Saturday, December 31
Fairfield, Conn.
1:00 PM
Sacred Heart
3-9,0-0NEC
81
vs
44
Mercy
6-6,2-2ECC
1st quarter1
2nd quarter2
3rd quarter3
4th quarter4
FinalF
Mercy
9
12
15
8
44
Sacred Heart
21
17
25
18
81
Photo by: Michael DeCesare
Sacred Heart Ends 2022 With 81-44 Victory Against Mercy
12/31/2022 4:30:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Three Pioneers score season-highs
FAIRFIELD, Conn.— The Sacred Heart University women's basketball team closed out 2022 with an 81-44 win over Mercy on Saturday.
Records:
Sacred Heart: 3-9
Mercy: Exhibition
Top Performers:
Ny'Ceara Pryor: 21 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals
Olivia Tucker: 14 points
Kelsey Wood: 12 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals
Of Note
Sacred Heart jumped out to a 7-0 start in the first quarter. Mercy responded with an 8-0 spurt at the 6:26 mark to take a one-point lead. Junior Kelsey Wood drained two free throws that sparked a 14-1 run to give the Pioneers their largest lead. Sacred Heart would hang on to the advantage for the rest of the game as it outscored Mercy 21-9 in the first quarter and 25-15 in the third.
The Pioneers shot 30-of-61 (49.2%) from the field compared to the Mavericks' 15-of-53 (28.3%). Sacred Heart tallied 36 points in the paint, 22 on the fast break and 20 off 19 Mercy turnovers.
Wood, Ny'Ceara Pryor and Olivia Tucker notched season-highs in scoring. Pryor recorded her fifth 20+ point performance of the season with a team-leading 21 points. Wood also grabbed a season-high nine rebounds and dished out a career-high four assists.
Up Next
Sacred Heart begins NEC play in a home contest against LIU on Friday at 7 p.m.
Records:
Sacred Heart: 3-9
Mercy: Exhibition
Top Performers:
Ny'Ceara Pryor: 21 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals
Olivia Tucker: 14 points
Kelsey Wood: 12 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals
Of Note
Sacred Heart jumped out to a 7-0 start in the first quarter. Mercy responded with an 8-0 spurt at the 6:26 mark to take a one-point lead. Junior Kelsey Wood drained two free throws that sparked a 14-1 run to give the Pioneers their largest lead. Sacred Heart would hang on to the advantage for the rest of the game as it outscored Mercy 21-9 in the first quarter and 25-15 in the third.
The Pioneers shot 30-of-61 (49.2%) from the field compared to the Mavericks' 15-of-53 (28.3%). Sacred Heart tallied 36 points in the paint, 22 on the fast break and 20 off 19 Mercy turnovers.
Wood, Ny'Ceara Pryor and Olivia Tucker notched season-highs in scoring. Pryor recorded her fifth 20+ point performance of the season with a team-leading 21 points. Wood also grabbed a season-high nine rebounds and dished out a career-high four assists.
Up Next
Sacred Heart begins NEC play in a home contest against LIU on Friday at 7 p.m.
Team Stats
Mercy
SH
FG%
.283
.492
3FG%
.200
.400
FT%
.550
.867
RB
33
39
TO
19
15
STL
8
13
Game Leaders
Pts
21
FGM
8
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
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