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

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

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

Massasoit (8-7) finished with four players in double figures led by Monica Knight's (Halifax) 16 points and 10 rebounds. A trio of Brockton natives in Tati Dias (13 points), Geornaisha Silva-Moore (11) and Natascha Elias (10) also scored in double digits.

The Warrior defense held Bunker Hill (1-15) to 23.3 percent shooting and forced the Bulldogs into committing 23 turnovers.

The Warriors led the Bulldogs just 11-8 after the first quarter, but broke the game open in the second, outscoring the opposition 23-3 in the period. Massasoit led 34-11 at the half.