Women’s basketball falls to UCAP

The Northern Essex Community College women’s basketball team dropped a hard fought decision on Saturday afternoon to UConn Avery Point

University of Connecticut at Avery Point

Northern Essex Community College

Final	1	2	3	4	T
University of Connecticut at Avery Point	18	17	21	27	83
Northern Essex Community College	20	18	15	8	61

Game Leaders

University of Connecticut at Avery Point

Pts: 2 Players (#4, #24) - 22

Reb: Natalyah Williams - 11

Ast: 3 Players (#2, #4, #5) - 4

Northern Essex Community College

Pts: Rhaelyn Gutierrez - 35

Reb: Mirelys Morales - 18

Ast: Rhaelyn Gutierrez - 3

Team Stats

Game Statistics	University of Connecticut at Avery Point	Northern Essex Community College
Field Goals	(33-73)	(21-79)
Field Goal %	45.2%	26.6%
Rebounds	41	50
Assists	19	10
Turnovers	7	21

Full stats

February 15, 2025

Haverhill, MA (February 15, 2025) – The Northern Essex Community College women's basketball team dropped a hard fought decision on Saturday afternoon to UConn Avery Point by an 81-61 final. The loss drops the Knights to an 8-11 record and 6-6 in conference play.

A buzzer beater from Rhaelyn Gutierrez (Methuen) to end the second quarter gave NECC a 38-35 lead heading into the locker room at halftime, but high pressure from the Pointers in the second led them to outscore the Knights 48-23 over the final two quarters.

Gutierrez finished with a game high 35 points and was joined in double figures by Mirelys Morales (Dracut) who tossed in 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for a double-double effort.

Rebecca Heathman (Billerica) grabbed 12 rebounds in defeat for the Knights.

NECC will return to the court on Monday for a crucial home game with Bunker Hill at 12:00pm. The winner will likely earn the post-season tournaments final playoff berth.