Gordon College Women's Basketball tipped off in Boston, Mass. against the Wentworth Leopards for the final regular season game of 2024-2025. The Fighting Scots outpaced the Leopards with 11 fast break points leading to a 73-65 win.
Woynitu Ciccarello dropped 19 points for the Fighting Scots,
Ami Rivera hit 15 points with six rebounds, and
Naomi Nicholson scored 12 points while adding seven assists and five rebounds.
For the Leopards,
Gabby Amoddio scored 20 points,
Maddy Foster recorded 13 points and eight rebounds, and
Brianna Carroll scored 11 points.
How It Happened
- Nicholson dished out the rock to Ciccarello beyond the arc for the Fighting Scots' first three points of the game. Rivera found her own rhythm from three as she knocked down two. The first quarter ended with the Scots down 20-18.
- The Leopards showed signs of pulling away in the second until a Jayme Kiser three reigned the Scots back in. The Leopards held the lead the entire quarter but couldn't escape the Scots holding a 33-32 lead going into half time.
- Leah McGarvey and Rivera both scored four points early in the third to build a lead. Brynn Barnhard shut down the Leopards gaining momentum as she drained a deep three (53-45). Nicholson hit a buzzer at the end of the third to push the lead to 10 (55-45).
- Ciccarello opened the final quarter with a three off a dime from Barnhard. Barnhard continued to showcase her court vision as she found Cassidy Dillon in the paint for a layup. The Leopards converted a pair of threes in an attempt to pry back into the game, but Nicholson put the game to bed knocking down her shots at the line.
Beyond The Box Score
- The Fighting Scots graduate Ami Rivera, Naomi Nicholson, and Brynn Barnhard.
- Ami Rivera concludes her career as a Scot with 1,451 points, 536 rebounds, and 251 assists. Rivera finishes with the third most career points in program history behind Meghan Foley and Sarah DeLuca.
- Naomi Nicholson concludes her career as a Scot with 277 assists and 111 steals.
- Brynn Barnhard concludes her career as a Scot with 239 rebounds. Barnhard also had her best season in points scored (120) and field goal percentage (.333).