Moment #2: Women’s Basketball Upsets #1 Franklin Pierce
RINDGE, NH – Facing a daunting matchup against the top team in the country who had won 28 straight regular season games, few gave the Merrimack women’s basketball team a chance as it traveled to Rindge for a battle with Franklin Pierce on February 17. But that’s why they play the game.
May 26, 2010
Krasco Named Women's Basketball Assistant
NORTH ANDOVER, MA – Merrimack College women’s basketball head coach Helen Williams announced the hiring of Kelly Krasco, a native of Medford, Massachusetts, as top assistant coach at Merrimack earlier this week.
March 2, 2010
#12 Women's Basketball Playoff Run Ends at #4 Bentley
WALTHAM, MA - Despite leading by as much as 18 in the first half, the No. 12 seed women's basketball team was eliminated from the Northeast-10 Conference quarterfinals Tuesday evening at the hands of the No. 4 seed Bentley University Falcons, 88-77.
March 1, 2010
Roy Recognized as Northeast-10 Player of the Week
NORTH ANDOVER, MA – Following a week in which Genn Roy averaged 23.0 points and led the women’s basketball team to a win over Saint Rose in the first round of the Conference tournament, the sophomore was named the Conference Player of the Week.
February 28, 2010
#12 Women's Basketball Upsets #5 Saint Rose in First Round
ALBANY, NY - Behind 53% shooting from the field, the 12-seeded Merrimack women's basketball team upset the fifth-seeded College of Saint Rose Sunday afternoon in the first round of the Northeast-10 Conference tournament, 77-70.
February 26, 2010
Roy and Schatzlein Named All-Conference Selections
NORTH ANDOVER, MA – Sophomore Genn Roy (Granby, MA) and freshman Kelly Schatzlein (Tolland, CT) of the Merrimack women’s basketball team have been named to the Northeast-10 all-Conference team for the 2009-10 season.
February 25, 2010
Women's Basketball to Play Saint Rose Sunday in Conference Tournament
NORTH ANDOVER, MA – Closing out the regular season on Wednesday, the Merrimack women’s basketball team earned a playoff berth and right to play at The College of Saint Rose on Sunday at 1:00pm in first round action.
February 24, 2010
Women's Basketball Comeback Bid Denied by Southern New Hampshire
NORTH ANDOVER, MA – Despite trailing by as much as 20 in the second half, the Merrimack women’s basketball team rallied for a second half lead but eventually fell by a score of 81-75 Wednesday evening at Volpe Gym in the final regular season of the year.
February 20, 2010
Women's Basketball Slips Past Saint Michael's, 57-56
NORTH ANDOVER, MA - With a career-high 29 points, sophomore Genn Roy (Granby, MA) led the Merrimack women's basketball team to a win over Saint Michael's College Saturday afternoon at Volpe Gym.
February 17, 2010
Women's Basketball Stuns #1 Franklin Pierce, 71-64
RINDGE, NH – Giving the nation’s top team, Franklin Pierce University, their first loss of the 2009-10 season, the Merrimack women’s basketball team delivered a 71-64 blow to the Ravens Wednesday evening on the road.
February 13, 2010
Women's Basketball Falls at Lowell, 77-65
LOWELL, MA – Despite four Warriors in double figures, the Merrimack women’s basketball Warriors dropped a 77-65 contest Saturday afternoon at UMass-Lowell.
February 9, 2010
Benischek, Merrimack Maul Stonehill, 80-65
NORTH ANDOVER, MA – Behind a career-high 28 points from junior Sarah Benischek, the Merrimack women’s basketball team took down the Stonehill College Skyhawks going away, 80-65.
February 6, 2010
Saint Anselm Tops Women's Basketball, 74-60
NORTH ANDOVER, MA – The Merrimack women’s basketball team dropped a 74-60 contest Saturday afternoon at home to Saint Anselm College.
February 3, 2010
Bentley Runs Away from Warrior Women in Second Half on the Road
WALTHAM, MA - The Merrimack women's basketball team ended their two-game road trip 1-1 after falling to Bentley 80-57 on the road Wednesday evening.
January 30, 2010
Roy Leads Women's Basketball to Win at New Haven
WEST HAVEN, CT – With a team-high 23 points on 10-of-17 shooting, sophomore Genn Roy (Granby, MA) rallied the Merrimack women’s basketball team for a win at the University of New Haven Saturday afternoon, 81-72.
