2011-12 Mercy College Women's Basketball News

February 25, 2012
Jasmine Williams Posts Ninth Double-Double as Women's Basketball Drops Season Finale to STAC, 70-61
SPARKILL, N.Y. (Feb. 25, 2012) – Senior forward Jasmine Williams (Stratford, Conn.) posted game highs with 22 points and 12 rebounds for her ninth double-double of the year as the Mercy College women’s basketball team dropped its season finale to East Coast Conference opponent St. Thomas Aquinas College, 70-61, on Saturday afternoon.

February 24, 2012
Athletics Department Helps Raise Money for Breast Cancer Research Through Pink Zone Games
DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Feb. 24, 2012) - On Wednesday, Feb. 22, the Mercy College athletics department hosted a "Pink Zone" basketball doubleheader against East Coast Conference-opponent Dowling College in an effort to promote breast cancer awareness and raise money for research.

February 22, 2012
Jasmine Williams Nets 23 Points in Loss to ECC-Leading Dowling
DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Feb. 22, 2012) – Senior forward Jasmine Williams (Stratford, Conn.) poured in a game-high 23 points on the night she was honored for becoming the 18th Maverick to score 1,000 points in her career last week, but a big second-half Dowling College run was too much for the Mercy College women’s basketball team as it fell, 66-47, to its East Coast Conference foe on Wednesday night.

February 18, 2012
Women’s Basketball Completes Sweep of ECC Rival Queens College, 70-60
QUEENS, N.Y. (Feb. 18, 2012) – Senior forward Jasmine Williams (Stratford, Conn.) scored 23 points to lead four Mavericks in double figures as the Mercy College women’s basketball team defeated East Coast Conference foe Queens College, 70-60, for the second time this season on Saturday afternoon.

February 17, 2012
Mercy Mavericks Basketball Part of the ECC Doubleheader of the Week Tomorrow
QUEENS, N.Y. (Feb. 17, 2012) - This Saturday, February 18, the Mercy College women's and men's basketball teams will be competing against the Knights of Queens College in the East Coast Conference Doubleheader of the Week in Queens, N.Y. Both contests will be broadcasted live over the Pack Network.

February 15, 2012
Jasmine Williams Joins 1000-Point Club in Women's Basketball Loss to UDC
DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Feb. 15, 2012) – Senior forward Jasmine Williams (Stratford, Conn.) scored her 1,000th career point in a loss to the University of the District of Columbia on Wednesday night.

February 8, 2012
Jasmine Williams Records Double-Double in Women’s Basketball Loss to C.W. Post
DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Feb. 8, 2012) – Senior forward Jasmine Williams (Stratford, Conn.) recorded her first double-double in weeks with a 15-point, 10-rebound performance and got help from three other double-digit scorers, but it was not enough as the women’s basketball team fell by 22 to East Coast Conference opponent C.W. Post on Wednesday night.

February 6, 2012
Talia Beaulieu Continues Incredible Week as Women’s Basketball Falls to Dominican (N.Y.)
DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Feb. 6, 2012) – Senior forward Talia Beaulieu (Waldorf, Md.) continued the best week of her career, leading the Mavericks with 17 points and eight rebounds, but the Mercy College women’s basketball team could not keep up with Dominican (N.Y.) College, falling 75-55 on Monday night.

February 4, 2012
Women's Basketball Rallies to Overcome 23-Point Deficit, Upset ECC Rival NYIT 75-74 in Thriller
DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Feb. 4, 2012) – Senior forward Talia Beaulieu (Waldorf, Md.) hit the game-winning shot with just two seconds remaining as the Mavericks scored a season-high 75 points to give the Mercy College women’s basketball team its second East Coast Conference victory of the season over NYIT on Saturday afternoon, 75-74.

February 1, 2012
Simone Williams and Talia Beaulieu Lead Women’s Basketball in ECC Loss to Molloy
DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Feb. 1, 2012) – Senior point guard Simone Williams (Waldorf, Md.) led the Mavericks with 17 points and senior forward Talia Beaulieu (Waldorf, Md.) just missed a double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds as the Mercy College women’s basketball team dropped an East Coast Conference matchup to Molloy College in front of a sold-out crowd on Wednesday night, 93-73.

