WALTHAM, Mass. -- A busy schedule for the Bentley University women's basketball team will continue this weekend with a pair of games in the Valley Cup Classic at UMass-Lowell's Costello Gym.
The Falcons, in the midst of playing four games away from home in a seven-day span, will take on Bloomfield College Saturday at 1 pm and Caldwell College 24 hours later. Bloomfield is 0-1 after a 64-42 loss to Saint Rose, and Caldwell is 1-0 after stunning ninth-ranked Stonehill, 57-50.
Bentley has won its first two games this winter, both by very similar scores, and held the lead in both from the opening basket. The Falcons opened with a 72-61 win over preseason 17th-ranked Holy Family, and began their Northeast-10 schedule on a positive note, topping Merrimack College, 71-62.
Leading the way offensively for the Falcons have been junior forward Elise Caira (Wakefield/ Arlington Catholic HS), sophomore guard Katherine Goodwin (Goffstown, N.H./Governors Academy) and All-Conference junior guard Kim Brennan (Locust Valley, N.Y./Locust Valley HS). Combined, the trio has combined for close to 50 points a game.
Caira is averaging 18.5 points and nine rebounds, Goodwin has buried six three-pointers en route to 16.0 ppg, and Brennan has averaged 14 points and seven assists in the season's first two games.
In the two wins, Bentley limited the opponents to a .324 field goal percentage and was plus-18 on points off turnovers.
Bentley will wrap the busy stretch on Tuesday night when it returns to Northeast-10 action with a 5:30 encounter at Saint Anselm.
