Janiak Nets 19 in Sharks Win Over Fisher

CASTINE, Maine -- Maine Maritime sank 6 of 6 free throws in the final 1:37 to secure a 56-50 win over the Simmons College Sharks in the first round of the Mariner Pepsi Challenge Friday. BOSTON, Mass. -- Simmons sophomore Jen Janiak (Chelmsford, Mass.) netted a season-high 19 points as the Sharks snapped a four-gam losing streak with a 62-50 victory over the visiting Fisher College Falcons Monday evening at the Holmes Sports Center. NASHUA, N.H. -- Simmons Basketball had an outstanding first half, but the Rivier University Raiders overcame a tough start to the game, rebounding in the second half for a 72-59 win over the Sharks this evening at the Muldoon Gymnasium in Great Northeast Athletic Conference action. The win lifts the Raiders? overall record to 18-6 with an 8-2 mark in the GNAC. Simmons falls to 3-18 overall and 1-9 in the GNAC. BOSTON, Mass. -- The Wellesley College Blue (1-2) picked up their first win of the 2012-2013 season, defeating the Simmons Sharks 49-28 in non-conference action Monday evening. The Blue, who lead by ten at halftime, took control in the second half, outshooting the Sharks for the victory. LYNN, Mass. -- Simmons freshman Jen Janiak (Chelmsford, Mass.) scored a career-high 16 points to lead the Sharks to their second win of the season Monday evening, defeating Fisher College 80-44 at the Fectau-Leary Gym. BOSTON, Mass. -- The Simmons Sharks regained the lead with nine minutes to play in the second half off a three pointer by freshman Jen Janiak (Chelmsford, Mass.) but were unable to close out the win in regulation, as the Rivier University Raiders made three final free throws to send the Great Northeast Athletic Conference thriller into overtime.

Game Leaders

Fisher
Pts: Javana Bernard - 22
Reb: TEAM - 6
Ast: Porsha Grayson - 3
Simmons
Pts: Jen Janiak - 19
Reb: Ashley McAdams - 11
Ast: Desh Perera - 4

Team Stats

Fisher
Simmons

Field Goals

(19-59)
(26-57)

Field Goal %

32.2%
45.6%

Rebounds

32
46

Assists

7
16

Turnovers

15
21

Pts off Turnovers

13
15

2nd Chance Pts

8
15

Pts in the Paint

0
0

Fastbreak Pts

0
0

Bench Pts

1
26
full stats
Posted: Jan 06, 2014

BOSTON, Mass. -- Simmons sophomore Jen Janiak (Chelmsford, Mass.) netted a season-high 19 points as the Sharks snapped a four-gam losing streak with a 62-50 victory over the visiting Fisher College Falcons Monday evening at the Holmes Sports Center.

 

The Sharks (2-8) held the Falcons to 32.2 percent shooting from the floor and shot a season best 45.6 percent for the win. The Falcons (3-8) were led by Javana Bernard with 22 points, while teammate Porsha Grayson added 13.

 

Fisher broke away with a seven point lead late in the first half but the Sharks first year Ashely McAdams (Freeport, N.Y.) came off the bench and hit three straight to close the gap to two. Shakieya Roland Drake made a free throw with 17 seconds to play in the half to give the Falcons a three-point lead into the break.

 

Grayson buried two shots in the opening minutes of the second half to lift the Falcons to seven-point lead but the Sharks responded as Eliza Henley (Warner, N.H.) made two crucial free throws and McAdams continued to dominate in the paint. Janiak closed the gap to two with a trey and Liz Brasa (East Hartford, Conn.) tied the game at 40 with 11:43 to play.

 

The Sharks never trailed again and opened their largest lead of the game 62-46 in the final three minutes of play. McAdams ended the night with her first career double-double and career-high 15 points.

 

Simmons travels to Wesleyan University tomorrow evening for a 7:00 PM start. The Falcons travel to the University of Maine at Machias on Jan. 11.  

 
 

 

Scoreboard
  • Sat, 02/16 Women's Basketball vs. Johnson & Wales (RI) W, 70-62 (Final) RC | BX | V
  • Wed, 02/13 Women's Basketball at Regis (Mass.) L, 60-49 (Final) RC | BX | V
  • Sat, 02/09 Women's Basketball at Rivier W, 76-75 (Final) RC | BX | V
  • Tue, 02/05 Women's Basketball at Anna Maria L, 74-66 (Final) RC | BX | V
  • Sat, 02/02 Women's Basketball at Suffolk L, 70-55 (Final) RC | BX | V