Wentworth Institute of Technology Athletics

Women’s Basketball Tripped up at Dean

Taylor Garabedian scored a career-high 26 points and 14 rebounds for her first double-double of the season. Elise Ayer gets her first career double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds.

Photo by Henry Le
Photo by Henry Le
Box Score
November 12, 2025

FRANKLIN, Mass. – The Wentworth Institute of Technology women's basketball team fell to 0-2 on the season with an 85-56 loss at Dean on Wednesday night. Taylor Garabedian tallied a career-high 26 points and 14 rebounds for her first career double-double. Elise Ayer also recorded her first career double-doubles for the Leopards with 15 points and 13 rebounds.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

  • Wentworth got off to a hot start with Garabedian scoring six points and Mia Luna Zayas and Ayer knocking down early shots in the game to help the Leopards build an 11-5 lead. Kendrah Doane and Natalie Kerstein answered by knocking down threes as an 11-0 run for the Bulldogs gave the hosts the advantage. Back-to-back makes from Garabedian kept Wentworth within one before Jordan Ellis' layup had Dean ahead 18-15 after one.
  • Garabedian made four free throws in the opening minute and a half of the second quarter to put the visitors ahead by two. The Leopards defense held Dean to just two free throws until Abigail Lacy's layup at the 5:41 mark in the second made it a one-point game. Kailee McPhilllips' layup put Wentworth ahead by three and Dean burned a timeout with four and half to play in the half. The Bulldogs went on a 19-3 run to end the half and take a 41-28 lead into the break.
  • Dean stayed in control in the second half, stretching the lead to 13 at the midway point of the third quarter. Ayer and Tita Rana added to the Leopards' tally, but the Bulldogs had extended their advantage to 68-41 at the end of the third.
  • Ayer scored two buckets in the opening two and a half minutes of the fourth while the defense held strong, keeping the Bulldogs off the board for nearly three minutes. Zayas and Garabedian added to their tallies late in the game, but Ellis' layup gave the hosts a 77-49 lead as the game neared its conclusion. Garabedian completed the and-one in the final seconds to bring her total to 26 points.

THE SERIES:

  • Tonight was the 4th all-time meeting between the two teams.

NEXT UP:

  • Wentworth will travel to Lesley on Saturday.

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