WBB, 2017, Saunders
Joe Mattis
Saunders posted 11 points and 10 rebounds on Saturday against Mercyhurst.
73
Winner Mercyhurst MER-W 22-6, 17-5 PSAC
57
Gannon University GAN-W 9-19, 9-13 PSAC
Winner
Mercyhurst MER-W
22-6, 17-5 PSAC
73
Final
57
Gannon University GAN-W
9-19, 9-13 PSAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Mercyhurst MER-W 16 13 16 28 73
Gannon University GAN-W 19 11 11 16 57

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Levi Rex, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

Saunders Posts Double-Double on Senior Day; Gannon Lady Knights Fall to Mercyhurst (Photos/Video)

THE RUNDOWN
  • Score: Mercyhurst 73, Gannon 57
  • Records: Gannon (9-19, 9-13 PSAC), Mercyhurst (22-6, 17-5 PSAC)
  • Location: Erie, Pa. – Hammermill Center
  • The Short Story: Gannon Women's Basketball ended its season in a rivalry game against the Mercyhurst Lakers on Saturday (Feb. 25). The Lady Knights fell, 73-57, in a hard fought contest that featured five ties and three lead changes. Lanise Saunders (Pittsburgh, Pa./Taylor Allderdice) finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds for her 10th double-double of the season.
     
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Lady Knights had early momentum as they jumped out to a 9-4 advantage.
  • The Tewes sisters extended the Lady Knight lead with a three-pointer from Lauren and a pair of free throws from Haley. Gannon led 14-8 at the 5:09 mark of the first quarter.
  • Gannon ended the first quarter with a 19-16 advantage.
  • Maggie Mitchell (Newark, Ohio/Newark) pushed the lead back out to 26-21 on triple from the corner at the 6:23 mark of the second quarter.
  • Mercyhurst followed with a mini 5-0 run, tying the game for the third time in the opening quarter and a half.
  • Gannon took a 30-29 lead to halftime over the Lakers.
  • Mercyhurst made its opening bucket of the second half to give Lakers its first lead of the game, 31-30.
  • Down 34-30, Haley Tewes (Waterford, Mich./Waterford Kettering) knocked down a triple to bring the Lady Knights to within one at the 8:41 mark.
  • The lead went back-and-forth in the third quarter as the Lady Knights and Lakers exchanged the lead three times and were tied twice. Mercyhurst grabbed a 45-41 lead headed to the final period.
  • Mercyhurst opened up the fourth quarter on a 9-4 run before Nicole LaCava (Hermitage, Pa./Hickory) grabbed an offensive rebound and cut the deficit back to seven at 54-47.
  • Gannon went cold over the next four minutes, the Lady Knights couldn't connect on any of their buckets and the Lakers pushed out to a 64-47 lead with just 3:10 remaining in the fourth quarter.
  • The Lady Knights weren't giving up. Mitchell connected on a pair of free throws and two three-pointers, while Chelsea Rourke (Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland) added a bucket to keep the Lady Knights hanging around, down 66-57 with 1:39 remaining.
  • The Lady Knights tried to draw closer by fouling but the Lakers were six-of-six from the line inside the final two minutes.
     
GAME NOTES
  • Lanise Saunders (Pittsburgh, Pa./Taylor Allderdice) tallied her 10th double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
  • Maggie Mitchell (Newark, Ohio/Newark) collected 19 points on five three-pointers and four free throws.
  • Gannon shot 17-of-52 (32.4 percent) from the floor while Mercyhurst was 25-of-55 (45.5 percent).
  • Mercyhurst held a 42-28 rebounding edge.
  • Gannon had a season-high 10 steals against the Lakers.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • Maggie Mitchell (Newark, Ohio/Newark) scored 485 points this season, tied for the 13th-most by any Lady Knight since 1973.
  • Mitchell also moved into the conference lead with 71 made three-pointers this season after hitting five against Mercyhurst. Mitchell is 71-of-180 (.394) from three-point range
  • Mitchell ends the season with 10th-most three-pointers made in a season by a Lady Knight with 71.
  • Mitchell also has made the 9th-most free-throws in a season as a Gannon Lady Knight. She converted 116 of 132 attempts from the charity stripe.
  • Mitchell's .878 free-throw percentage ranks fourth all-time at Gannon in a season.
  • Lanise Saunders (Pittsburgh, Pa./Taylor Allderdice) ends the season tied for the sixth-most blocks in a season by a Lady Knight. She swatted 45 shot attempts in 28 games this season.  
     
UP NEXT
  • Gannon Women's Basketball finishes out the 2016-17 season with Saturday's home contest against Mercyhurst. 
      
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Players Mentioned

Nicole LaCava

#31 Nicole LaCava

F
6' 0"
Sophomore
Physician Assistant
Lanise Saunders

#54 Lanise Saunders

C
6' 2"
Redshirt Senior
Electrical Engineering
Maggie Mitchell

#10 Maggie Mitchell

G
5' 7"
Junior
Sport and Exercise Science
Chelsea Rourke

#13 Chelsea Rourke

G/F
5' 11"
Freshman
Nursing
Haley Tewes

#50 Haley Tewes

G
5' 11"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Nicole LaCava

#31 Nicole LaCava

6' 0"
Sophomore
Physician Assistant
F
Lanise Saunders

#54 Lanise Saunders

6' 2"
Redshirt Senior
Electrical Engineering
C
Maggie Mitchell

#10 Maggie Mitchell

5' 7"
Junior
Sport and Exercise Science
G
Chelsea Rourke

#13 Chelsea Rourke

5' 11"
Freshman
Nursing
G/F
Haley Tewes

#50 Haley Tewes

5' 11"
Freshman
G