January 26, 2010
Women's Basketball Drops Decision to Southern Connecticut
NORTH ANDOVER, MA – The Merrimack women’s basketball team dropped their third straight contest Tuesday evening at Volpe Gym, 70-51, to Southern Connecticut State University.
January 23, 2010
Women's Basketball Falls Short at Pace, 69-47
PLEASANTVILLE, NY – The Merrimack women’s basketball team dropped a road Conference contest to Pace University Saturday afternoon, 69-47.
January 20, 2010
Women's Basketball Slips up Against Saint Rose, 67-60
NORTH ANDOVER, MA - Snapping a three-game win streak, the Merrimack women's basketball team fell to the Golden Knights of Saint Rose Wednesday evening at Volpe Gym, 67-60.
January 18, 2010
Schatzlein Shines for Warriors, Named NE-10 Freshman of the Week
NORTH ANDOVER, MA – Helping the Merrimack women’s basketball team (7-9, 5-6 NE-10) to a pair of wins this past week over Le Moyne and Adelphi, freshman forward Kelly Schatzlein (Tolland, CT) was named the Northeast-10 Conference Freshman of the Week.
January 16, 2010
Women's Basketball Wins Third Straight With Win Over Adelphi
NORTH ANDOVER, MA – Winning their fifth over the last six games, the Merrimack women’s basketball team knocked off Adelphi University Saturday afternoon, 66-62.
January 12, 2010
Women's Basketball Wins at Le Moyne, 63-55
SYRACUSE, NY – Scoring 19 points off of 20 Dolphin turnovers, the Merrimack women’s basketball team won their fourth game in the last five outings of the year over Le Moyne College Tuesday evening in Syracuse, 63-55.
January 9, 2010
Women's Basketball Defeats Assumption, 55-45
NORTH ANDOVER, MA – With a game-high 18 points from junior captain Sarah Benischek (Shrub Oak, NY) the Merrimack women’s basketball team improved to 5-9 (3-6 NE-10) with a win at home over Assumption College Saturday afternoon, 55-45.
January 6, 2010
Women's Basketball Falls Short at American International, 54-41
SPRINGFIELD, MA - Snapping a two-game win streak, the Merrimack women's basketball team dropped a road contest to American International College, 54-41, Wednesday evening in Springfield.
January 2, 2010
Women's Basketball Rings in New Year with Win at Saint Anselm
MANCHESTER, NH – Jockeying for position in the Northeast-10 Conference, the Merrimack women’s basketball team notched their second straight win and first win of the 2010 portion of their season at Saint Anselm Saturday afternoon, 55-44.
December 22, 2009
Women's Basketball Bounces Back with Big Win over Queens
LOUISVILLE, KY – Bouncing back from consecutive losses, the Merrimack women’s basketball team won a non-conference contest with Queens College in the consolation round of the Bellarmine University Holiday Tournament, 87-65.
December 21, 2009
Miller Scores Career-High to Reach 1,000
LOUISVILLE, KY – A career-high 28 points from senior captain Casey Miller made her the newest member of the 1,000-point club at Merrimack, but it was not enough against the Fighting Scots as the Warriors fell to Edinboro, 98-83 Monday afternoon.
December 8, 2009
Women's Basketball Downed by Southern NH, 82-67
MANCHESTER, NH - In their final Conference game of the calendar year, the Merrimack women’s basketball team dropped an 82-67 decision Tuesday evening in Manchester to Southern New Hampshire University.
December 5, 2009
Women's Basketball Wins First Conference Contest at Saint Michael's
COLCHESTER, VT – Bouncing back from an 11-point halftime gap, the Merrimack women’s basketball Warriors won their first Conference contest of the year at Saint Michael’s College Saturday afternoon at the Vincent C. Ross Sports Center, 75-70.
December 4, 2009
Women's Basketball Begins Six-Game Road Trip; Miller Shoots for 1,000
NORTH ANDOVER, MA - Hoping to snap a four-game skid, the women's basketball team begins a six-game road trip at Conference rival Saint Michael's College on Saturday at 1:30pm.
