NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – In their return to Hammel Court, the Merrimack College women's basketball team picked up their first win of the season against the University of Albany. The Warriors needed a bounce back performance and got exactly that with help from graduate student,
Mayson Kimball, who finished the game with a team high 16 points.
Protecting the perimeter was important for coach
Kelly Morrone's squad and they accomplished that in flying colors. The Warriors held the Great Danes to only four total three pointer's while allowing them only to shoot 20% from three.
The Basics
Score: Merrimack 65, Albany 52
Records: Merrimack (1-2, 0-0 NEC) | Albany (1-1)
Location: North Andover, Mass. | Hammel Court
Attendance: 511
Rapid Recap
- The first quarter was a back-and-forth contest, but in a refreshing way for Merrimack. After falling behind early in the first two games of the season, they went blow for blow with Albany to start. What kept the Warriors in the game was their success from the three-point line, shooting 3-7 from beyond the arch.
- The second quarter was all Merrimack as the Warriors outscored the Great Danes 19-6. The shots were evenly distributed amongst the team as five different players got on the board including six points from senior, Kate Mager, who had the team feeling good going into the half with back-to-back threes.
- To start the second half, both teams traded blows throughout the third quarter. In a change of pace from the opening two games of the season, Merrimack saw a great shooting percentage of 58.3% in the third frame. The Warriors dominated the paint as they outscored the Great Danes 12-6 from points in the paint. That's all thanks to the monster performances of sophomore, Teneisia Brown, and graduate student, Paige McCormick, who both had double doubles. Brown had 11 points and 11 rebounds while McCormick had 11 points and 15 rebounds to propel the Warriors to victory.
- The fourth quarter wasn't one of the prettier sequences for Merrimack as they were outscored 17-12. They did just enough to eventually hold off the Great Danes and capture their first victory of the young season.
Up Next
Merrimack hits the road once again this weekend as they travel to Bethlehem, P.A. to take on Lehigh.
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