2016-17 Women's Basketball News

Season
Dias, Silva-Moore & Knight Earn Nod On WBB All-Region Teams
Dias, Silva-Moore & Knight Earn Nod On WBB All-Region Teams

A trio of Massasoit women’s basketball players, Tati Dias, Geornaisha Silva-Moore and Monica Knight were named All-Region 21 selections announced by the league office on Wednesday.

Women’s Basketball Puts No. 3 Roxbury On The Brink, Runs Out Of Gas
Women’s Basketball Puts No. 3 Roxbury On The Brink, Runs Out Of Gas

Through three and half quarters, the Massasoit women’s basketball team hung right with the No. 3-ranked Roxbury Tigers, but the Warriors ran out of steam, falling in the Region 21 Semifinals, 79-63.

Women’s Hoops Primed For Regional Tourney Matchup With Roxbury
Women’s Hoops Primed For Regional Tourney Matchup With Roxbury

The Massasoit women's basketball team will get a fourth crack at the nationally ranked Roxbury Tigers, as the two teams meet in the Region 21 Tournament semifinals on Saturday at 11 AM on the campus of Massasoit.

#21 Monica Knight
Roxbury Pulls Away in Second Half to Defeat Warriors in MCCAC Championship

No. 3 Roxbury pulled away in the second half to defeat the Massasoit women’s basketball team, 87-65, on Sunday afternoon on the campus of Quinsigamond CC in the MCCAC Championship.

Women’s Basketball Battles Roxbury in MCCAC Finals
Women’s Basketball Battles Roxbury in MCCAC Finals

For the third time in four seasons, the Massasoit women’s basketball team will battle Roxbury for the MCCAC State Championship on Sunday at 12 PM, hosted by Quinsigamond CC.

Women’s Basketball Hosts Bristol in MCCAC State Semifinals, Wednesday
Women’s Basketball Hosts Bristol in MCCAC State Semifinals, Wednesday

The Massasoit women’s basketball team will host Bristol CC on Wednesday at 6 PM in a semifinal matchup of the Massachusetts Community College Athletic Conference (MCCAC) State Tournament. The winner will advance to the MCCAC Championship to face Roxbury CC on Sunday at 12 PM, hosted by Quinsigamond CC.

Warriors Surge Past Bristol in MCCAC Semis, 78-46
Warriors Surge Past Bristol in MCCAC Semis, 78-46

The Massasoit women’s basketball team featured five players in double figures, led by a game-high 20 points from sophomore Geornaisha Silva-Moore as the Warriors defeated Bristol, 78-46, in the Massachusetts Community College Athletic Conference Semifinals on Wednesday night.

Third Quarter Run Gives Women’s Basketball 81-54 Win Over Bristol
Third Quarter Run Gives Women’s Basketball 81-54 Win Over Bristol

Leading by just one point at the half, the Massasoit women’s basketball team outscored Bristol 31-7 in the third quarter to give the Warriors an 81-54 victory on Tuesday night.

#21 Monica Knight
Women’s Basketball Rolls Past STCC Rams, 72-41

Massasoit jumped out to a 23-2 lead after the first quarter and never looked back, steam rolling past the Springfield Tech Rams, 72-41.

CCRI Bests Women’s Basketball, 54-43
CCRI Bests Women’s Basketball, 54-43

CCRI outscored the Massasoit women’s basketball team 17-8 in the third quarter, which proved to be the difference as the Knights prevailed, 54-43 on Wednesday night at the Peter Asiaf Field House.

Women’s Hoops Blows by Bunker Hill, 72-26
Women’s Hoops Blows by Bunker Hill, 72-26

After a slow start, the Massasoit women’s basketball team stepped on the gas to blow by Bunker Hill, 72-26 on Tuesday night.

#21 Monica Knight
Women’s Basketball Drops Close Contest at Dean

The final score did not indicate how close of a contest it was between the visiting Massasoit women’s basketball team and Dean College on Monday night, but the Bulldogs pulled away in the final minute for a 71-61 victory in non-conference action.

Slow First Half Costs Women's Basketball at Gateway, 82-56
Slow First Half Costs Women's Basketball at Gateway, 82-56

The Massasoit women’s basketball team started off slow and could not recover, falling on the road to Gateway CC, 82-56, on Saturday afternoon.

#12 Natascha Elias
No. 1 Roxbury Too Much For Women’s Basketball

The No. 1 ranked Roxbury Tigers utilized a big first half to separate itself from the Massasoit women’s basketball team, as the Warriors fell 87-50 on Tuesday night.

Silva-Moore Beats Buzzer In Thrilling Victory
Silva-Moore Beats Buzzer In Thrilling Victory

Geornaisha Silva-Moore (Brockton) made a buzzer-beating layup to give the Massasoit women’s basketball team a dramatic 76-75 victory against the University of Connecticut at Avery Point on Saturday afternoon.

#21 Monica Knight
Women’s Hoops Splits at NHTI Tournament

The Massasoit women’s basketball team split a pair of games at the NHTI Holiday Inn New Year’s Classic Tournament over the weekend, topping NHTI 71-56 on Saturday before falling to the University of Maine at Augusta, 72-54 on Sunday.