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Northampton players celebrate after scoring against Amherst in the fourth quarter of the Pioneer Valley Tip-Off game Friday night at the Mullins Center in Amherst. -
Northampton’s Bri Heafey (5) goes up for a breakaway layup past Amherst defender Zola Higham in the fourth quarter of the Pioneer Valley Tip-Off game Friday night at the Mullins Center in Amherst. -
Northampton’s Sarah Molnar (2) pulls down a rebound against Amherst in the third quarter of the Pioneer Valley Tip-Off game Friday night at the Mullins Center in Amherst. -
Northampton’s Anna Oravec (11) puts up a shot defended by Amherst’s Niyama Adadevoh (13) in the third quarter of the Pioneer Valley Tip-Off game Friday night at the Mullins Center in Amherst. -
Amherst’s Niyama Adadevoh (13) defends against Northampton’s Sarah Molnar (2) in the third quarter of the Pioneer Valley Tip-Off game Friday night at the Mullins Center in Amherst. -
Amherst’s Zola Higham (11) breaks up the court against Northampton in the second quarter of the Pioneer Valley Tip-Off game Friday night at the Mullins Center in Amherst. -
Amherst’s Shannon Klaes (4) drives to the hoop for a layup against Northampton in the third quarter of the Pioneer Valley Tip-Off on Friday night at the Mullins Center in Amherst. -
Northampton’s Bri Heafey (5) dribbles up the court on a breakaway against Amherst in the fourth quarter of the Pioneer Valley Tip-Off game Friday night at the Mullins Center in Amherst. -
Northampton’s Bri Heafey (5) dishes a pass against Amherst in the second quarter of the Pioneer Valley Tip-Off game Friday night at the Mullins Center in Amherst. -
Northampton’s Bri Heafey (5) breaks up the court against Amherst in the second quarter of the Pioneer Valley Tip-Off game Friday night at the Mullins Center in Amherst. -
Northampton’s Ava Azzaro (13), left, and Amherst’s Niyama Adadevoh (13) tip-off at the start of the girls basketball game during the Pioneer Valley Tip-Off on Friday night at the Mullins Center in Amherst. -
Northampton’s Emme Calkins (4) puts up a shot against Amherst in the fourth quarter of the Pioneer Valley Tip-Off game Friday night at the Mullins Center in Amherst. -
Northampton’s Bri Heafey (5) puts a three-point shot against Amherst in the fourth quarter of the Pioneer Valley Tip-Off game Friday night at the Mullins Center in Amherst. -
Northampton’s Sarah Molnar (2) takes a shot against Amherst in the third quarter of the Pioneer Valley Tip-Off game Friday night at the Mullins Center in Amherst. -
Amherst’s Zola Higham (11), left, rips the ball out of possession from Northampton’s Makayla Fydenkevez (22) in the fourth quarter of the Pioneer Valley Tip-Off game Friday night at the Mullins Center in Amherst. -
Amherst’s Shannon Klaes (4) drives to the hoop for a layup against Northampton in the fourth quarter of the Pioneer Valley Tip-Off on Friday night at the Mullins Center in Amherst.
AMHERST – The Northampton girls basketball team came to play on Friday against Amherst in the Pioneer Valley Tip-Off.
The Blue Devils roared out to a 33-16 lead at the half and pulled ahead 54-29 after three quarters, with Northampton eventually walking away with a 69-40 victory over the Hurricanes at the Mullins Center.
Bri Heafey had the hot hand for the Blue Devils (3-0), tossing in 20 points while adding six assists. Ava Azzaro finished with 17 points and nine rebounds, Sarah Molnar tallied eight points while Emme Calkins and Chloe Derby each scored six points for Northampton.
Zola Higham led Amherst with 18 points. Shannon Klaes had a 10-point, 10-rebound double-double, Niyama Adadevoh scored five points while Francesca Sloan and Neena Chinappa both had three points for the Hurricanes (0-3).
Northampton heads home to play Chicopee on Tuesday while Amherst is off for a week before hosting Monson next Friday.