IMMACULATA, Pa.- Reese Mullins matched her season high with 24 points, including her 1000^th career point to help lead Immaculata to a 73-59 win over Misericordia on Thursday afternoon at Alumnae Hall. Tessa Liberatoscioli scored a career high 23 points for the Mighty Macs.

With the win Immaculata improves to 10-3 on the season and are 7-0 at home. With the loss Misericordia falls to 2-8 on the season.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Reese Mullins got Immaculata on the board with a jumper to tie the score at 2-2 with 8:29 remaining in the first quarter. Tessa Liberatoscioli scored on a layup to give Immaculata their first lead at 4-3. Mullins followed with a pair of free throws, and a three pointer to tie the score at 11-11 with 3:46 remaining. Mullins drew a foul with 0:28 remaining in the quarter and went to the line for two shots. Mullins hit both free throws, but with the first free throw Mullins scored her 1000^th career point. Misericordia led 16-14 after the first quarter.
• In the second quarter with the score tied at 20-20 with 3:44 remaining, Alyssa Long got a steal and passed the ball to Reese Mullins for a driving layup. Tessa Liberatoscioli followed with a steal and driving layup of her own to put Immaculata up 24-20. Reese Mullins hit a jumper later in the quarter as Immaculata led 29-27 at halftime.
• Immaculata got off to a fast start in the third quarter as Reese Mullins hit a pair of early free throws. Olivia Ettorre then followed with a three pointer off a pass from Carly Coleman. Mullins then stole the ball and scored on a layup. After a turnover from Misericordia, Tessa Liberatoscioli hit a three-pointer. Olivia Ettorre then stole the ball again, and scored on a jumper as Immaculata increased their lead to 41-27. Tessa Liberatoscioli hit another three pointer, and Riley Cassidy followed with a pair of buckets. Immaculata would take a 57-45 lead into the fourth quarter.
• In the fourth quarter Reese Mullins began the scoring with a pair of free throws. Meg Robbins scored four points, Alyssa Long scored on a layup, and Tessa Liberatoscioli had multiple steals and driving layups as Immaculata went on to win 73-59.

TOP PERFORMERS

• Reese Mullins tied her season high with 24 points, with five rebounds, three assists, one blocked shot, and two steals. Mullins is the 26^th player in program history to reach 1000 career points.
• Tessa Liberatoscioli scored a career-high 23 points, with six rebounds, tied a career-high four blocked shots, and tied her career-high with eight steals.
• Meg Robbins scored eight points and had seven rebounds.
• Riley Cassidy scored six points, had a season-high six rebounds, two assists, and one steal.
• Olivia Ettorre scored five points, with three rebounds, one assist, one blocked shot, and one steal.
• Alyssa Long scored four points, had one rebound, one assist, and had a career high four steals.
• Carly Coleman had four rebounds, three assists, one steal, and a career-high four blocked shots.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Immaculata had a season high 18 steals, and a season high 10 blocked shots today.
• Immaculata shot 42.4% (25-59) from the field, 26.7% (4-15) from behind the arc, and 55.9% (19-34) from the stripe. They scored 11 second chance points, 36 points in the paint, and 35 points off turnovers.
• Misericordia shot 39.7% (23-58) from the field, 36.8% (7-19) from behind the arc, and 54.5% (6-11) from the stripe. They scored nine second chance points, 24 points in the paint, and 13 points off turnovers.
• The score was tied five times, and the there were five lead changes.

UP NEXT

• The Immaculata women's basketball team will open Atlantic East Conference play on Saturday, January 4^th when they host Marymount at Alumnae Hall at 1 p.m.