Women’s basketball wraps up

The season is over for the NECC women’s basketball team. Coming to a close on Friday Feb. 27 against Holyoke Community College. According to NECC Knights homepage they finished the season with a finale record of 14 wins and 12 losses making their win percentage .538. 

In a season full of ups and downs the Knights were able to put up solid offensive numbers throughout the year. According to the Knights website they averaged 32.1 percent success in shooting from the field, with a three-point success rate of 22.7 percent. These shooting qualities were bolstered by their 41.8 rebounds and 13.3 assist average per game. 

Their biggest win of the season came on Saturday Dec. 13 when they decimated Massasoit club by a finale score of 99-33. 

The Knights playoff run started with a win in their Feb. 26 game against Quinsigamond Community College. NECC took this game by a finale score of 74-34. The victory was highlighted by a 23-point performance from sophomore Rhaelyn Gutierrez who also scored a milestone 1000th career point in the matchup. Gutierrez was backed up by two 10 point performances from Serena Rechdan and Rebecca Heathman, as well as 16 points from Shaneley Henriquez.

Despite a win streak of 5 games leading up to their finale match of the season NECC fell to Holyoke Community College by a final score of 63-49. The Knights will look to build off this competitive season and create a winning team for next year.