LEICESTER, Mass.- Becker College fell to Newbury College 58-47 in New England Collegiate Conference women's basketball action Saturday afternoon at the Leicester Gymnasium. The win lifts the Nighthawks record to 3-5 (2-1 NECC) while the Hawks stumble to 1-7 (0-3 NECC).

Senior Jovanna Sandifer (Boston, Mass.) paced the Nighthawks with a game-high 18 points after shooting 70 percent from the field and 75 percent from beyond the arc.  Destiny Spears (Arnold, Md.) earned a double-double after tallying 12 points and a game-best 13 rebounds.  Savannah Olsen (Battle Creek, Mich.) chipped in with ten points while Katelyn Roeser Nashua, N.H.) dished out nine assists.

Becker senior Gabrielle Gallo (Northport, N.Y.) led the Hawks with 15 points, shooting six of ten from the field. Freshman Adrianna Dowdy (East Haven, Conn.) finished a rebound shy of a double-double after scoring ten points.  Classmate Katey Anderson (Beachwood, N.J.) chipped in with 12 points while Ciara McKissick handed out a team-best six assists.

Newbury will shoot for a three game winning streak on Tuesday, December 8 when they travel to Plymouth State University for a 5:30 p.m. tilt with the Panthers.  Becker will host Eastern Nazarene College on Thursday, December 10 at 7:00 p.m.