Women's Basketball Concludes Season with 62-58 Loss to Bryant

Women's Basketball Concludes Season with 62-58 Loss to Bryant

NORTH ANDOVER, MA. – The Merrimack women’s basketball team saw its season end Tuesday night with a 62-58 loss to Bryant University at the Volpe Gym. The Warriors finish the season 9-19 overall, 5-17 in the Northeast-10.

Amanda Shannon (North Andover, MA) led the Warriors with 23 points, while senior Kara Borelli (Westbrook, ME) added 13 points and nine rebounds. Her classmate Ashley Brownlee (Portland, ME) tallied 12 points and eight boards.

The Warriors finally took their first lead early in the second half at 28-27 following a jumper from Brownlee. Shannon capped off a 15-4 Merrimack run over the first 3:19 of the final frame to take a 38-31 lead, but Bryant came back, using an 8-0 run late in the second half, while Merrimack went 10:25 without scoring a field goal and 6:02 without a point before Shannon sank a free throw to give the Warriors the 52-51 lead with 3:04 remaining.

The final 2:12 saw three tie scores and seven points from Shannon. She tied the score at 58 with one minute to play after Kelsey O’Keefe took a pass from Lynne-Ann Kokoski to give the Bulldogs the short-lived two-point lead. Courtney Schermerhorn converted two free-throws with 20-seconds to play that gave the Bulldogs the 60-58 lead. With seniors Borelli and Gately Golden (Fair Haven, NJ) on the bench with five fouls each, the Warriors turned to Shannon with 8.8 seconds left, down two, but the inbounds pass was thrown out of bounds.

O’Keefe got Bryant off to a fast start, scoring the game’s first six points. The Warriors closed the lead and finished the half down four at 27-23 behind 11 points from Shannon. Both teams struggled from the field, as Bryant shot 35.5% with Merrimack shooting 33.3% (9-for-27).

O’Keefe posted a double-double on 21 points and 10 rebounds, while Siamone Bennett added seven points, 10 boards, and four blocks. Kokoski, Bryant’s lone senior, tallied 17 points.

Before the game, seniors Takeya Faison (Lynn, MA), Gately Golden (Fair Haven, NJ), Ashley Brownlee (Portland, ME) and Kara Borelli (Westbook, ME) were honored as part of Senior Night. These seniors conclude a stellar four-year career that featured a trip to the Final Four as freshmen.


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