Lawson's Big Night Leads Warriors To Win


FALL RIVER, Mass. ---- Fredi Lawson (Boston/J.E. Burke HS) poured in a team-best 27 points as the Massasoit women's basketball team topped Bristol CC, 104-78, on Tuesday night.

The win marked the fourth in a row for the Warriors, as they improved to 4-3 and are over the .500 mark for the first time this season.

Lawson had a monster game, shooting 12-of-18 from the floor and nearly posted the rare quadruple-double. She added 10 rebounds, seven steals and six assists to her impressive stat line.

Ashley Andrade (Randolph/Randolph HS) was nearly as impressive as Lawson, ending the night with 18 points, five rebounds, five assists and five steals.

Others to reach double figures in scoring included Tiana McQueen (Mattapan/Boston English HS) with 15 and Cynara Rustin (Brockton/Minutemen Regional) with 12. McQueen also added 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the season.

The Warriors did a nice job of distributing the basketball, as Tianna Johnson (Brockton/New Mission HS) dished out a team-high 10 assists with Marina Palladino (Carver/Carver HS) right behind with nine helpers.