Haverhill, MA (January 26, 2025) – The Northern Essex women's basketball team dropped an 83-51 decision over the weekend to ninth ranked Community College of Rhode Island and fell to 7-8 on the season and 5-4 in conference play.

Rhaelyn Gutierrez (Methuen), currently the nation's leading scorer led the Knights with a game high 28 points, just shy of her national best average of 30.5 points per game.

Mirelys Morales (Dracut) contributed a double-double effort with 12 points and 10 rebounds, while Rebeccah Heathman (Billerica) also picked up 10 rebounds in the losing effort.

CCRI outshot the Knights by a 44 to 28 percent total for the game.

The Knights will return to the court on Thursday when they travel to Massasoit for a 5:30pm conference matchup.