January 28, 2012
Jasmine Williams Leads Three Double Digit Scorers With 25 Points in Tight Battle With Bridgeport
DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Jan. 28, 2012) – Senior forward Jasmine Williams (Stratford, Conn.) dropped 25 points and two other Mavericks scored in double-digits but the Mercy College women’s basketball team could not close things out against the University of Bridgeport on Saturday afternoon, falling 74-70.

January 25, 2012
Women’s Basketball Falls to No. 23 Dowling College
OAKDALE, N.Y. (Jan. 25, 2012) – The Mercy College women’s basketball team fell to No. 23 Dowling College on Wednesday evening in Oakdale, N.Y. by a score of 70-24.

January 21, 2012
Women's Basketball Game Today Moved to 5:00 p.m.; Men's Contest Remains at 3:00 p.m.
DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Jan. 21, 2012) - Today's women's basketball contest between St. Thomas Aquinas College and Mercy College, originally scheduled for 1:00 p.m. today in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., has been moved to a 5:00 p.m. tipoff because of snow. The men's game featuring the same two teams remains at 3:00 p.m.

January 21, 2012
Jasmine Williams Posts Double-Double in Women’s Basketball 71-64 ECC Loss to St. Thomas Aquinas
DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Jan. 21, 2012) – Senior forward Jasmine Williams (Stratford, Conn.) scored 21 points and grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds to post her seventh double-double of the season, but the Mercy College women’s basketball team could not keep up with East Coast Conference foe St. Thomas Aquinas College as the Spartans rode a second-half surge to a 71-64 win in the Mercy Gymnasium on Saturday evening.

January 18, 2012
Two Mavericks Post Double-Doubles as Women’s Basketball Falls to UDC
Washington, D.C. (Jan. 17, 2012) – Senior forwards Jasmine Williams (Stratford, Conn.) and Talia Beaulieu (Waldorf, Md.) posted double-doubles but the Mercy College women’s basketball team could not build on the momentum of its first East Coast Conference, falling 84-61 at the University of the District of Columbia on Wednesday night.

January 17, 2012
Jasmine Williams Named to ECC Honor Roll
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (Jan. 17, 2012) – Mercy College senior forward Jasmine Williams (Stratford, Conn.) was named to the Week Nine Honor Roll in the East Coast Conference office’s Women’s Basketball Player of the Week awards on Tuesday evening.

January 16, 2012
Jasmine Williams Nets Career High 34 Points and Posts Fifth Double-Double in Women’s Basketball Loss to UMass-Lowell
LOWELL, Mass. (Jan. 16, 2012) – Senior forward Jasmine Williams (Stratford, Conn.) drained a career-high 34 points and added 13 rebounds for her fifth double-double of the year but it was not enough as the Mercy College women’s basketball team fell to UMass-Lowell, 96-73 on Monday.

January 14, 2012
Women's Basketball Tramples Queens College 73-48 for ECC Win
DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Jan. 14, 2012) – Senior point guard Simone Williams (Waldorf, Md.) scored 16 points and was not far off a triple-double as the Mercy College women’s basketball team built up an insurmountable lead in the first half and rode it to the end for a 25-point victory over East Coast Conference rival Queens College on Saturday afternoon.

January 11, 2012
Jasmine Williams Nets 23 in Fifth 20-Point Game of Season, Women's Basketball Scores Season-High 74 in ECC Loss to C.W. Post
DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Jan. 11, 2012) – Senior forward Jasmine Williams (Stratford, Conn.) poured in 23 points in her fifth 20-point performance of the year as the Mercy College women’s basketball team netted a season-high 74 for the game, but visiting C.W. Post rode four double-digit scorers to an 86-74 East Coast Conference victory on Wednesday night.

January 3, 2012
Jasmine and Simone Williams Record Double-Doubles, Lead Four Double-Digit Scorers in 83-69 ECC Loss at NYIT
OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. (Jan. 3, 2012) – Four Mavericks scored in double digits and two posted double-doubles but the Mercy College women’s basketball team could not keep pace with NYIT, falling 83-69 in Old Westbury, N.Y. on Tuesday afternoon. Senior forward Jasmine Williams (Stratford, Conn.) paced the Mavericks with 16 points and added 10 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the year, while senior point guard Simone Williams (Waldorf, Md.) recorded another with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

December 30, 2011
Four Mavericks Score in Double Digits in Close Loss to Chestnut Hill
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (Dec. 30, 2011) – Senior forward Jasmine Williams (Stratford, Conn.) scored 13 points as one of four Mavericks to reach double digits on Friday but foul trouble and cold shooting left the Mercy College women’s basketball team four points shy of Chestnut Hill College as the Griffins won, 63-59.

