Salomone Pours in 16 as Women's Basketball Faces ECC Opponent NYIT
Box Score OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. (Feb. 22, 2014) – Freshman Maggie Salomone (Narragansett, R.I. / Narragansett) finished with 16 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals as the Mercy College women's basketball team fell to the Bears of NYIT, 94-54.
The Mavericks fall to 2-22 overall and 1-18 in the East Coast Conference, while the Bears improve to 15-8 overall and 11-6 in the ECC.
Mercy traded baskets with the Bears early and took a four-point lead at 12-8 off a layup by freshman Jasmyne Hurley (Memphis, Tenn. / Olive Branch) and a three-pointer by Salomone on back-to-back trips down the floor. Sophomore Amber Harrison (Baldwin, N.Y. / Baldwin) and Salomone both nailed a pair of free throws to maintain a 16-14 lead with 10:23 left in the half.
The Bears would regain the lead on solid inside play as they used a 14-4 run over the final five minutes to take a 47-28 lead into the locker room at halftime.
In the second half, the Mavericks converted on a few buckets, but the Bears' inside-outside game proved to be too much as NYIT cruised to the victory.
For Mercy, senior Maria Nardulli (Staten Island, N.Y. / St. Joseph by the Sea) finished with 13 points, three rebounds and two assists, while junior Tanayzha Augustine (Poughkeepsie, N.Y. / Poughkeepsie) finished with six points, eight rebounds and five blocks.
Head Coach Rashidi Aikens and the Mavericks return to action on Tuesday, Feb. 25 as they host the Eagles of Post University in non-conference action at 5:30 p.m.
