Women's Basketball Continues Surge With Third Straight Victory

NORTH EASTON, MA – The Merrimack College Women's Basketball team secured their third straight win with a close contest on the road over Stonehill.
 
The Basics
Score: Stonehill 60, Merrimack 72
Records: Stonehill (2-17, 2-4), Merrimack (6-13, 3-3)
Location: Merkert Gymnasium / North Easton, MA
 
Rapid Recap
The first quarter was rather forgettable for Merrimack as they scored just 10 points and fell behind 17-10 entering the second quarter. The second frame was a completely different story as the Warriors would go down early by as much as 12 but were able to completely erase the deficit. Merrimack went up by a point heading into halftime behind a three point bucket from Kiki Thomas and the stellar player of their leader Jayme DeCesare.

The second half was more of the same as what we saw in the end of the second quarter. The Warriors we're able to add on to their advantage early before the Skyhawks stormed back and took the lead. The Warriors showed resilience here and fought back to take the lead and more. They continued to pile it on in the final quarter with a pair of and-one opportunities from Kaylee Thomas and Amaya Staton. MC would go on to win their third straight game by double digits and pushing their NEC record to the .500 mark at 3-3 with the 72-60 victory.

Notes and Numbers

• Jayme DeCesare and Kaylee Thomas each had 19 points to lead all scorers
• Madison Roman was excellent with 13 points and 8 rebounds
• Amaya Staton finished with 11 points and 3 rejections

Up Next
Merrimack is back to action on January 25^th when they take on Le Moyne on the road.