Women's Basketball Falls Short Against Albertus Magnus
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NEW LONDON, Conn. - The Mitchell College women's basketball team
dropped a 67-64 decision to Albertus Magnus College on Tuesday
night at the Yarnall Athletic Center.
The Mariners (0-3 overall) had a chance to tie before the final
horn but came up short. Albertus Magnus (2-6 overall) held Mitchell
to 30 percent shooting for the game. Shanalya Bush led three
Falcons in double figures with 17 points while Nikki McClease
notched a double-double with 12 points and a game-high 15 boards.
Sophomore Destiney Harris and
junior Alix
O'Neil each scored 12 points to lead Mitchell.
Albertus Magnus led the entire first half despite shooting just 33
percent from the floor. The Falcons led by as many as 14 points in
the stanza before the Mariners clawed back into the game. A
three-pointer by junior Brittany Smyth with
50 seconds to play pulled Mitchell to within 28-21, which would be
the score at the halftime intermission.
The Mariners took their first lead of the game with 8:10 remaining
on a three-pointer by junior Allison Peck. Harris
later added a pair of free throws to put Mitchell up 51-47, capping
a 10-1 run by the home team. Peck provided a pair of treys during
the stretch while Harris accounted for the rest.
The Falcons responded with five straight points-including a pair
of buckets from Krystal Bryant-to take back the lead at 52-51 with
5:50 to play. The next 2:30 would feature four ties and two lead
changes, but Albertus Magnus took the lead for good on a layup by
Bush with 3:07 to go.
The Mariners hung around until the final second. Bush missed a
pair of free throws to ice the game and gave the Mariners a final
shot at a tying three-pointer. Mitchell drew up a sideline inbounds
play with one tick left on the clock, but Peck's desperation three
was off the mark.
Harris added 12 rebounds to record her first double-double of the
season. Senior Jennifer Iglesias
and Peck each finished with nine points while Smyth added
seven.
Bryant finished with 13 points and seven rebounds for the Falcons,
who shot 43 percent for the game. Albertus Magnus committed 28
turnovers but held a 47-40 edge in rebounding.
Mitchell returns to action on Saturday, December 5 at home against
Johnson & Wales University. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m.
