Women's Basketball

Mighty Macs Stumble At Washington College

Box Score

CHESTERTOWN, Md.- The Immaculata women's basketball team (2-7) went on the road to Washington College (4-4) on Saturday afternoon for a non-conference contest, but the Macs struggled out of the gates and never caught up in an 82-48 defeat.
 
Freshman Theresa Kearney was a bright spot offensively as she scored a career-high 20 points.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
-The Shorewomen set the tone from the start, scoring the first eight points of the game before Kearney scored the first points for IU in the game with a three at the 5:47 mark of the first quarter
-Washington got the lead up to 13-3 before freshman Emily Halloran converted a layup for the second field goal of the quarter with 2:39 to go
-Halloran scored on a jumper and freshman Shannon Kelly hit a three to close out the quarter and the Shorewomen held a 17-10 lead at the end of the first
-Washington grew their lead to 14 points at 27-13 midway through the second quarter as the Macs scored just three points in the opening minutes on a free throw by Kelly and a jumper by Kearney
-Junior Amber Ballinger stopped the run with a three, but the Shorewomen ran the lead up to 17 points at 40-23 heading into halftime
-Washington College put the game away opening the quarter as they went on a 24-3 run in the first 9:08 of the second half to take a commanding 64-26 lead
-The Macs scored six of the final seven points to head to the fourth quarter with the Macs trailing 65-32
-Immaculata never cut into the Washington lead in the fourth quarter, as they fell in the game, 82-48
 
KEY TEAM STATS
-The Macs were dominated on the glass, 58-26
-IU was 17-for-58 (29.3%) from the field, Washington was 33-for-74 (44.6%)
-Each team made five triples, IU on 14 attempts and WC on 10 attempts
-IU was 9-for-12 (75%) from the line and Washington was 11-for-14 (78.6%)
 
KEY PLAYER STATS
-IU Point Leaders: Kearney 20, Ayoub 6, Halloran 6
-IU Rebound Leaders: Kohutka 6, Kearney 4, Halloran 4
-IU Assist Leaders: Cocci 3
 
UP NEXT
The Macs will play their final game before the holiday break on Tuesday as they travel to Ursinus for a 2 p.m. mid-week tip-off
 
Print Friendly Version

Players Mentioned

Amber Ballinger

#33 Amber Ballinger

G
5' 6"
Junior
Emily Halloran

#25 Emily Halloran

F/C
6' 0"
Freshman
Theresa Kearney

#30 Theresa Kearney

G/F
5' 9"
Freshman
Shannon  Kelly

#32 Shannon Kelly

G
5' 5"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Amber Ballinger

#33 Amber Ballinger

5' 6"
Junior
G
Emily Halloran

#25 Emily Halloran

6' 0"
Freshman
F/C
Theresa Kearney

#30 Theresa Kearney

5' 9"
Freshman
G/F
Shannon  Kelly

#32 Shannon Kelly

5' 5"
Freshman
G