January 15, 2008
Mount Ida Tips Eagles, 76-65
 

(Courtesy Mount Ida Sports Information)
Newton Center, MA – Senior guard Crystal Burgess (Lowell, MA) led the charge for the Mustangs with 19 points and seven steals to give her team the 76-65 victory against Daniel Webster College. Mount Ida would improve their record to 5-9 overall and a perfect 2-0 record in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC).

There would be six ties in the first half with both teams working hard to take the advantage. But the Mustangs kept inching away maintaining the lead up until the 39 second mark going into the break.

Eagle senior Erin Moseley (Sterling, MA), who finished with a season high 26 points, dropped in a lay-up and was fouled giving her the three point play up 30-32. They would exchange baskets before the buzzer making it 34-32 Eagles.

The second half started with DWC going ahead four in the opening minutes, but the Mustangs would have the most outstanding game of their season with incredible defense causing 26 turnovers and giving them more opportunities for baskets. It was extremely close with the Eagles only down single digits almost the entire second stanza. But the home team would be too strong down the stretch giving them their second conference victory of the season. MIC would have a stellar evening from the charity stripe going 19-26 at 73.1 percent.

There would be five Mustangs in double digits with senior Lauren Hickey (Enosburg Falls, VT/Richford) and sophomore Cherie Parisi (South Attleboro, MA/Attleboro) netting 13 a piece with 14 rebound combined. Sophomore Nicole Casimiro (Lee, NH/Oyster River) would be a perfect 3-3 from downtown with 17 points and seven boards. Junior Elise McLear (Swansea, MA/Case) chipped in 14 with six rebounds.

Moseley added eight rebounds and four steals for the Eagles (6-5, 0-2 GNAC), while Alyssa Regan notched 13, Nicole Conley hit for 11 and Brianna DeSeignora added 10.

Mount Ida Women's Basketball will travel north to St. Joseph's College (ME) for their third GNAC match-up, tip-off will be at 1:00 p.m. Daniel Webster (6-5, 0-2 GNAC) hosts Lyndon State Thursday at 6:00 p.m.