The Mount Ida College women's basketball team dropped their seventh loss of the 2010/2011 season heading into the semester break falling 57-51 to hosting non-conference Anna Maria College Tuesday night in Paxton, Massachusetts.   

Sophomore Chelsea Blair (Holland, Mass.) scored 13 points while leading all players with 14 rebounds and four blocks for the AmCats.  Junior Samantha Ashton (Worcester, Mass.) dropped a team-high 15 points, and sophomore Tonique Adkins (New Haven, Conn.) added 12 points and seven rebounds in the win.

Junior Jeileen Rivera (Springfield, MA/Springfield Central) paced the Mustangs with an impressive double-double which included a game-high 20 points with a team-best 13 rebounds and four steals. Junior Shannon Wood (Gorham, ME/Bryant University) also had a solid game, finishing in double-figures with 12 points on the night, while sophomore Kayla Musty (Topsham, VT/Oxbow) grabbed six rebounds and three steals for the Mustangs.

The AMCATS controlled the first half, knocking down 46.4% of their shots from the floor while holding the Mustangs to just 18.5% shooting during the period to go into the locker room leading 29-13. Anna Maria excelled down low, holding the edge in rebounds (25-13), points in the paint (22-6), and second chance points (10-1). The AMCATS also ran the floor well in the first half, outscoring the Mustangs 10-0 on the fast break and 7-1 off turnovers.

Anna Maria continued to pull away in the second half, stretching their lead to 20 with just 7:30 remaining. However, that's when the Mustangs made their move, switching to a full-court press and forcing the AMCATS into several turnovers to ignite a 12-0 run, cutting the AMC lead to just eight with 3:26 to play.

The Mustangs continued to apply the pressure, and after a jumper from junior Katie Morvan (Northbridge, MA/Northbridge) and a layup by Rivera they were within just six points of the lead with one minute remaining.

Nevertheless, the AMCATS were able to regroup, hitting 5-of-6 clutch free throws down the stretch, as Adkins drained all four of her attempts from the line to help seal the 57-51 victory.

The Mustangs will start the second half of the season up on January 6, 2011 at non-conference Framingham State University with tip-off slated for 6:00 p.m.