Newton, MA - The Lasell Women's Basketball team won their seventh straight game on Tuesday, defeating Johnson & Wales 68-53. With the win the Lasers are now 13-6 on the season and 7-2 in GNAC play. The Wildcats are now 8-11 and 3-6.

Midway through the first quarter the Lasers jumped out to a 14-7 lead, but the Wildcats would inch back before the end of the quarter, winning the second half of it 8-4, as the Lasers led 18-15 after one. The second quarter was even closer, and saw the Wildcats tie things up at 20 midway through. But a 7-2 run from the Lasers would give them an edge, and they led 29-26 at the break.

The difference maker of the game proved to be the third quarter, as the Lasers outscored JWU 20-5. The key runs were a 8-0 run in the middle of the quarter, and then a 9-0 run to end it. The quarter was punctuated by a Brooke Damboise three pointer at the buzzer. The Lasers led 49-31 headed into the fourth quarter, and they never really let JWU back into it, as the closest the Wildcats got was 12.

It was a balanced attack from the Lasers, as they had four double-digit scorers, led by Kiara Cerruti's 13 points. Right behind her with 12 was both Laura Johnson and Brooke Damboise. Scoring 10 off the bench was Mia Sullivan-Sanders. Blaize Mack also added nine. Johnson woul dlead the team in rebounds with nine, tied with Jasmine DePina. Damboise was the key distributer for the Lasers, as she had six assists. DePina and Cerruti each had three steals.

Up Next - The Lasers will look to keep their streak alive on Thursday when they host Colby-Sawyer at 5:30pm.