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Dave Saffran
68
Winner Merrimack Merri 5-11,1-5 NEC
57
Wagner WC 10-7,3-4 NEC
Winner
Merrimack Merri
5-11,1-5 NEC
68
Final
57
Wagner WC
10-7,3-4 NEC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Merrimack Merri 15 12 20 21 68
Wagner WC 10 15 18 14 57

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball Falls To Merrimack On Sunday Afternoon

Staten Island, NY -  The Wagner women's basketball team dropped their fourth straight contest, falling to Merrimack, 68-57, on Sunday afternoon at the Spiro Sports Center. 
 
Senior forward Emilija Krista Grava paced the Seahawks (10-7; 4-4 NEC) with 14 points in 28 minutes of action. Alex Cowan and Zhaneia Thybulle each had nine points apiece. 
 
The Warriors (5-11; 3-5 NEC) had two players reach double-figures, led by Tenesia Brown's game-high 18 points. She narrowly missed a double-double, securing a game-high nine rebounds. Mayson Kimball added 12 points in her 31 minutes of action. 
 
 
Inside-The-Boxscore...
  • For the third straight contest, the Seahawks failed to shoot a minimum of 30.0 percent from the outside, as they were held to just 2 of 20 from long range.
    • The 20 attempts from three-point range are a season-high and the most since last season, where they attempted 25 at Merrimack on January 30. 
  • Wagner outrebounded Merrimack, 43-38, which included a 23-7 edge on the offensive glass. 
    • The 43 rebounds match a season-high for the program, as they grabbed 43 against Big East members, Seton Hall, back on December 21. 
    • Along with Krista Grava, Kem Nwabudu and Drayah Heyward each pulled down seven caroms. 
  • The Seahawks forced 21 Warrior turnovers while scoring 14 points off those mishaps. 
  • Of Wagner's 57 points, 14 came from inside-the-paint while capitalizing on second-chance opportunities, outsourcing Merrimack 12-2. 
  • Krista Grava's 14 points marks the 11th time this season she has reached double-figures and the 55th time in her career. 
    • Additionally, this marks the fifth-time this season she has led the team in scoring and 35th for her career. 
 
Press Conference… Head Coach Terrell Coburn


Wagner - Merrimack Highlights
HOW IT HAPPENED…
First Quarter…
  • Wagner jumped out to an 8-2 lead, capped off by a left-handed, second-chance layup from Lina Loceneice. 
  • Carla Balague stopped the run with a three-pointer before Katrice Jackson was able to corral the offensive board and lay it back up, giving the Seahawks a 10-5 advantage. 
  • Merrimack closed out the quarter on a 10-0 run while converting on 4 of 5 from the field in taking a 15-10 lead. 
 
Second Quarter…
  • The Warriors extended the run to 13-0 as Kate Mager opened the second quarter with a three-pointer that extended the lead to eight, 18-10. 
  • Both teams went on a scoring drought over the next two minutes before Nwabudu hit one of two from the free-throw line and Heyward was able to find a seam in the Warriors' defense en route to the hoop. 
  • The visitors increased their lead to nine, 22-13, following a pair of makes from the line by Kaylee Thomas. 
  • Wagner continued to chip away at the deficit, closing out the frame on a 12-5 run, in which they shot an economic 5 of 7 from the field and capped by a well-executed crossover from Thybulle, as she was able to elude her defender on her way to the basket as the Seahawks entered the break down 27-25. 

 
Third Quarter…
  • When play resumed for the second half, Merrimack pushed up the lead to six, 31-25, following a Teneisia Brown jumper, which forced the Seahawks to burn a timeout. 
  • Following the 30-second timeout, Krista Grava reached double-figures with a jumper off the feed from Thybulle which started a back-and-forth between the two teams. 
  • The Warriors seized momentum, as they embarked on a 9-2 run over the next two minutes that increased the lead to 40-29. 
  • The Seahawks mounted a late comeback, outscoring the visitors 14-7 over the final 5:30, as Jackson completed the three-point play after her hook shot in the paint rattled in. 

 
Fourth Quarter…
  • A 7-0 run by the Warriors started the fourth quarter, as Wagner saw the deficit climb to 11, 54-43, with 7:21 remaining in the contest. 
  • Wagner responded by scoring 10 of the next 16 points over a five-minute span, which trimmed the lead down to nine, 54-45, following a pair of made free throws by Cowan. 
  • Merrimack put the game away down the stretch, holding Wagner to just 1 of 5 shooting over the final 1:18 in preserving the 11-point victory. 
 
 Next Up For Wagner…
  • Wagner will hit the road on Thursday, as they look for the season sweep of Saint Francis U. 
  • Tipoff from DeGol Arena is set for 7:00 p.m.
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