GARDEN CITY, NY – The Merrimack women’s basketball
team opened the 2008-09 season with a 58-46 loss to Adelphi
University Saturday afternoon.
Senior captain Amanda Shannon tallied a game-high
14 points in 38 minutes, while forward Hannah
DeGraffinreed, in her Merrimack debut, posted a
double-double on 13 points (five-of-seven shooting) and 11
rebounds.
The Warriors shot just 28.6% percent from the field in the first
half but went to the locker room trailing by just four, at 27-23,
at halftime.
But the Panthers tallied 23 points off turnovers to just four for
the Warriors, to pull away late for the 12-point victory. Adelphi
added 19 second-chance points, getting 24 offensive rebounds, led
by 10 from Serita Lee. Lee finished with 14 points and 17 total
rebounds off the bench in just 19 minutes.
Casey Miller chipped in with nine points, while
Tiffany Colon added four points and eight boards,
including five on the offensive glass.
The Warriors (0-1) open the conference schedule at home Wednesday
at 5:30 p.m. against Assumption College.