Lady Firebirds Defeat Mercy College Women’s Basketball 73-67
NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Result
Saturday, January 3, 2009
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| Christina Baxter |
Lady Firebirds Defeat Mercy College Women's Basketball 73-67
WASHINGTON, DC
- The Mercy College women's basketball team was
defeated by the University of the District of Columbia by a score
of 73-67 in the New Year's Classic on Saturday.
Senior guard Christina Baxter (Greenwood
Lake,
NY) led the Mavericks with 14
points and 11 assists. Baxter also added seven rebounds and three
steals. Freshman forward Marquesha Moore
(Bryans Road, MD)
notched a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Freshman
guard Simone Williams
(Waldorf,
MD) and sophomore forward
Delmara Reece
(Yonkers,
NY) each added 10 points.
The Mavericks (2-9) jumped out to an early 11-3 advantage after a
jumper by Williams with 15:21 remaining in the first half. The Lady
Firebirds (10-2) cut the lead to three when Stacy Griffith dropped
in a lay up.
Baxter extended the Mercy lead up to six on a nifty three-point
play. The Lady Firebirds then went on a 16-2 run to take an
eight point lead with 9:10 remaining. Mercy scored the final four
points of the half on buckets by Reece and freshman guard
Aimee Levine (Flushing, NY) to cut the deficit to
five (41-36) going into the intermission.
In the second half Mercy got within two points after Baxter and
Reece connected on jumpers with 10:27 remaining.
The Lady Firebirds scored the next five points to build their
lead back up to eight points. The Blue & White once again
responded with back-to-back baskets by Baxter and junior forward
Samantha DeVore
(Norwich,
CT) to bring Mercy within four
points with 4:37 remaining.
However, the Lady Firebirds kept their distance, not letting Mercy
get any closer.
Lillian McGill recorded a double-double with 18 points and 13
boards for the District of Columbia.
The Mavericks will be back in action in the New Year's Classic on
Sunday when they take on Columbia Union at 1 p.m.
