IMMACULATA, Pa.- Riley Cassidy led all scorers with a career-high 21 points, and Carly Coleman registered her sixth double-double of the season as Immaculata defeated Marywood 79-47 at Alumnae Hall. With the win Immaculata extended their winning streak to 13 games to close the regular season.
 
Immaculata improves to 20-3 overall and finish the regular season 10-0 in Atlantic East Conference play. With the loss Marywood falls to 12-13 overall, and to 3-7 in Atlantic East Conference play. Marywood will finish the season as the fifth seed and will face Centenary in the AEC Tournament first round on Monday.
 
With their 20^th win of the season, Immaculata becomes the first Immaculata women's basketball team to reach 20 wins in a season since the 1976-77 team coached by Cathy Rush went 26-6 reaching the AIAW Final Four. 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Tessa Liberatoscioli got Immaculata on the board with a driving layup, and Olivia Ettorre followed with a three-pointer as Immaculata took an early 5-2 lead. Riley Cassidy came off the bench and hit a pair of free throws, and scored on a layup as Immaculata extended their lead to 14-4 with 3:20 remaining in the quarter. Carly Coleman scored on a layup with 0:06 remaining in the quarter as Immaculata led 20-5 after one quarter of play.
• Riley Cassidy scored on a layup early in the second quarter, then hit a pair of three-pointers as Immaculata increased their lead to 30-12. Abigail Boyer scored on a layup, and Reese Mullins scored on two layups late in the quarter as Immaculata took a 39-12 lead into the halftime break.
• In the third quarter, Olivia Ettorre and Tessa Liberatoscioli scored early on layups as Immaculata kept the pressure on Marywood. Carly Coleman scored on a rebound and put back, and Riley Cassidy hit another three-pointer as Immaculata upped their lead to 54-18. Cassiday would score on a layup and scored on a jumper, and Julia Pohl scored on a tip in as Immaculata would lead 62-28 after three quarters.
• In the fourth quarter, Emma Wagner hit a jumper and followed with a three-pointer for Immaculata. Marywood would not go quietly as the scored 19 points in the fourth quarter. Julia Pohl scored on a jumper, and Katie McGuigan scored on a layup for her first collegiate points. Cassidy Perri hit a three-pointer and Victoria Foster hit a jumper as Immaculata would close out the win 79-47.

 
TOP PERFORMERS

• Riley Cassidy scored a career-high 21 points, shooting 8-11 from the field, 3-5 from behind the arc, and was 2-2 at the stripe, with one rebound, and one steal.
• Carly Coleman registered her sixth double-double of the season scoring 17 points, pulling down 12 rebounds, with one assist, one blocked shot, and two steals.
• Reese Mullins scored six points, with seven rebounds, one assist, and three steals.
• Tessa Liberatoscioli scored six points, with two rebounds, three assists, and four steals in only 13 minutes on the floor.
• Olivia Ettorre scored five points, with two rebounds, one assist, a blocked shot, and one steal.
• Emma Wagner scored five points, with two rebounds, two assists, and two steals.
• Abigail Boyer scored four points, with eight rebounds, four assists, and one steal.
• Julia Pohl scored four points, with five rebounds, four assists, and two steals.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Immaculata shot 43.1% (31-72) from the field, 24% (6-25) from behind the arc, and 78.6% (11-14) from the stripe. Immaculata scored 26 second chance points, 36 points in the paint, and 27 points off turnovers.
• Marywood shot 30.5% (18-59) from the field, 28% (7-25) from behind the arc, and 80% (4-5) from the stripe. Marywood scored 11 second chance points, 16 points in the paint, and seven points off turnovers.
• The score was tied one time, and there were no lead changes in the game.

 
UP NEXT

• Immaculata will be back in action at Alumnae Hall on Wednesday, February 26^th at 7:00 p.m. when they will host the winner of the Atlantic East Conference Tournament First Round game between #4 seed Centenary vs #5 seed Marywood in the Atlantic East Conference Semifinals.
• The Centenary vs Marywood game will be played on Monday, February 24^th at Centenary at 7 p.m.