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Mar 1, 2009

Women’s Basketball Edged by Pace 70-64 in NE-10 Tournament

PLEASANTVILLE, NJ – Behind 30 points from the Northeast-10 Freshman of the Year Brittany Shields, the Pace women’s basketball team overcame a 10-point deficit to defeat the Warriors 70-64 Sunday afternoon in the first round of the Northeast-10 Tournament.

The Warriors, ranked 12th in the Northeast-10 Tournament, finish the season 9-19 overall. Pace (18-10), ranked fifth in the tournament, advances to the quarterfinals where they will face fourth-ranked American International.

Five Warriors scored in double-figures led by 13 points from Genn Roy (Gransby, MA) while Hannah DeGraffinreed (Raleigh, NC) posted a double-double on 11 points and 10 rebounds. In her final collegiate game, the Northeast-10 All-Conference second team selection Amanda Shannon (North Andover, MA) scored 11 points and dished out four assists.

Merrimack came out strong, seizing a 10-point first half lead at 40-30 after Shannon hit a jumper with 1:30 to play in the half that capped a 14-7 run by the Warriors. They took a 41-33 lead into the locker room at halftime, but the Setters did not quit as they scored 10 of the first 11 points in the second half, capped off with a lay-up from Shiesha McCollum, who was fouled and converted the free throw to tie the game at 43.

Pace never trailed again after Shields hit a lay-up with 11:21 to play in the game to give her team the 46-45 lead.

They extended the lead to eight at 61-53 after a pair of free throws by Shields, but the Warriors, with their backs to the wall, answered right back as Casey Miller (Fairbanks, AK) and Sara Benischek (Shrub Oak, NY) hit back-to-back threes, cutting Pace’s lead to two at 61-59 with 2:32 to play. After a free throw from Roy with 34 seconds left, the lead was just one, but Taylor Losey, Kristin Connolly, and Shields all hit their free throws in the waning moments, sealing the win for Pace.

Down two with 20 seconds left, the Warriors had their shot to take the lead, but Shannon missed a three and the Setters grabbed the rebound to seal the win.

Shields finished with 30 points and 12 rebounds, as the Setters tallied 44 points in the paint to just 18 for Merrimack. The Warriors shot just 29% from the field in the second half and made just two threes. Miller finished with 11 points, while Tiffany Colon (Lawrence, MA) added 12 off the bench to go with seven boards.


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