Women's Basketball Falls Short After Third Quarter Rally Against Merrimack
The Central Connecticut women's basketball team’s third quarter rally fell short against the Merrimack Warriors on Thursday night. The Blue Devils came back from a 12-point deficit at the half and battled for the lead throughout the fourth quarter, before the Warriors sunk a buzzer beating layup for the win.
The Central Connecticut women's basketball team's third quarter rally fell short against the Merrimack Warriors on Thursday night. The Blue Devils came back from a 12-point deficit at the half and battled for the lead throughout the fourth quarter, before the Warriors sunk a buzzer beating layup for the win.
GAME INFORMATION
FINAL SCORE: Merrimack 69, CCSU 67
RECORDS: CCSU (5-13, 2-5 NEC), Merrimack (5-13, 3-4 NEC)
LOCATION: Lawler Arena | North Andover, Mass
KEY MOMENTS
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The Warriors hit the ground running, going on a 10-0 run to kick off the first.
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The Blue Devils got on the board with a three-pointer from Emma Bruen, but Merrimack continued to dominate, retaliating with back-to-back layups.
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CCSU attempted to find their stride, but the Warriors continued to build their lead. They held Central to 5-17 from the floor in the first quarter, building a 14-point lead.
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The Warriors had a 20-point lead, their largest of the game, two minutes into Q2 after a layup from Lydia Melashenko.
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The Blue Devils began to kicked things into gear went on a 13-3 run from this point. Buckets from Tatiana Brown, Belle Lanpher, Amaya Williams, and Alli Napoli trimmed Merrimack's lead to 10.
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The Warriors were able to score two more points before the buzzer, going into the half with a 12-point lead.
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Central came alive in Q3, going on a 16-5 run.
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Rohkohl opened the quarter with a layup, followed by two Lanpher free throws, to build the Blue Devils' momentum.
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Amaya Staton sunk a layup for the Warriors, attempting to regain control of the game, but Meghan Kenefick clapped back with a jumper to keep CCSU alive.
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Buckets from Dejah Jenkins, Forever Toppin, and Rohkohl brough the Blue Devils withing striking distance.
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With 3:17 left to play in the third, Kenefick sunk a shot from behind the arc to give the Blue Devils first lead of the game, 48-47.
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The teams traded baskets from the remaining minutes, at one point tying things up, 50-50.
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Merrimack was able to end the quarter with a layup, making it a one-point game (52-51) going into Q4.
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The Warriors were the first to get on the board in the fourth with a layup from Diamond Christian.
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Lanpher hit a three to tie the game for the second time, 54-54.
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The teams would take turns evening the score four more times throughout the quarter.
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Rohkohl hit a layup to tie the game for the final time, 67-67, with :27 to play.
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Christian sunk a buzzer beating layup for the Warriors to win, 69-67.
NUMBERS TO KNOW
20- The Blue Devils came back from a 20-point deficit in the second quarter.
NOTES
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Lanpher led the Blue Devils with a season high of 18 points. Rohkohl also scored in double figures, tallying 15 points.
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Rohkohl led CCSU on the boards with nine rebounds, six offensive.
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The Blue Devils scored 21 points in the third quarter, and now have 20 or more points in eight quarters this season.
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Brown had a career high of four points in her eight minutes of playing time.
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Four Merrimack players finished in double figures, with 19 from both Diamond Christian and Kaylee Thomas.
UP NEXT...
The Blue Devils will head to Loretto, PA to face off against the Saint Francis University Red Flash. Tipoff is set for 7:00 pm at DeGol Arena.
