IMMACULATA, Pa. – Immaculata women's basketball dominated the Widener University Pride on Wednesday for a 75-52 win. The Pride are receiving votes in the D3hoops.com Top 25 poll.
"Tonight was once again a great team win," head coach
Brittany Whalen said. "I was really pleased with our rebounding efforts overall, an area we struggled with to start off this season. Our players continue to execute the adjustments our staff makes throughout the game and are really beginning to gel together as a unit. They play hard and compete every possession for a full 40 [minutes]."
The Mighty Macs are 5-2 for the season. Their first AEC game will be on Wednesday, Jan. 7 versus Neumann.
HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST WIDENER
- Widener and Immaculata were contested early on with multiple ties. Sabrina Little put the Mighty Macs up 12-11 at the free throw line before a Widener layup gave the visitors the lead back. Five unanswered Immaculata points within the final 23 seconds of the quarter returned the momentum to the Mighty Macs. Olivia Ettorre, who had just crossed half-court, hit a three-pointer from the logo as the Mighty Macs led 18-16 after one.
- Midway through the second quarter, both sides saw buckets in quick succession. Abby Grillo converted a tip-in layup off an Ettorre missed triple to give the Mighty Macs a 27-20 advantage. A Grillo triple with two minutes left in the half broke a 29-29 tie. That was part of a 7-0 run at the end of the half. The Mighty Macs had a 36-29 advantage going into the locker room.
- Immaculata outscored Widener 22-7 in the third quarter. Carly Coleman, Meg Robbins, and Grillo were all integral in the run. Immaculata scored seven of the last eight points of the third set of 10 minutes. Julia Pohl ended the quarter on a buzzer-beating tip-in layup with the score at 58-36.
- The Mighty Macs continued to keep their advantage around 20 points. The two sides exchanged buckets late in the quarter, with Ettorre and Pohl hitting a triple and layup, respectively. Both teams emptied the benches with 2:25 remaining. The Mighty Macs extended their winning streak to two games with a 75-52 victory.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Coleman led the team with 21 points.
- Grillo nearly had a double-double of 17 points and nine rebounds.
- Ettorre contributed four steals.
UP NEXT
The Mighty Macs travel to Dallas, Pa. for a game with the Misericordia University Cougars. Game time is set for Saturday, Dec. 6 at 3 p.m.
