Waterville, ME - Women's Basketball hosted the Husson University Eagles in their North Atlantic Conference home opener on Friday, November 21st, but would fall short to the Eagles in a nailbiter by a final score of 52-53.
Pryelle Kesse-Beda would lead all scorers despite the loss, finishing with 19 points and 12 rebounds.
How it Happened:
- Pryelle Kesse-Beda and Deja Hamilton would get the Terriers offense early, combining for seven quick points in the opening minutes of the first quarter.
- The Eagles would claim a four point lead shortly after, but buckets from Hamilton and Elena Alderman to close the quarter would put the Terriers down 13-19 heading into the second.
- Roxy Dagostino and Sarah Davis would cut into the Eagles lead in the second with key buckets, combining for seven quick points to make it a 20-21 game.
- Despite holding the Eagles to just ten points in the second quarter, the Terriers would find themselves down 22-29 heading into the half.
- The Terriers would claim the momentum early in the third quarter, reclaiming the lead with a 7-0 run thanks to Alderman and Kesse-Beda.
- Husson would find a response minutes later, completing a small scoring run of their own to reclaim the lead.
- But Terriers would continue to battle late in the third, closing the final minutes of third quarter with five unanswered points to tie the game at 38-38 heading into the final 10 minutes of regulation.
- The Eagles would reclaim a four point lead early in the fourth quarter, but a three-pointer from Dagostino and strong bucket in the paint from Kesse-Beda would put the Terriers up 45-44 with just under five minutes to play.
- Husson would look to extend their lead late in the 4th, but Kesse-Beda would continue to find responses to the Eagles with three consecutive buckets in the paint to tie the game up with just over a minute remaining.
- A made jumper from the Eagles would reclaim the lead for Husson, putting the Terriers down one point with less than 30 seconds to play.
- The Terriers would have an opportunity to ice the game with the final possession, but strong defense from the Eagles would prevent the Terriers from scoring, handing the Terriers a heartbreaking 52-53 loss in their NAC conference opener.
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What's Next:
- The Terriers will look to bounce back on Saturday, November 22nd, hosting the University of Maine Presque Isle in a North Atlantic Conference match up. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:00 PM at Larry Mahaney Gymnasium.
