Worcester, Mass. - January 28, 2015 - A 13-2 run midway through the second half broke open an evenly matched game, pushing the Springfield College women's basketball program to a 58-46 victory over Clark University on Wednesday night.

With the victory, the Pride have now won its last six games and 12 of its last 13, improving to 14-5 overall on the year and 10-1 in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) play.Clark falls to 3-14 overall and 1-8 in conference. This win for the Pride also marks the fourth-straight opponent that Springfield has held below the 50-point threshold.

Springfield, who entered the game No. 9 in the country in field-goal percentage defense, allowing opponents to shoot only 31.5 percent from the field, held the Cougars to just 15-of-57 (26.3%) on the evening, while the Pride shot 18-of-51 (35.3%) from the field in the victory.

Senior forward Jaimie Bickelhaupt (Brookfield, Conn.) posted her 10th double-double of the season and 27th of her career in the victory, registering 15 points and 13 rebounds to lead Springfield to victory. Junior guard Heather Lewis (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) chipped in 10 points, four rebounds, three blocks and three assists on the night, while freshman forward Heather King (Lebanon, N.H.) tallied nine points on 4-of-7 shooting from the field off the bench.

Bickelhaupt was impressive in the first half, totaling 11 points and six boards in the opening stanza. A steal and layup from Dina Pitsas (Milford, N.H.) in the waning seconds to even the score at 25-25 going into halftime.

When Clark's Sami Dokus (Littleton, Mass.) drilled a three-pointer a few minutes later the Cougars went ahead again, this time at 37-35. That lead proved to be short lived, however, as Springfield quickly embarked on a 14-1 run that saw Heather King(Lebanon, N.H.) score seven straight points and when the smoke cleared, the Pride was looking at a double-digit lead for the first time at 49-38.

Clark would get as close as seven at 53-46 on another Dokus three-pointer, but Springfield managed to hold on for the win. The Pride held a 44-40 edge on the glass and with the help of King (nine points in ten minutes), outscored the Scarlet and White reserves, 19-7.

Up next, Springfield will travel back to Worcester, Mass. on Saturday, January 31 when it will take on WPI at 2 p.m.