Worcester, Mass. - February 6, 2016 - Junior center Ava Adamopoulos (Ludlow, Mass.) posted her sixth double double of the season, consisting of 12 points and 10 rebounds, but the Springfield College women's basketball program fell to New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) front runner WPI, 59-50, on Saturday afternoon in Harrington Auditorium.

With the loss, Springfield is now 13-8 overall, with a 7-5 mark in conference play, while WPI improves to 20-1 on the season, and remains unbeaten in the NEWMAC with a mark of 12-0. The Pride shot 21-for-54 (38.9%) from the floor over the course of 40 minutes, while the Engineers were 22-of-55 (40%) in the win. Springfield held a slight advantage on the glass, edging the hosts 36-31.

Along with Adamopoulos' double double, senior captains Heather Lewis (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) and Emily Gins (Fort Myers, Fla.) chipped in nine points apiece, while Gins recorded seven rebounds. Sophomore forward Heather King (Lebanon, N.H.) added four points and six boards, while junior guard Lexi Windwer (Milton, Mass.) converted a pair of three-pointers for six points.

For the Engineers, Haili Welton (Southbury, Conn.) posted a game-high 16 points to go along with five rebounds and a pair of steals, while sophomore Ama Biney (Worcester, Mass.) notched 13 points, six rebounds, two steals and a block.

The Engineers took an early 9-2 advantage following a lay-up from Welton, but the Pride would crawl back into the game, and even the score at nine apiece following a basket from Christa Brent (Wilmington, Mass.), but WPI would answer with a lay-up to make it 11-9 at the end of one.

Trading baskets to begin the second stanza, Carli Brent (Wilmington, Mass.) converted a triple to make it 16-16 with 6:11 left in the half, but WPI would end the frame with eight unanswered points and take a 22-16 lead into the locker room.

WPI took an 11-point lead midway through the third quarter when Tess Nogueira (Merrimack, Mass.) drilled a pair of free-throws, but the Pride would then cut its deficit back to eight when Adamopoulos converted a lay-up, making it 42-34, Engineers, heading into the final quarter.

A jumper from Carli Brent with 6:29 would make it a six-point game, but Biney would drop consecutive baskets to help WPI retain its eight-point lead, but Springfield kept battling, as Lewis nailed a jumper with 3:41 to go to keep the Pride within six. A triple from Lewis with 47 seconds on the clock cut Springfield's deficit to five, but the Engineers finished the contest with four-straight free throws to seal the 59-50 win.

Up next, Springfield will return to Blake Arena on Wednesday, February 6 when it will host Coast Guard at 5:30 p.m.