Nov 19, 2008
Comeback Falls Short in 58-54 Loss to Assumption
NORTH ANDOVER, MA – The Merrimack women’s basketball
team fought back to tie the score at 52 with 53 seconds remaining
but fell to Assumption 58-54 Wednesday night at the Volpe Gym.
After Amanda Shannon (North Andover, MA)
converted one of two free throws to tie the score, Assumption guard
Bethany Plasski grabbed an offensive rebound, drew a foul and
converted both free throws to give the Greyhounds the lead.
Casey Miller (Fairbanks, AK) drew a foul on the
next possession but made just one of two, and Plasski sealed it,
converting four more from the line.
Plasski finished with a tean-high 15 points and was
seven-for-eight at the line.
The Warriors trailed early 14-7 but went on a quick 9-0 run capped
off with a lay-in from Hannah DeGraffinreed (Raleigh,
NC) to take an early 16-14 lead.
Merrimack trailed by five at the half, 26-21, and the Greyhounds
used a 12-2 run midway through the second to grab a 43-32 lead.
Merrimack never quit as Shannon drained two of her three
three-pointers to cut the lead to 48-44. Then, trailing 52-46,
Miller nailed a three and sank a lay up seconds later after
DeGraffinreed stole the inbounds pass.
Miller tallied a game-high 20 points while Shannon added eighteen.
DeGraffinreed posted eight points and grabbed eight boards.
Molly Griffiths had a double-double on 14 points and 10 rebounds,
while the Greyhounds controlled the glass outrebounding Merrimack
48-25 and 19-5 on the offensive glass.
Merrimack (0-2, 0-1 NE-10) hosts the Courtyard by Marriott Classic
this weekend beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The Warriors will
take on Dowling on Friday at 7:30 p.m.
