Dec 21, 2008

Women's Basketball Takes on #23 Franklin Pierce Monday

MERRIMACK COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Game #8 at #23 Franklin Pierce, Monday December 22, 2008, 1 p.m.

Tonight's game: The Warriors close out their pre-Christmas schedule Monday at 23rd-ranked Franklin Pierce.

Last season: The Ravens defeated Merrimack 77-57 in the only meeting behind 28 points, seven assists, and six boards from Johannah Leedham.

All-Time Series: Franklin Pierce is 6-9 lifetime against the Warriors.

Recapping last game: Casey Miller tallied a career-high 23 points, while Amanda Shannon converted tying shots at the buzzer in regulation and the first overtime and won the game with a jumper in double overtime with five seconds remaining as Merrimack notched its first conference win Saturday, 85-84 over American International. The Warriors trailed by as much as 11 and were down 10 with 5:17 remaining in regulation but finished the second half on a 17-7 run to force sudden death. They trailed by six with 33 seconds to play, but Miller drained a three and Shannon hit a layup to cut the lead to one. After AIC extended the lead to three behind two free throws from Stacy Boisvert, Shannon hit a three-pointer as time expired to send the game to overtime. In the first overtime, the Yellow Jackets led by three in the final moments, but again Shannon came up big, sinking a three with 10 seconds to play to tie the score at 74. AIC regained the lead behind two free throws from Jeanette Jonathan, but Shannon answered the challenge with a basket of her own with two seconds to play, forcing a second overtime. Merrimack led for most of the second overtime but Jen Moussette hit a three-pointer with 21 seconds remaining giving the hosts the 84-83 lead. Following a timeout, Shannon finally put the Yellow Jackets away for good with a jumper with five ticks remaining. Trailing by one, AIC’s Kristin Boesenberg missed a desperation three-pointer as time expired, and the Warriors walked away with the thrilling win. Shannon finished with 27 points (12-of-29 from the field) and added seven rebounds in a game-high 50 minutes.

Shannon Reaches 1,000: Senior captain Amanda Shannon became the 16th women’s basketball player to reach 1,000 career points when she reached milestone against Stonehill on December 3.

More Shannon: Shannon averages 21.6 points per game, tops in the Northeast-10. Her 39.1 minutes per game rank first in the conference.

Rookie impact: Freshman Hannah DeGraffinreed is third in the conference with 10.1 rebounds per game and second in minutes behind Shannon with 35.4. She has tallied two double-doubles, including a 17 point, 13 rebound performance in a 81-70 win over Dowling.

Miller is halfway there: Junior Casey Miller completed her sophomore year with 506 career points, putting her on track reach the Merrimack College 1,000 point club before she graduates.

Road Warriors: Merrimack is in the midst of a five-game road trip. The Warriors will not return home until January 6 when they host Bentley.

Merrimack head coach Helen Williams: Now in her third year, Helen Williams is 17-46 since becoming Merrimack's head coach prior to the start of the 2006-2007 season.


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