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.
Molloy improves to 9-11 overall and 5-5 in the ECC, while Mercy falls to 1-18 (1-9).
The Lions shot an impressive 49 percent from the field thanks to exceptional ball movement, as evidenced by the team's 17 assists. Mercy shot well too at 42 percent, but suffered from a whopping 29 fouls that led to 41 Molloy free throw attempts.
Neither team led by more than three until midway through the first half, when Molloy put up an 8-2 run on back-to-back three-pointers by junior guard Julia Finlay (Hicksville, N.Y.) to go up by five. Another 11-2 run increased the Lions' lead to 11 at the 7:10 mark and Mercy could only just trim the deficit to eight heading into the break.
Molloy came out of halftime on fire, hitting the first 12 points of the second half to take a commanding 20-point lead which Mercy could not cut to less than 14 as the game came to a close, ultimately falling by 20.
Williams also led the Mavericks with four assists and senior center Crasheena Ward (Danbury, Conn.) rounded out the double-digit scorers with a career-high 12 points.
The Lions enjoyed two 20-point scorers, with junior guard Ashley Addison (East Hanover, N.J.) and graduate student guard Amanda Bartlett (Mesa, Ariz.) netting 23 and 20 points, respectively. Three others scored in double-digits, including junior forward Ikema Ross (East Patchogue, N.Y.), who also led the game with 14 rebounds, and Finlay, who hit five treys on 10 attempts.
Head Coach Kelli Dunlay and the Mavericks will return to the court on Saturday, Feb. 4 as they host NYIT on Alumni Day. Tipoff is set for 1:00 p.m. and the game will be followed by a 30-minute Alumni Game preceding the men's squad tips off at 5:00 p.m.
