Wellesley Basketball Coach, Kathy Hagerstrom, Earns 200th Career Win

WELLESLEY, Ma. - Saturday’s conference win, 71-62, over Clark University marked the 200th career victory for head coach Kathy Hagerstrom. She is in her 15th season at the helm of the Blue’s basketball team and now boasts an overall career record of 200-133.

After an evenly played first five minutes, with a 10-8 Wellesley edge at 14:45, the Blue spent the rest of the first half gathering a substantial lead. Sefi Adasi (Rockville, MD) hit two three-pointers in the final four minutes of the half to give the Blue a 34-23 advantage at intermission.

Clark came on strong in the second half, opening up the scoring with a 9-2 run. The Cougars, now only trailing 36-32, cut Wellesley’s lead to just 4 with 18:12 left to play in the contest. On a jumper from junior co-captain, Ashley Auclair (Williamsburg, MA), Clark would tie the game at 43 with 13:20 remaining on the clock. The teams traded buckets over the next six minutes until Adasi made an inside basket with 6:47 left to help the Blue go ahead 55-50. Thanks to the sharp shooting of Kristin Doeberl (West Redding, CT) and Laura Weslander (Mendota Heights, MN), Wellesley stretched their lead to 14 with 2:57 on the clock. Clark continued to pressure the Blue, causing three Wellesley turnovers, and, with 1:20 left to play, Sarah Roderigue (Oakland, ME) hit a huge basket to bring the Cougars back within 4 points, 66-62. Roderigue’s bucket, however, would prove to be Clark’s last. Doeberl converted on 4 foul shoots in the last minute of action to help Wellesley regain a comfortable lead and win the contest, 71-62.

Doeberl led Wellesley scorers with 21 points and also grabbed 9 rebounds. Adasi, notching a double-double, also had an outstanding afternoon with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Senior co-captain, Laura Weslander (Mendota Heights, MN) contributed 11 points and 7 rebounds, while Courtney Pelley (Leicester, MA) chipped in 10 points and dished out 6 assists.

Andrea Comen (Holden, MA) led Clark with 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists. Carolyn Towle (Southbridge, MA) and Roderigue both added 12 points for the Cougars.

Taken from a Wellesley College press release