Basketball Recap: Moses Brown Comes Up Short in High-Profile Matchup with North Kingstown

On Wednesday, Moses Brown faced North Kingstown in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The contest between the Moses Brown Quakers and the North Kingstown Skippers didn't end well, with the Moses Brown Quakers falling 67-48. The Quakers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Skippers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March of 2024.

Lauren Bousquet

Points

02/05/25 vs North Kingstown	31
02/02/25 @ Archbishop Williams	25
01/28/25 @ St. Raphael Academy	29
01/24/25 vs West Warwick	19
01/22/25 vs Barrington	19
01/16/25 @ Tolman/Shea	32

When it comes to explaining why Moses Brown lost, don't look at Lauren Bousquet. Despite the final result, she went 13-for-25 to rack up 31 points along with six rebounds and four steals. Bousquet's evening made it six games in a row in which she has scored at least 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Marielle Nassiff, who posted seven points.

It was another big night for Brooke Faunce, who went 9-for-13 from beyond the arc en route to 37 points for North Kingstown. The dominant performance also gave Faunce a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (69%). Jaelyn Holmes was another key player, going 6-for-14 on her way to 17 points.

Moses Brown's loss dropped their record down to 14-2. As for North Kingstown, the victory was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-1.

Moses Brown has already played their next game, a 70-47 win against Cranston West on the 7th. As for North Kingstown, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 60-35 victory against St. Raphael Academy on the 7th.