Gordon College Women's Basketball returned to their home court today to host the Roger Williams University (RWU) Hawks in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action. The Fighting Scots came within one point at half before the high-ranking Hawks came away with the seven-point win (70-63). Junior Ami Rivera scored her 1,000th career point on a jumper in the final seconds.

Gordon's Ami Rivera netted a game-high 25 points as well as seven rebounds, Sydney Noyes booked 11 points, Isabella Rivera recorded nine points, and Naomi Nicholson dished out nine assists while scoring seven points.

For RWU, Elizabeth DuFrane had 15 points, Sophia Coppola added 12, while Katie Galligan and Lilli Clark chipped in 11 a piece.

How It Happened

• Gordon's gritty defense stalled the Hawks early as the blue and white knocked in the first bucket of the day as both sides went shot for shot. The score read 12-6 in favor of the visitors with just over a minute remaining, but I. RIvera drained a three-pointer at the buzzer to make it a three-point game going into the second (12-9).
• The Hawks were unable to break away in the second, as the home team had answers for every attempt of a RWU trying to widen the gap. An A. Rivera layup in the finals seconds brought the Scots within one (30-29) at halftime.  
• I. Rivera and A. Rivera banked in two straight jumpers to put Gordon on top, 33-30. However, the Hawks came back with an elongated scoring run to take a 12-point advantage heading into the final frame.
• Looking to shrink the deficit, Olivia Brown began the fourth with a shot from downtown off of a pass from Nicholson, followed by a layup from Noyes. RWU scored a pair of layups to regain a double-digit lead, but Gordon continued to claw away and made it a four-point game twice thanks to two three-pointers from A. Rivera, but the Hawks were able to survive and come out with the narrow win.

Beyond The Box Score

• Ami Rivera is the 15th member of the 1,000 point club in Gordon College Women's Basketball history.
• Gordon tacked on assists on all but six made baskets this afternoon.
• Naomi Nicholson tied her career-high with nine assists.
• The blue and white's 63 points today is the most they've scored against the Hawks since they scored 65 in 2019.
• The Scots travel out to Springfield on Tuesday, February 6 at 5:30 p.m. as they take on the Golden Bears of Western New England.