Springfield, Mass. - January 13, 2015 - Senior forward Jaimie Bickelhaupt (Brookfield, Conn.) posted her seventh double-double of the season, as the Springfield College women's basketball program defeated Clark University 64-45 on Tuesday night in Blake Arena.

With the victory, the Pride improves to Springfield 9-5 overall and 5-1 in conference play, while the Cougars fall to 3-11 on the season and 1-5 in the NEWMAC.

Bickelhaupt led all players as she posted 18 points and 11 boards on 6-of-10 shooting from the floor.  Emily Gins (Fort Myers, Fla.) chipped in 11 points and five boards and Lexi Windwer (Milton, Mass.) produced 10 points and six boards.  Springfield shot 22-for-49 (44.9%) from the floor and turned 16 Clark turnovers into 22 points.

Clark managed to shoot just 15-for-59 (25.4%) from the game, including an 8-for-27 (29.6%) performance from beyond the arc.  The Cougars had two players score in double figures, with Brooken Brennan (Weston, Mass.) registering 11 points and five assists and Sam O'Gara (Worcester, Mass.) recording 10 points. 

Clark jumped out to an early 5-2 advantage over the Pride following a converted lay-up from O'Gara but after a pair of free-throws from Heather Lewis (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.), Springfield even the score at five apiece. Tied 11-11 midway through the first half, Bickelhaupt converted a three-point play that gave the Pride a three-point lead that was quickly erased by Dominique St. Pierre (Portsmouth, N.H.).

With the game even at 18 with 5:51 remaining after a jumper from Gins Springfield went on a 12-2 run capped off by a three-pointer from Windwer to give the Pride a 30-20 lead with 1:25 remaining in the stanza. With 10 seconds left in the half, Riley Fake (Brockport, N.Y.) cashed in on an open triple on the wing to give Springfield a 34-22 lead going into the break.

After a deep two from Moschetta to open the second half, Windwer converted a three from the win to give the Pride a 15-point advantage, before Lewis extended Springfield's lead to 17 with a baseline jumper.

With a 45-33 lead midway through the second half, sophomore center Ava Adamopoulos (Ludlow, Mass.) converted a nice feed from Dina Pitsas (Milford, N.H.) to give the Pride a 14-point lead, forcing a Clark time-out. Up 52-39 with 4:30 left, O'Gara hit a deep three to cut the Cougars' deficit to 10, before Windwer converted a triple on the ensuing possession, followed by a nice lay-up underneath the basket from Gins to give the Pride a 15-point lead.

With just under a two minutes remaining, Moschetta found Bickelhaupt outside the arc for a three-pointer to push the Pride's lead to 16, icing the victory for the Pride.

Springfield, which will play three NEWMAC games this week, hits the courts again on Thursday when it travels to Coast Guard for a 7:00 game.