Mercy College Women’s Basketball Defeated by Southern New Hampshire 89-74
NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Result
Saturday, December 13, 2008
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| Delmara Reece |
Mercy College Women's Basketball Defeated by Southern New Hampshire 89-74
DOBBS FERRY, NY - The
Mercy College women's basketball team was defeated in
non-conference action by Southern New Hampshire by a score of 89-74
on Saturday.
Senior guard Christina Baxter (Greenwood Lake, NY)
led all scorers with 21 points, and added four assists and three
steals. Senior guard Jazmin Steele (Stoughton, MA)
contributed with 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting. Sophomore forward
Delmara Reece (Yonkers, NY) added 10 points and
nine rebounds for the Mavericks.
The Penmen (4-4) took an early 10-6 lead after a lay up by Julia
Houghtaling. The Mavericks (1-7) cut the lead to two after a jumper
by Steele, but the Penmen went on a 12-0 run to go up 22-8 with
11:13 remaining.
Mercy College fought back and cut the deficit to seven after a shot
from downtown by Steele with 3:31 remaining in the first half. The
Mavericks continued their climb with a lay up by Reece to get
within four points. However, the Penmen went on a 7-2 run to close
out the half. The Blue & White trailed 40-31 at the
intermission.
Alyssa Whitney and Stephanie Houghton opened the second half with
three-pointers to extend their lead to 13 (50-37). But the
Mavericks wouldn't go away as freshman guard Simone
Williams (Waldorf, MD) completed a nifty three-point play
and then Baxter hit a trifecta to cut the lead to five (57-52).
Southern New Hampshire responded with consecutive three-pointers by
Houghton and Christine Duffy. With Mercy College trailing by 11 and
11:51 remaining in the game, the Penmen again got back-to-back
three-pointers, this time from Whitney and Jenny McDade.
The Blue & White couldn't muster another comeback as the Penmen
took the victory.
Ashara Carrington recorded a double-double with 15 points and 15
rebounds for Southern New Hampshire.
The Mavericks will be back in action when they travel to play in
the Caldwell Tournament against Felician on Friday, December 19 at
2 p.m.
