{"id":108638,"date":"2026-01-11T00:17:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T00:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/11\/womens-basketball-comes-up-short-after-strong-first-half-at-mercyhurst-wagner-college-athletics\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T00:17:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T00:17:00","slug":"womens-basketball-comes-up-short-after-strong-first-half-at-mercyhurst-wagner-college-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/11\/womens-basketball-comes-up-short-after-strong-first-half-at-mercyhurst-wagner-college-athletics\/","title":{"rendered":"Women&#8217;s Basketball Comes Up Short After Strong First Half at Mercyhurst &#8211; Wagner College Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"sidearm-story-template-text_post-3\">\n<aside class=\"sidearm-story-template-text-aside\" aria-label=\"Related Sport Links\">&#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n &#13;<br \/>\n                    <\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>ERIE, Pa. \u2013 <\/strong>The Wagner College women&#8217;s basketball team dropped its fourth NEC game of the 2025-26 season to Mercyhurst by a score of 69-66 at Owen McCormick Court on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Seahawks (6-9, 2-2 NEC) opened the game on a 12-5 run before closing the first quarter with a 19-9 lead. Wagner shot 8-14 (57.1%) from the floor led by senior Angelie Ricard who scored six points and grabbed two rebounds.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Wagner outscored Mercyhurst 14-6 during the paint and 8-2 in points off turnovers in the opening frame.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Lakers (2-13, 2-2 NEC) were led by sophomore Lena Walz who scored five points in the first.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In the second quarter, both teams put up 17 points as Wagner went into the halftime locker room with a 36-26 lead.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Ricard led all halftime scorers with nine points, with all 10 active Seahawks scoring a basketball in the first half. Junior <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/wagnerathletics.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/lijirin-doyinsola-modesayor\/17496\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"17496\" target=\"_blank\">Lijirin Doyinsola Modesayor<\/a><\/dfn> followed Ricard with six first half points. Senior <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/wagnerathletics.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/hawa-balde-camara\/17493\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"17493\" target=\"_blank\">Hawa Balde-Camara<\/a><\/dfn> chipped in two points and a team-high five rebounds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Seahawks continued to dominate the paint as the Green &amp; White had outscored the Lakers, 24-12, in the paint after two quarters of play. In the first half, Wagner shot 15-26 (57.7%) from the floor while holding Mercyhurst to a 9-28 (32.1%) success rate from the field.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Lakers made it a single-digit game at the end of the third quarter by outsourcing the Seahawks 21-16 during the period. Mercyhurst shot 3-4 (75.0%) from beyond-the-arc to chip into the Wagner lead, making it a 52-47 contest with 10 minutes remaining.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Senior <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/wagnerathletics.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/irene-fernandez-de-caleya\/17498\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"17498\" target=\"_blank\">Irene Fernandez de Caleya<\/a><\/dfn> scored 10 points in the third quarter alone, shooting a perfect 4-4 (100.0%) from the floor.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In the fourth, the Lakers gained a 55-54 lead with 6:32 to play and never looked back. Time shooting from the foul line and three-point line helped Mercyhurst extend its lead to six with 1:29 remaining. In the end, the Seahawks had a shot to tie the game, but a contested three by Fernandez de Caleya hit the back of the rim and fell no good.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In the second half, Mercyhurst shot 15-25 (60.0%) from the floor and 6-10 (60.0%) from three and outscored the Seahawks 15-4 in points off turnovers. Wagner shot 12-25 (48.0%) from the field throughout the third and fourth quarters.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Fernandez de Caleya led all Seahawks with 20 points, a season-high for the Tarragona, Spain native. Sophomore <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/wagnerathletics.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/keana-foz\/17499\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"17499\" target=\"_blank\">Keana Foz<\/a><\/dfn> scored 12 points while Ricard added 11 and Modesayor nine points and eight rebounds.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Next up, Wagner hosts the defending conference champions FDU on Thursday, Jan. 5 at 7 p.m. at the Spiro Sports Center.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n                    <button id=\"show-story-btn\">Read Full Article<\/button>\n                <\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wagnerathletics.com\/news\/2026\/1\/10\/womens-basketballs-comes-up-short-after-strong-first-half-at-mercyhurst.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; &#13; &#13; ERIE, Pa. \u2013 The Wagner College women&#8217;s basketball team dropped its fourth NEC game of the 2025-26 season to Mercyhurst by a score of 69-66 at Owen McCormick Court on Saturday afternoon. 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