth quarter performance to roll a 87-80 victory over the visiting Worcester State Lancers in a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Game at the Woodward Center on Wednesday night.
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Key Conference Hoop Doubleheader Wednesday; All-Conference Student Athletes to Be Recognized
February 04, 2020Westfield State University men’s and women’s basketball teams both host Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference games this coming Wednesday, February 3 as the Owls play Worcester State in a doubleheader at the Woodward Center. The women's game tips off at 5:30 p.m., with the men starting at 7:30 p.m. During halftime of both games there will be a ceremony recognizing Fall All-Conference student-athletes. The women's game will recognize women’s and men’s cross country, and volleyball. The men's game will honor women’s and men’s soccer, and football.
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Women's Basketball Falls to Framingham
February 01, 2020The Owls were led by a team-high 21 points and 13 rebounds from senior Melissa Gray (Peabody, Mass.). Gray connected on 10-of-26 from the floor and added four steals.
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Owls Bomb Way Past MCLA, 96-72
January 29, 2020Westfield State got 36 points from Melissa Gray (Peabody, Mass.) as the Owls launched a school record 72 three-point tries as the Owls topped Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, 96-72 in a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference game at the Amsler Campus Center Gymnasium on Wednesday night.
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Westfield's Gray Named MASCAC, NEWBA Player of the Week
January 27, 2020Gray averaged 25.5 points, 12 rebounds, seven steals and a block, in the 1-1 week for the Owls.
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Gray, Owls Hold Off Marauding Vikings, 91-77
January 25, 2020Westfield State University got a near triple double from Melissa Gray (Peabody, Mass.) as the Owls got past Salem State 91-77 in a MASCAC women’s basketball game at the Woodward Center on Saturday.
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Busy Saturday as Swimming Senior Day, Men's and Women's Basketball and Ice Hockey Play at Home
January 24, 2020WESTFIELD, Mass. – A jam-packed weekend is in store at Westfield State as the Owls host multiple events this Saturday, January 25 including women’s swimming, men’s and women’s basketball, and men’s ice hockey.
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Hump Day: Camels Hold Off Westfield, 89-70
January 22, 2020Westfield State was led by a standout performance from junior forward Melissa Gray (Peabody, Mass.) who scored 32 points and grabbed 15 rebounds with three steals.
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Gray Earns Multiple Player of the Week Honors
January 21, 2020WESTFIELD, MA – After a historic week, Westfield State junior forward Melissa Gray (Peabody, Mass) was named both the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Week sponsored by GEICO, but the New England Women’s Basketball Association Player of the Week.
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Owls Run It Up, 111-108 Over Bridgewater State
January 18, 2020WESTFIELD, Mass. – Reports of the Owls’ demise were greatly exaggerated. Westfield State exploded for a season best 111 points, including 29 from Melissa Gray (Peabody, Mass.), as the Owls dispatched Bridgewater State, 111-108 at the Tinsley Center in Bridgewater, Mass. on Saturday afternoon.
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1,000 Shades of Gray: Westfield's Melissa Gray Scores 1,000th Point, Hits Record 10 Three-Pointers
January 16, 2020Westfield State junior forward Melissa Gray (Peabody, Mass.) had a historic game for the Owls, as she drained a school-record 10 three-pointers en route to a 37-point night which included the 1,000th of her career, as Westfield downed Fitchburg State 106-76 in MASCAC women’s basketball at the Woodward Center on Thursday night.
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Aitken, Owls Blitz Worcester State, 88-55
January 14, 2020Westfield State sophomore guard Isabella Aitken (Pittsfield, Mass.) scored a career-high 26 points to lead Westfield State to a 88-55 win over Worcester State University in a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference women’s basketball game in Worcester on Tuesday evening.
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Rams Rally Past Owls, 101-91
January 11, 2020WESTFIELD, Mass. – Mary Kate O’Day scored 31 points and Flannery O’Connor added 30 to lead Framingham State to a 101-91 win over Westfield State in a key Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference women’s basketball game in the league-opener for both teams at the Woodward Center on Saturday afternoon.
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Owls Host Framingham in MASCAC Opener on Saturday
January 08, 2020Westfield State University’s men’s and women’s basketball teams tip off the conference season on Saturday, January 11 as the Owls play host to Framingham State University in a doubleheader at the Woodward Center.
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Gray Grabs MASCAC Player of the Week
January 06, 2020WESTFIELD, Mass. - Westfield State junior forward Melissa Gray (Peabody, Mass.) was named this past week's MASCAC Player of the Week, presented by GEICO.
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Gray Narrowly Misses Triple-Double as Owls Fall to WPI, 89-82
January 04, 2020Westfield State junior Melissa Gray (Peabody, Mass.) narrowly missed a triple-double with a 25-point, 11-steal, 9-rebound performance, but it wasn’t enough as the Owls fell to Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 89-82 in a non-conference women’s basketball game at the Woodward Center on Saturday.
