Box Score

IMMACULATA, Pa.- The Immaculata women's basketball team started out their 2015-16 campaign with a home contest against Haverford in non-conference play, and the Mighty Macs battled throughout, but a 16-6 third quarter for the Fords (1-0) proved to be the difference as they dealt the Macs (0-1) a 66-46 defeat in the first game in the career of head coach Chrissy Esbensen.
 
Sophomore Theresa Walsh enjoyed a career-night in her first start with 16 points, eight rebounds, and four steals, all of which were career and team-highs.  Sophomore Gina Cocci had a career-best 12 points and dished out three assists.  Senior Reilly Larkin had 10 points, six boards, and a team-best four assists.
 
Haverford jumped out to an early 6-2 advantage, but the Macs would score five of the next seven on a lay-up by Walsh and triple from Larkin to cut it to a one point game at 8-7.  The contest would remain close through the first period with a layup from Walsh at the 1:29 mark making it a three point game, and following four straight from Haverford, Cocci closed out the quarter with two free throws to make it 16-11 after one.
 
In the second quarter, the Fords saw their lead go to as large as 10 at 26-16 with 4:43 to go, but IU scored the next two buckets, one from Walsh and one from freshman Morgan Wentz to trim the deficit to six.  Haverford would take a 31-24 lead into the locker room.
 
A Walsh lay-up at the 9:15 mark of the third quarter cut the deficit to 31-26, but that was the closest the Macs would get the rest of the way.  The Fords held the Macs scoreless for the final 4:35 of the third quarter and grew their lead to 17 points at 47-30 by the end of the period.
 
Haverford would close out the 66-46 victory.
 
The Macs will now travel to Lancaster Bible on Tuesday night for their first road game of the season at 7 p.m.