WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Hackett's double-double not enough as Gators fall at CMSV

Box Score

For Immediate Release

Date: January 5, 2010

Contact: Mike Doughty, Mount Saint Vincent Sports Information (845-242-1519)



Dolphins Down Sage For First Home Win Of The Season

Koerner nails five triples, Mocanu hands out six assists



Riverdale, N.Y. – The College of Mount Saint Vincent Women’s Basketball team picked up its first home win of the season with a 69-58 triumph over Sage on Tuesday night. Senior Karissa Koerner (Bay Shore, N.Y.) finished with five three point field goals on her way to a game-high 21 points and sophomore Jen Mocanu (Middletown, N.J.) posted a career best six assists.



Sage jumped out to a quick 13-4 lead in the first 4:07 of play, before Mount Saint Vincent rallied with a 14-4 run to take the lead 18-17 with 5:49 left before the half. Sage would grab the lead back on an Amanda Muir jumper with 3:33 left in the period, but Koerner nailed a three on the ensuing possession to give the Mount the lead for good in the contest.



Over the final 3:12 of the first half the Mount out scored the Gators 6-0 and continued the run into the second half to pull in front 35-23 on a fast break bucket from Koerner. Sage would cut its deficit to eight on a triple from Carlin DeMarinis with 12:41 left in the contest, but the Dolphins responded with a 13-1 spurt to jump in front by 20 with just over eight minutes to play.



The Gators (4-6, 2-3 Skyline) mounted one last charge at the Dolphins, using a 9-0 run to pull within eight with 1:38 to play. Amanda Crans started the rally with a triple and the Gators used four free throws to whittle away at the deficit.



The Dolphins used a pair of baskets from Ashley Ruiz (Carmel, N.Y.) in the closing minutes to secure the win, their second straight after dropping two in a row.



For the game neither team shot better then 36-percent, with the Dolphins converting 35.7-percent for the contest and Sage shooting at a 29-percent clip. The teams combined for 13 three point field goals, with the Mount posting nine. Both squads also struggled from the free-throw line as Mount Saint Vincent went 10-24 and Sage finished 18-30.



Koerner led all scorers with her 21 points on 8-18 shooting overall and 5-12 shooting from long range. She also chipped in with four steals and four rebounds. Mocanu and Lauren Percodani (Staten Island, N.Y.) also finished in double figures with 10 and 14 points respectively. Mocanu also finished with six rebounds and a steal.



Sage was led by Kara Hackett who finished with a double-double on 17 points and a game-high 12 rebounds. She was joined in double-figures by Jessica Byerwalters who posted 10 points to go along with nine rebounds. Elizabeth Donk posted a team-high five assists.

The win pushes Mount Saint Vincent to 6-4 overall on the season and to 3-1 in league play. After a day off on Wednesday the Dolphins will travel to St. Joseph’s-L.I. for their second of three games this week. Tip-off with the Golden Eagles is set for 7:00 p.m.



Post Game Notes: Brianna Mooney played a career-high six minutes and posted a career-high four points…The Dolphins, who rank tied for first in the league in free throw percentage, shot just 41.7-percent from the free-throw line…It was the 111th game with a three point field goal for Mount Saint Vincent.