Easton, MA- The women's basketball opened their season today, losing by a score of 56-43 to Assumption College in a kickoff tournament at Stonehill College. Assumption college moves to 1-0 on the season and the Lady Deacons begin the season 0-1.
The Greyhounds sped to a 29-16 first-half lead limiting Bloomfield to just 24% from the field on 7-29 shooting in the first half.
Assumption opened fast moving to a 10-0 lead in the first 4:30. BC would go on a 14-5 run to close the gap to 1. The Greyhounds then outscored Bloomfield, 14-2, over the rest of the half to lead by 13 at the break.
The Lady Deacons played even with Assumption in period 2, shooting 12-36 from the field, with both teams adding 26 points to their first half total.
Alexis Sweeney led BC in scoring totaling 13 points and
Tiffany McDaniel would have a double-double scoring 10 points and grabbing 11 boards.
The Lady Deacons jump into action tomorrow when they take on last seasons NE-10 regular season champion Stonehill College at 3 pm.