Tuesday, February 21, 2012 (Boston, Massachusetts) - The Mount Ida College women's basketball team fell for the second consecutive year in the opening round of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) post-season tournament to Suffolk University Tuesday afternoon by a score of 93-59 in Boston, Massachusetts putting closure to 2011/2012.
The Mustangs finish the year with an overall record of 14-11 with a conference slate of 8-6.
Ram senior Mary Garon (Auburn, NH) scored a season-high 21 points and collected 10 rebounds for her second double-double of the season to lift the Rams to the playoff victory.
After a slow start in the opening minutes of the contest, Suffolk went on a 10-0 three minute run highlighted by back to back three pointers by freshman Iliana Quardi (Sudbury, MA) and junior Jacqueline Vienneau (Salem, NH) to give the Rams a 14-4 edge. The Rams would close out the first half with another big run outscoring the Mustangs 20-5 over the final six minutes to take a 49-22 lead into halftime.
Garon was a perfect 5-for-5 in the first half with 12 points as she ended up finishing the evening 9-for-11 from the field. Entering the game as the GNAC's leading shooter from three-point land, Garon was 3-for-4 in the contest from behind the arc.
Suffolk finished the game with four players in double digits in scoring.
Sophomore Lindsey Rogers (Gloucester, MA) recorded a personal season-high with 18 points on a 7-for-10 performance from the field.
Ruys chipped in with 16 points for the Rams and had three blocked shots, while Vienneau nearly missed a double-double collecting 10 points and nine boards.
For the Mustangs junior Evebonee Acosta (Hartford, CT) scored 17 points, as she was a perfect 9-for-9 from the free throw line and also added four assists in the game. Senior Jeileen Rivera (Springfield, MA) was 3-for-6 from three-point land en route to a 13-point effort for Mount Ida, while sophomore Abbey Fedigan (New Fairfield, CT) chipped in with eight points.
It's the second straight year that Suffolk has defeated Mount Ida College in the quarterfinal round as the Rams were 68-55 winners in last season's playoff meeting.
The loss closes out the 2011-12 campaign for Mount Ida College as they finish the year with a 14-12 overall record. The Mustangs entered the tournament as the number five seed with an 8-5 GNAC mark.
The fourth-seeded Rams (10-3 GNAC) now improve to an 18-8 mark on the year.