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HACKENSACK, N.J. – A 31-point third quarter by the Merrimack College women's basketball team propelled them to victory over Fairleigh Dickinson University on Monday night. Senior forward
Denia Davis-Stewart scored 22 points off of an 8-13 shooting night. Sophomore guard
Kate Mager was second on the team in scoring with 15 points in the game. Mager knocked down four threes to lead the team in the category. Freshman
Alana Fursman chipped in with 11 points, including going 8-8 from the free throw line.
The Basics
Score: Fairleigh Dickinson 66,
Merrimack 84
Records: Merrimack (15-8, 8-4 NEC) |Fairleigh Dickinson (8-14, 5-6 NEC)
Location: Rothman Center | Hackensack, N.J.
Rapid Recap
- The Warriors opened up the game on a 17-5 run, off of long balls from Mager, freshman Jayme DeCesare, sophomore Caroline Wilson, and freshman Kaylee Thomas. The Knights made a little comeback towards the end of the quarter capped off by a jumper by Aniya Bell that cut the Merrimack advantage to just eight.
- The Knights cut the Warrior lead to three in the first two possessions of the second quarter. The Warriors brought the lead back up to five on a Davis-Stewart layup. Fairleigh Dickinson knocked down a three with 4:37 left in the half to cut the lead to two-points. Davis-Stewart hit a jumper to put the Warriors up four. Jayde Boyd hit a three to put the Knights down just one. With under a minute left in the half Davis-Stewart gave the Warriors a six-point lead heading into the locker room.
- A Mager three put Merrimack up 11-points early on in the third quarter. The Knights cut the lead to nine after a Madeline Selvaggi three found the bottom of the net. Freshman Diamond Christian hit a three to put the Warriors up 15. A Fursman three pushed the Merrimack lead to 20.
- A Christian jumper pushed the fourth quarter lead to 26. Miria Roters knocked down a layup to cut the deficit to 24. Senior Emily Houle hit a three to get the lead back to 26. Wilson hit a layup to give Merrimack its biggest lead of the game of 30. The Knights went on a run at the end of the game, but the Warriors still ended up winning the game by 18.
Notes and Numbers
- Wilson scored a career-high 11 points in the game.
- The Warriors scored a season high 84 points during the victory
- Merrimack went 19-22 from the free throw line
Up Next
Merrimack has a home game against Wagner on Saturday afternoon. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. and will be on ESPN+
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