Farrell Posts Career-High; Women's Basketball Falls to Mercyhurst

The Central Connecticut women's basketball team dropped an NEC contest at home against Mercyhurst, 80-63, on Thursday night. Jessica Ferrell accounted for a career-high 21 points to pace four Blue Devils in double-figures, but the Lakers held a 12-0 margin in bench scoring.   

GAME INFORMATION | BOX SCORE

Score:  CCSU 63, MERCYHURST 80
Records: CCSU (0-16, 0-5 NEC), HURST (3-13, 3-2 NEC) 
Location: Detrick Gymnasium | New Britain, CT 

KEY MOMENTS 

• The teams combined to connect on the first four shots of the game, while Mercyhurst would hit three three-pointers to start the game and lead 9-4 in the early going. The Blue Devils would regroup and hold the Lakers scoreless for over three minutes to forge a 12-10 lead following a Lucia Noin jumper midway through the opening quarter.
• A run of five straight points in a two-minute span would put Mercyhurst ahead 18-14. Following a pair of Lakers foul shots with 0:40 to play in the opening frame, Noin would convert a layup and cut the deficit to 20-18 just before the end of the first quarter.
• CCSU would open the second quarter with four straight points, taking a 22-20 lead after a pair of Kiyah Lewis foul shots. The lead would swing back-and-forth from there over the ensuing four minutes until Mercyhurst forged a 31-28 lead with 5:02 to play in the half. Mercyhurst would build its largest lead of the half after a Lena Walz foul shot at 40-34 with 1:09 to play in the period, while holding CCSU to one field goal over the final four minutes before going into the intermission with a 42-36 lead.
• The Blue Devils' deficit would expand to 49-38 following a Sofia Wilson layup at the 6:42 mark of the third quarter. After a Lakers layup, Jessica Farrell would convert CCSU's first three-pointer of the game to make it 51-41.
• Farrell would account for four straight points for the Blue Devils late in the third period and got CCSU within, 57-48, with 1:44 left. Cici Hernandez would convert a layup with just under a minute to play to make it an 11-point game heading into the fourth quarter.
• Central would make it 59-50 with 9:33 to play before Mercyhurst ran off 10 straight points to build its largest lead of the night before a Noin layup ended the run with 5:30 remaining. Four straight points by Farrell and a foul shot by Noin would make it 75-61 with 2:45 to play, but CCSU would get no closer the rest of the way.

NUMBER TO KNOW 

1 – Central was limited to just one three-pointer, while Mercyhurst accounted for 12 treys.

NOTES 

• Ferrell finished with a career-high scoring output. She matched a season-high with seven rebounds and scored in double figures for the ninth game.
• Lewis reached double-digits for the third straight contest
• Noin has scored in double-figures in seven straight games.
• Central would miss its first six three-pointers of the game before a Farrell trey midway through the third quarter.
• Mercyhurst is 2-1 in the all-time series. 

UP NEXT 

• The Blue Devils host Saint Francis on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. 

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