WOMEN'S BASKETBALL DROPS EIGHTH CONFERENCE BID OF THE SEASON, Sophomore Cherie Parisi Nets 13th double-double

Mount Ida College Women’s basketball team traveled to rival and neighboring institution Lasell College last night to play in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) match-up losing 37-63. This will drop the Mustangs to 3-8 in the GNAC, 6-17 overal while the Lasers will improve their record to 4-7 in league play, 6-16 on the season.

The Mustangs were flat in the first half of play, while the Lasers would come out firing and take the lead with 17:28 remaining. It would be tough for Mount Ida to come back with the hosts going on a 14-2 run in the first seven minutes of the game. The Mustangs could only muster six baskets the entire first set while Lasell powered the offense dropping in 32 points going into the break. The Lasers would lead by as many as 22 before MIC netted two consecutive three pointers to cut the lead to 16 going into the locker room down 32-15.

It was the same story, different verse in the second half with Lasell pouring on the baskets stretching the advantage to a game high 30 points with 5:29 to go in regulation. The Mustangs would cut the lead to 14 in the opening six minutes. That would be as close as Mount Ida would get while the home team pounded the basket shooting 52 percent from the floor. The home team would finally pull away handing MIC their 8th league loss of the season, ending their hopes for a conference tournament bid. The Mustangs could only manage to shoot 18.8 percent from the floor and 16.7 percent from downtown.

Mount Ida was lead by Sophomore Cherie Parisi (South Attleboro, MA/Attleboro) who was the only player for her team in double figures with 10 points and 15 rebounds netting her 13th double-double of the season. Senior guard Crystal Burgess (Lowell, MA/Lowell Regional Tech) and Sophomore guard Nicole Casimiro (Lee, NH/Oyster River) would combine for 16 points and five boards. Junior Elise McLear (Swansea, MA/Case) would chip in nine rebounds.

The Mustangs will travel to Albertus Magnus College this Saturday for their second to last regular season conference match-up for a 1:00 p.m. tip-off.