December 15, 2008
WBB: LE MOYNE FALLS TO MERCYHURST IN FINAL SECONDS,
54-53
Syracuse, N.Y. - Amy Achesinski scored on a put-back with four
seconds remaining to give Mercyhurst a 54-53 non-conference victory
over the Le Moyne College women's basketball team on Monday night
at Ted Grant Court. The Dolphins received a 25-point scoring
outburst from their bench led by junior Siobhan Shields'
(Mason, N.H./St. Bernard's Central Catholic) career-best
seven points. Achesinski (19) and Stephanie Prischak (15) combined
to score 34 points for the Lakers.
Senior Vanessa Holden (Suffern, N.Y./Immaculate Heart
(N.J.)) and junior Courtney
Coryea (Mooers Forks, N.Y./Northeast Clinton)
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each scored nine points to lead Le Moyne. Holden pulled down a
game-high nine rebounds and Coryea finished with seven boards and
five blocks. Shields and junior Brittany Davis (Detroit,
Mich./Oak Park/Labette College (Kan.)) each poured in
seven points off the bench.
The Dolphins started slow and missed their first nine field goal
attempts until senior Kathleen Gladstone (Cleveland,
Ohio/Walsh Jesuit) buried a jumper at the 13:36 mark.
After falling behind by eight points early, Le Moyne used a 19-7
scoring spurt to pull ahead by four with 2:21 left in the first
half. The Dolphins and Lakers traded the lead in the final minute
of the half before Coryea netted a conventional three-point play to
give Le Moyne a 23-22 at the halftime break.
The Lakers used a 15-9 spurt over the opening 6:12 of the second
half to open up a five-point lead, capped by a pair of foul shots
by Achesinski. Davis converted two foul shots and Shields drilled a
three-pointer to knot the score for the sixth time with 13:12 left.
The two squads traded baskets over the next 5:42 to deliver a 45-45
tie.
Following a turnover on the Lakers, sophomore guard
Danielle Felice (Adams, N.Y./South Jefferson) hit
a driving layup and two possessions later Holden drilled a
18-footer from the top of the key to put her team ahead by four
with 5:12 remaining. The Lakers answered back with six of the
game's next eight points to knot the score at 51 apiece with 1:29
remaining. Prischak drilled a pair of three-pointers from the right
wing around a 19-foot jumper by Holden to even the score.
Achesinski gave the Lakers a one point advantage with 29 seconds
remaining by connecting on the second of two free throw attempts.
Holden responded by drilling two foul shots of her own with just 19
seconds left to regain the lead for her team. Following her own
missed jump shot, Achesinski grabbed the offensive rebound and
registered a layup from the left block for the winning basket.
Le Moyne (5-5, NE-10 3-4) returns to action following a 13-day
layoff against Texas Woman's University at the San Diego Surf N'
Slam Hoop Classic at San Diego City College.
-agate-
Mercyhurst 54,
Le Moyne 53
Mercyhurst
(4-3)
22
32
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54
Le Moyne
(5-5)
23
30
- 53
