Nov 17, 2007

Late Rally Keys 70-64 Warriors' Victory

Late Rally Keys 70-64 Warriors' Victory

NORTH ANDOVER, MA. – Despite trailing for most of the second half and with under four minutes to play, the Merrimack women’s basketball team rallied, forcing late turnovers to ignite a 16-4 run in the final 6:09 to edge Adelphi University 70-64 Saturday afternoon at the Volpe Gym.

Amanda Shannon (North Andover, MA) led the Warriors with 22 points (10-12 from the free throw line), seven rebounds and six assists. Eleven of her points came during the 16-4 run.

The Warriors overcame the dominating post performance from Gianna Smith, who posted a double-double (28 points, 20 rebounds). The Panthers out rebounded Merrimack 56-39 in the game and had 27 points off second-chance opportunities to Merrimack’s eight.

Trailing 60-56 with 3:29 to play, Shannon drilled a three-pointer to cut the lead to one. Takeya Faison (Lynn, MA) gave the Warriors the lead with a fast-break jumper that originated off a Casey Miller (Fairbanks, AK) steal. Seconds later, Miller would come up with another steal which led to Shannon getting fouled and sinking two free throws to give her team the three-point lead with 1:49 to play. Shannon then sank a jumper and added four free throws over the next 1:14 to preserve the comeback victory.

Faison finished with 13 points off the bench, while Kara Borelli (Westbrook, ME) added 12 points and five rebounds.

Merrimack’s defense forced 29 Adelphi turnovers, led by three steals from Miller. The Warriors also posted 15 more points off free throws (25 to 10) than the Panthers.

Adelphi falls to 0-2 while Merrimack is 2-0 for the first time since 2004-05. The Warriors will head to Fairbanks, Alaska, the hometown of Miller, for the North Star Invitational. The action kicks off next Saturday at midnight eastern time against Alaska Fairbanks. The Warriors will play Saturday at 10:30 p.m. if they lose to Fairbanks and midnight Sunday (eastern) if they win.


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