December 3, 2009
Eagle-Tribune: Two years after losing scholarship, Colon thrives for Warriors
NORTH ANDOVER — Challenges remain for Tiffany Colon, but now they're different challenges. (by Chuck Frye - The Eagle-Tribune)
December 2, 2009
#2 Franklin Pierce Runs Away from Women's Basketball, 80-56
NORTH ANDOVER, MA – The Merrimack women’s basketball Warriors dropped their fourth straight contest Wednesday evening to #2 Franklin Pierce University at Volpe Gym, 80-56.
December 1, 2009
Women's Basketball Hosts #2 Franklin Pierce Wednesday at Volpe
NORTH ANDOVER, MA - In their final home game of the calendar year, the Merrimack women's basketball Warriors will host the #2 Franklin Pierce University Ravens at 5:30pm on Wednesday at the Volpe Gymnasium.
November 29, 2009
UMass-Lowell Upends Women's Basketball, 78-66
NORTH ANDOVER, MA – Dropping their third straight overall and second in conference play, the Merrimack women’s basketball team fell to the University of Massachusetts-Lowell Sunday afternoon at Volpe Gym, 78-66.
November 24, 2009
Women's Basketball Falls Short at #9 Stonehill
EASTON, MA – The Merrimack women’s basketball Warriors dropped their second game in as many contests to a ranked opponent with an 85-64 loss at #9 Stonehill on Tuesday evening.
November 23, 2009
Women's Basketball has Sights set on #9 Stonehill
NORTH ANDOVER, MA - Facing their second ranked opponent in as many contests, the Merrimack women's basketball team takes on #9 Stonehill College on Tuesday in Easton.
November 21, 2009
Women's Basketball Falls to #22 Tampa in Courtyard Classic Championship
NORTH ANDOVER, MA - The Merrimack women's basketball team dropped a 70-59 decision to #22 University of Tampa on Saturday afternoon in the Courtyard by Marriott Classic Championship.
November 20, 2009
Colon, Women's Basketball Grab First Win over Tiffin
NORTH ANDOVER, MA – The Merrimack women’s basketball Warriors (2-1, 0-1 NE-10) notched their first win of the year in the Courtyard by Marriott Classic to Tiffin University, 59-56 on Friday evening at the Volpe Gym.
November 19, 2009
Women's Basketball to host Courtyard by Marriott Classic
NORTH ANDOVER, MA – The Merrimack women’s basketball team hosts the 2nd Annual Courtyard by Marriott Classic this weekend at Volpe Gym for East Stroudsburg University, Tiffin University and #22 University of Tampa.
November 18, 2009
Women's Basketball Drops Home-Opener to Bentley, 71-62
NORTH ANDOVER, MA – The Merrimack women’s basketball Warriors (0-2, 0-1 NE-10) dropped their home-opener Wednesday night to the Falcons of Bentley University (2-0, 1-0 NE-10), 71-62.
November 17, 2009
Women's Basketball to Clash with Bentley Wednesday
NORTH ANDOVER, MA – Tipping off their 2009-10 Northeast-10 Conference schedule, the Merrimack women’s basketball Warriors play host to rival Bentley University on Wednesday, November 15 at Volpe Gym at 5:30pm.
November 15, 2009
Women's Basketball Drops Season-Opener at Dowling
OAKDALE, NY - Despite a career-high 27 points from sophomore Genn Roy, the Merrimack women's basketball Warriors dropped their season-opener Sunday night at Dowling College, 95-86.
October 27, 2009
Women's Basketball Picked 13th in Northeast-10 Preseason Poll
EASTON, MA – Merrimack College has been selected to finish 13th in the 2009-10 Northeast-10 Conference women’s basketball preseason coaches’ poll, it was announced on Tuesday.
October 26, 2009
Women's Basketball to Host 2nd Annual Food Drive
NORTH ANDOVER, MA – On Sunday, November 1, the Merrimack women’s basketball preseason opener against Saint Mary’s University (Nova Scotia) will double as an exhibition contest (2:00pm) and food drive to benefit the Lazarus House of Lawrence.
September 28, 2009
Women's Basketball Visits Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence
LAWRENCE, MA – Gearing up for the 2009-10 basketball season, the Merrimack women’s basketball Warriors put on a clinic at the Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence on September 24 for a group of nearly 50 kids from the ages of nine to twelve years old.
