BUFFALO, NY – The Villa Maria College women's basketball team fell to visiting Redeemer University (Canada) in the team's season-opener on Oct. 17.
GAME BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Villa 45, Redeemer 83
LOCATION: Villa Athletic Center – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Villa 0-1, Redeemer 3-1 Exhibition
INSIDE THE VILLA BOX SCORE
- Kiki Mercado registered a double-double with team highs in points (10) and rebounds (11) to lead the Vikings.
- Keiliany Diaz had a team-best four steals for the Blue and Green.
- Promise Myers collected three assists for Villa.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Redeemer dominated from the start as the Royals jumped out to a 20-6 start after one quarter.
- The Royals kept the offense pushing as they carried a 43-12 lead into halftime.
- Villa got its offense going in the third quarter, falling just one basket shy of matching Redeemer, 21-18, in the quarter.
- The Vikings put together another solid quarter with Villa scoring 15 of the quarter's 34 points.
FOR THE FOES
- Sophia Van Raalte led the Royals with 31 points and 19 rebounds with Corvin Oprea adding 17 points and six rebounds.
UP NEXT
The Vikings return to action Tuesday, Oct. 27 to battle Roberts Wesleyan University JV in an exhibition contest at 6:00 pm.
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