NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – For the first time in school history the Merrimack College women's basketball team took to the court inside Lawler Arena when they welcomed Boston University. The Warriors took advantage of the bright lights and shot 47% from the field to start the game, but unfortunately fell to the Terriers by a score of 66-52.
The night started with honoring senior,
Kate Mager, for breaking the three-point shot record before the game. During the game, she did not disappoint finishing the contest with 15 points while shooting 50% from beyond the arch. Merrimack also got another impressive home performance from sophomore,
Teneisia Brown, who ended up with 12 points while only missing one shot. (6-7 FG)
The Basics
Score: Merrimack 52, Boston University 66
Records: Merrimack (2-6, 0-0 NEC) | Boston University (3-5)
Location: North Andover, Mass.
Rapid Recap
- After the opening tip fell to the Terriers, the following sequence went just the way the Warriors wanted. On the defensive end, Brown got the steal and then pushed the pace to the offensive end where Merrimack went to work. Graduate student, Paige McCormick, drove the ball to the net and pulled the BU defenders to her and then dished a sweet pass to classmate, Mayson Kimball, who buried a three. After a Terrier jumper, and a Warrior miss, Brown took advantage and stole the ball once again from BU and took it down to the other end for two points. After the first substitutions of the game Merrimack's bench took immediate advantage. Junior, Diamond Christian, took the ball over the half court line and slung a sweet feed to sophomore, Amaya Staton, who laid a wide-open bucket off the glass and in. To end the quarter, Brown finished off one of her best quarters of the season when she attacked the paint, got the bucket, the foul, and then nailed the free throw for a three-point play.
- The second quarter was more of the same for the warriors as they were led by Mager and Brown on the offensive end. Brown started Merrimack off with a strong bucket in the paint. After a BU bucket junior, Kaylee Thomas, took the ball and set a play up for Merrimack. She then drove the lane and then swung the ball to Mager who hit the three. Both team's defenses then locked things down and brought things into the halftime by a score of 34-31 with an advantage to BU.
- The third quarter the Terriers started to turn the tide in their favor. They outscored the Warriors 20-11, but that didn't tell the entire story. Merrimack had their opportunities, but just couldn't convert on the offensive end. Mager kept the Warriors within striking distance going into the final ten minutes with five of her 12 points in the third quarter.
- In the final frame, both teams seemed to run out of gas a bit, but Merrimack didn't go down without a fight. McCormick started the quarter out with a clutch triple to get the Warriors within 13 points of the Terriers. Then after a couple of baskets for both sides, time expired with the Terriers ending up in the win column. Although they didn't end up in the win column, the night was a huge success and will be remembered for a long time.
Up Next
Merrimack will have this upcoming weekend off and then will hit the road to play Colgate on December 18
th.
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