WOMEN'S BASKETBALL LOSES TO WENTWORTH, Freshman Brieanna Holiday Continues To Play Well

The Mount Ida Women’s Basketball team traveled to Wentworth Institute of Technology this past Saturday for some non-conference action losing 77-51. The Mustangs would drop their record to 2-6, 0-0 in the GNAC.

The game would be close in the beginning of the contest with Wentworth missing their first nine shots and were 1-for-12 over the first 2:24 of the game while the Mustangs would take an early lead. The Leopards would battle back and forth in the first half regaining the momentum. But Mount Ida would take it back with a three pointer from Freshman guard Brieanna Holiday (Dummerston, VT/Lamoille Union). However, the lead would be short lived as Wentworth converted a lay-up on a fast break to give them the lead, 17-16, with 9:39 remaining. That basket started a 14-2 run that spanned six minutes.

Mount Ida used a 7-0 run over the next 1:16, fueled by a three pointer from Holiday and four points from Junior guard Elise McLear (Swansea, MA/Case), and would trail 29-25 with 2:35 left. However, the Leopards would outscore the Mustangs 4-2 over the remainder of the half up 33-27 going into the break.

Over the first 6:19 of the second half, Wentworth broke the game open by outscoring the visitors 18-4. The Leopards would not allow the lead to drop below 18 points and took its largest lead, as well as the final margin of victory in the final 30 seconds of play. The Mustangs were led by Holiday, who scored 13 points and had four steals. McLear and Sophomore guard Nicole Casimiro (Lee, NH/Oyster River) each had 11 points. Wentworth won the battle on the boards, 57-30.

Mount Ida will have one more contest before the winter break at UMass – Boston this coming Tuesday, December 11, starting at 5:30 p.m.