Mercy College Women’s Basketball Secures 70-64 Victory over Post
NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Result
Thursday, November 20, 2008
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| Aimee Levine |
Mercy College Women's Basketball Secures 70-64 Victory over Post
DOBBS FERRY, NY - The
Mercy College women's basketball team had four players score in
double digits as they defeated Post University on Thursday in the
first regular season game played at the newly renovated gymnasium
in 28 years.
Sophomore forward Delmara Reece (Yonkers, NY) led
the way with a team-high 15 points, 19 rebounds and three blocks
for her third double-double of the year. Senior guard
Christina Baxter (Greenwood Lake, NY) notched 14
points and five assists. Freshman guard Aimee Levine
(Glendale, NY) had a career-high 14 points on
5-of-7 shooting and added four steals. Sophomore guard
Ashley Borofsky (Southington, CT) netted 10 points
and five boards.
The Mavericks (1-2) jumped out to a 5-0 lead on the strength of a
Borofsky three-pointer and a lay up by Reece. Mercy kept the
momentum as they stretched the score to 12-4 on a fancy lay up by
freshman forward Marquesha Moore (Bryans Road,
MD).
Post (1-3) got within four after two free throws by Jackie Sutton,
but Mercy went on a 10-0 run to go up by 13 (23-10). Baxter closed
out the run with a strong drive into the paint and a nice finish.
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| Delmara Reece |
With 2:16 remaining in the first half,
Sutton led the Eagles back with two buckets to cut the deficit to
nine (30-21). The Mavericks went into the intermission leading
33-23.
The Eagles started their comeback with three free throws and a lay
up by Mallorie Michalak. With 13:25 remaining, Sutton tied the
score at 40 on two shots from the charity stripe. The Eagles took
the lead on the next possession on a jumper by Elizabeth Johnson,
but Mercy knotted the score at 44 with a jumper by Borofsky.
Stephanie Goss and Cassidie Ern gave the Eagles their biggest lead
of the night (48-44) with back-to-back jumpers. Mercy came right
back with a lay up and a trifecta by Levine to take a 50-48 lead
with 8:21 remaining. Levine connected on two big free throws and
then freshman guard Simone Williams (Waldorf, MD)
widened the lead to six (56-50) on a jumper.
Post and Mercy exchanged buckets, but Borofsky hit a shot from
downtown to give the Mavericks a 62-55 lead with 3:18 remaining in
the game.
The Eagles got within two after a lay up by Johnson. Baxter and
sophomore Ashley Finnegan (Worcester, MA) hit a
pair of free throws to put the game away.
Michalak recorded 21 points for the Eagles.
The Mavericks will be back in action on Tuesday, November 25 when
they host Nyack at 5 p.m.
