The women's basketball team has won its last three games, largely due to the play of forward Shannon Hassan '12. The team had a blowout win over New York University Saturday afternoon on Senior Day. Hassan set the tone for the team early, scoring 15 of her 19 points in the first half, in addition to five rebounds.

She made seven of 11 shots and was five for seven from the free throw line. In addition, she had one block and one steal in the win.

For the season, Hassan averaged 5.7 points per game and 4.0 rebounds per game.

Hassan's game yesterday was a big step for her, considering that she has been plagued by injuries for much of the year.

"I hurt my foot, so I was out for a while, and then I suffered a concussion, and I was out for a month, so because I was injured for a while, this is big for me," she said.

Hassan is proud of her team's recent resurgence, as they have won the last three games of the season.

"Our [defense] has been great, we really played like a tea. Everyone contributed, and everyone made everyone else look better," she said.

Hassan's performance is especially important because the team is going to lose four seniors after this season, including leading scorer, captain and guard Jessica Chapin '10.

The other seniors include center and captain Kasey Gieschen '10, guards Carmela Breslin '10 and Lauren Rashford '10.

Hassan is part of a core of underclassman looking to lead the team next year to the NCAA Tournament.

"It's going to be a different atmosphere, but I feel like everyone will pick up for the seniors we're losing, like guard Morgan [Kendrew] '12. We have great freshmen who haven't really seen many minutes. I think we'll be a quicker team next year, and that'll help," said Hassan.