Mercy College Women’s Basketball Picks off Panthers 77-69
NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Result
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
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| Delmara Reece |
Mercy College Women's Basketball Picks off Panthers 77-69
DOBBS FERRY, NY - The
score was all knotted up at 69 with 1:19 remaining in the second
half when the Mercy College women's basketball team went on an 8-0
run to close out the game against East Coast Conference (ECC)
opponent Adelphi for a 77-69 victory on Wednesday.
Sophomore forward Delmara Reece (Yonkers, NY) hit
a lay up to get the run started, followed by a steal by sophomore
guard Ashley Borofsky (Southington, CT) who went
coast-to-coast for the lay up for a 73-69 lead.
On the next Panthers (11-13, 8-7 ECC) possession it was Borofsky
again who came up with the steal for the Blue & White. Senior
guard Christina Baxter (Greenwood Lake, NY) and
Reece each hit a pair of free throws to put the game out of
reach.
Reece recorded a double-double with 19 points and tied a
career-high with 24 rebounds. Baxter scored 20 points and added
four assists. Sophomore forward Ashley Finnegan (Worcester,
MA) was 7-for-13 from the floor with 17 points.
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| Ashley Borofsky (CSI: Photo) |
The Mavericks (8-16, 5-10 ECC) began
the contest with a 12-2 run, capped off with a lay up by Reece with
15:15 remaining. The Panthers responded with an 8-0 run to cut the
deficit to two (29-27). However, the Blue & White didn't
relent, pushing the lead back up to 12 (39-27) with 3:30
remaining.
The Mavericks went into the break with a 43-35 lead.
The Panthers started the second half going on a 12-3 run, cutting
the deficit down to one point with 15:00 remaining in the second
half. After tying the score at 55, the visitors took the lead on a
lay up by junior guard Keri Schumacher (East Northport,
NY).
Mercy College came right back building a nine-point lead with eight
consecutive points scored by Finnegan. The Panthers put up a 9-0
run of their own to knot the score at 69. The Mavericks ended the
game by scoring the final eight points.
Sophomore forward Ashley Caiafa (Massapequa Park,
NY) scored 13 points for the Panthers, while Schumacher
added 12 points.
The Mavericks will be back in action when they travel to play
Concordia on Saturday, February 21 at 1 p.m.