December 29, 2011
Mercy Basketball Alumni Day's Schedule of Events Announced
DOBBS FERRY (Dec. 29, 2011) - Mercy College Director of Alumni Relations Drew Brown announced the schedule of events for Saturday, February 4, 2012, which will serve as the Mavericks Basketball Alumni Day.

December 19, 2011
Jasmine Williams Scores Career-High 28 in Loss to Felician
DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Dec. 19, 2011) – Senior forward Jasmine Williams (Stratford, Conn.) poured in a career-high 28 points but the Mercy College women’s basketball team could not keep up with the up-tempo Felician College offense, falling 87-66 on Monday night.

December 17, 2011
Simone Williams Records Near Triple-Double in Close Loss to Bridgeport
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (Dec. 17, 2011) – Senior point guard Simone Williams (Waldorf, Md.) posted a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds and senior forward Jasmine Williams (Stratford, Conn.) just missed another, but it was not enough for the Mercy College women’s basketball team to pick up the win at the University of Bridgeport on Saturday afternoon.

December 7, 2011
Jasmine Williams Posts Double-Double in Tough Loss to Molloy
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. (Dec. 7, 2011) – Senior forward Jasmine Williams (Stratford, Conn.) posted a double-double as one of three Mavericks to score in double figures as the Mercy College women’s basketball team hung close with Molloy College for most of the game, but the Lions pulled away from the Mavericks late in the second half to win, 70-55.

November 26, 2011
Jasmine and Simone Williams Stand Out in Loss to ECSU
PETERSBURG, VA. (Nov. 26, 2011) – Senior forward Jasmine Williams (Stratford, Conn.) continued her torrid start to the season with a 24-point performance and senior point guard Simone Williams (Waldorf, Md.) dished out a career-high 13 assists but it was not enough as Elizabeth City State University topped Mercy College, 69-53 to close out the VSU Thanksgiving Classic.

November 25, 2011
Jasmine Williams Scores 15 in Women’s Basketball Loss to Virginia State
PETERSBURG, VA. (Nov. 25, 2011) – On Friday night the Mercy College women’s basketball team faced off against Virginia State University still looking for their first win of the young season, but a slow start put the Mavericks down by too much to overcome and they fell to the Trojans, 71-52.

November 22, 2011
Jasmine Williams Named to ECC Player of the Week Honor Roll
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (Nov. 22, 2011) – Senior Jasmine Williams (Stratford, Conn.), a forward on the Mercy College women’s basketball team, was named to the East Coast Conference Player of the Week Honor Roll for Week Two. Williams recorded a triple-double in the Mavericks’ home-opener, a tough 74-69 loss to Philadelphia University, to merit the recognition.

November 22, 2011
Three Mavericks Score in Double Digits in Loss to Georgian Court
DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Nov. 22, 2011) – On Tuesday night the Mercy College women’s basketball team hosted Georgian Court University in the Mercy Gymnasium looking to pick up their first win of the season. The Mavericks struggled to control the ball and hit their shots, however, and fell by 18, 76-58.

November 19, 2011
Jasmine Williams Posts Triple-Double in Close Loss to Philadelphia
DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Nov. 19, 2011) – On Saturday afternoon the Mercy College women’s basketball team hosted Philadelphia University in a home-opening doubleheader with the men’s squad looking for their first win of the season. The game was hotly contested throughout, but Philadelphia pulled ahead in the end and won by five, 74-69.

November 12, 2011
Women’s Basketball Edged Out By Southern New Hampshire, 72-53
MANCHESTER, N.H. (Nov. 12, 2011) – On Saturday afternoon the Mercy College women’s basketball team took on Southern New Hampshire University in the second slate of Northeast-10 – ECC Conference Challenge games looking to bounce back from yesterday’s loss. Although the Mavericks kept close through the first half, the Penmen pulled away in the second to post the 72-53 victory.

November 11, 2011
Women’s Basketball Drops Season Opener to St. Anselm
MANCHESTER, N.H. (Nov. 11, 2011) – On Friday night the women’s basketball team opened its season in Manchester, N.H. against the St. Anselm College Hawks in the ECC/NE-10 Conference Challenge, returning four starters and several role players from last year’s squad but getting off to a slow start and falling 79-52.