NORTH ANDOVER, M.A. - The Merrimack College Women's Basketball team welcomes Saint Peter's to Lawler Arena in a Saturday matchup. Tip off is slated for 12:00 P.M.
Who to Watch
Madison Roman made it two straight games with a double-double in the teams last game against Rider with 12 points and 11 rebounds. In the game against Mount St. Mary's Roman exploded for a 20-point and 14-rebound double double. Roman shot 54% from the field and made 6-7 free throws. The Connecticut native shattered her season high in steals tallying five. In November's matchup against Bryant, Madison Roman tallied a career and team high 26 points, shooting 9-15 (.600) from the field. Roman came down with 10 rebounds for her second-straight double-double. Roman tallied her first double-double of the season with 10 rebounds and 12 points against Northeastern.
Lydia Melaschenko has hit 4 3-pointers in four of her last five games and at least three 3-pointers in each of her last five. Her 10 points at Rider marked her eighth double-figure scoring game of the season, and her fifth consecutive. Melaschenko hit 50% of her shots against Fairfield scoring 13. In the Warriors contest against High Point, Melaschenko erupted for 7 3-pointers coming just shy of the school record. The 21 points at High Point was her new career high. In her last five games, Melaschenko has made 19 three pointers.
In eight of her last nine games, Mia Fiore has posted double figure point totals. Fiore posted 12 points in the teams MAAC opener against Fairfield. She finished just shy of a double-double against New Hampshire with nine rebounds to go with the 15 points. Through eight games, she is shooting just under 50 percent from the field. In their come from behind victory against Dartmouth, Fiore led the team with 16 points and shot over 50% from the field. Fiore exploded for a career high against Bryant where she posted 24 points, shooting 10-14 (71%) from the field.
Happy Holidays Oralye!
Grad student Oralye Kiefer had set season highs in points in four straight games getting up to 19 against Brown. Keifer has been a force in the paint for the Warriors shooting just shy of 50% during the season. Kiefer has posted at least nine rebounds in three of her last four games. She made it six straight games in double digits against Rider when she scored 12 points. Kiefer continued her impressive run against Mount St. Mary's tallying her first double double of the season scoring 14 and rebounding 11 balls. She is averaging 13.4 ppg, 7.2 rpg, and 2.4 blks per game in the month.
Heating Up
In her last game against Rider, Garcia went off for a career high 21 points shooting 7-13 (54%) from the field. Garcia added on seven assists four steals against the Broncs. She has scored at least nine points in each of her last three games.
