Mavericks Run Past Clippers 103-76 in ECC Women’s Basketball
NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Result
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
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| Ashley Finnegan (CSI: Photo) |
Mavericks Run Past Clippers 103-76 in ECC Women's Basketball
DOBBS FERRY, NY - The
Mercy College women's basketball team had five players reach double
figures as the Mavericks defeated East Coast Conference (ECC)
opponent Concordia 103-76 on Wednesday.
Sophomore forward Ashley Finnegan (Worcester, MA)
led all scorers with 19 points and added nine boards. Senior guard
Christina Baxter (Greenwood Lake, NY) recorded a
double-double with 16 points and a career-high 12 assists.
Sophomore forward Delmara Reece (Yonkers, NY)
scored 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. Sophomore guard
Ashley Borofsky (Southington, CT) contributed with
10 points, while sophomore center Courtney Cochran
(Wilmington, DE) notched two career-highs with 11 points
and six rebounds.
The Mavericks (5-11, 2-5 ECC) began the contest with a 15-4 run
capped off with a lay up by Reece. The Blue & White continued
to pour it on as Borofsky hit her first of three trifectas on the
game to put Mercy up 38-13 with 10:47 remaining on the clock.
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| Courtney Cochran (CSI: Photo) |
Baxter kept the offense clicking with
a jumper from 15 feet out to give Mercy a 27 point lead (46-19)
with 5:35 remaining. The Clippers (2-13, 0-7 ECC) trimmed the
deficit to 25 points (59-34) at the half.
The Mavericks shot 57.8 percent in the first half and remained hot
in the second half. Borofsky completed a four-point play to give
the Blue & White a 30 point lead (67-37) with 18:25 remaining
in the second half.
Concordia cut the lead to 25 after a jumper by Gina Amato, but the
Clippers could get no closer as the Mavericks ran away with the
victory.
Kasey Grisanti led the Clippers with 14 points. Kayla Koch had 13
points and four rebounds.
The Mavericks will be back in action when they travel to play
Bridgeport on Saturday, January 24 at 1 p.m.
