Goodson Posts Fifth Straight Double-Double as Women's Basketball Hosts Queens
Box Score DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Dec. 12, 2015) – Despite senior Deasia Goodson's (Freeport, N.Y./SUNYIT) fifth consecutive double-double, the Mercy College women's basketball team dropped a, 66-53, ECC matchup against visiting Queens College on Saturday afternoon at Mercy Gymnasium.
With the loss, the Mavericks are now 2-7 and currently 0-3 in the East Coast Conference. The Knights will improve to 5-1 and will remain undefeated in the ECC (2-0).
Goodson once again put up an impressive performance, as she ended the afternoon with a game-high 22 points, 11 rebounds, and a game-high four blocks. Freshman Cynthia Perez (Middle Village, N.Y./Christ the King) contributed nine points, one rebound, and one assist. Senior Erin Copeland (Kansas City, Kan./Univ. of Illinois-Springfield) recorded 6 points, seven assists, and four steals for the Mavericks.
For the Knights, Kaitlyn Mahon led the squad offensively with 16 points, five assists, and four steals. Kristen Korzevinski was not far behind Mahon, as she finished the afternoon with 14 points, five assists, and four steals as well.
The last time these two teams met a year ago, the Mavericks defeated the Knights 63-49. The Mavericks were looking to repeat history as Goodson was the first to score in the game, finishing a layup at the 9:38 mark, followed by a made free-throw by freshman Chi-la Bady (Valley Stream, N.Y./Francis Lewis). The Knights would then score 15 unanswered points to put them on the board at 15-3. The first quarter would come to an end with the Mavericks trailing 26-11.
Bady opened up the second quarter with a made three-pointer at the 9:11 mark. This was a successful quarter offensively for the Mavericks, who outscored the Knights 13-9. Nine of the 13 points for Mercy were from three-pointers. The Mavericks trailed by 11 as they entered halftime down 35-24.
Goodson would once again be the first to score after half-time by making a lay-up at the 8:32 mark. Goodson took over the third quarter, where she recorded ten of her 22 points. The Mavericks fought hard all quarter, but it would be the Mercy defense that would force a turnover with 1:36 remaining in the quarter to bring the Mavericks the closest they would come all game. Copeland capitalized on the turnover and responded with a made layup at the 1:23 mark to make the score 51-41. With just 0:05 on the clock, Goodson would convert a three point play after being fouled on a layup and making both the shot and the free throw to follow. The Mavericks would end the third quarter trailing by only nine with a score of 53-44.
The Knights answered back in the fourth quarter, where they outscored the Mavericks 13-9. Goodson recorded six of the team's nine points for the final quarter. Four different Knights scored for Queens College in the fourth quarter.
The Mavericks ended the afternoon shooting 71.4 percent from the free throw line compared to the Knights 60.0 percent. Mercy also finished the game with a 36.2 field goal percentage, which was higher than the Knights 35.2 percent. However, the visitors outshot the Mavericks 55.6 percent from the three-point line, compared to the Mavericks 28.6 percent. Both teams scored an even 22 points in the paint.
Head Coach Rashidi Aikens and the Mavericks look to rebound as they travel to NYIT to compete in an ECC match up on Saturday, Dec. 19 at 1:00 p.m.
