HAMDEN, Conn. (January 22, 2026) – Mount St. Mary's women's basketball took a tough loss on the road during Thursday night's game in Connecticut against Quinnipiac, losing to the Bobcats 56-43 in Hamden. With the loss, the Mountaineers skid back to .500 in conference play, holding a 5-5 record in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and 9-10 record overall.
Berlynn Carlson led the Mountaineer scoring attack, scoring 15 points while going 5-11 from the field, adding two three-pointers into the mix. Carlson added 10 rebounds on the day while
Wesleigh Ferguson also added 10 boards for the Mountaineers, with eight of them coming on transition.
The Mountaineers led in both the first and fourth quarters, outscoring the Bobcats 26-23 collectively, but a rough offensive stretch during the second and third saw the Mount outscored 33-17. Altogether, the Mountaineers shot 32% from the field, equaling their opponents percentage while causing nine turnovers on defense.
Amber Bullard started the first quarter with a reverse post move under the basket to take an early lead on the first possession. An early Bobcats 5-2 lead was swiftly cut into by the Mount offense as a flurry of field goals from Carlson, Ferguson,
Giana Hoddinott, and
Nyodie Guerard flew in, with another Bullard score from the paint sending the Mount into halftime up 12-11.
The Mountaineers were held scoreless through the first seven minutes of the second quarter as Quinnipiac went on a 13-0 run to start, with the deadlock broken with a layup from
Zaria Harleaux. Carlson and Hoddinott ended the quarter with two 3-pointers, cutting the deficit to 28-21 heading into halftime.
Quinnipiac put more pressure on the Mount's offense in transition by taking an 11-point lead seven minutes left in the quarter. Harleaux once again showed her potential inside the post, working a move for a score while Carlson ended the quarter with a layup sending the Mount into the intermission down 44-29.
Carlson got the offense started in the fourth, scoring a layup and three-pointer during the opening two minutes. From then on, the offenses alternated scoring, with
Erin Edmonds hitting a big three with 1:22 left in the game. But with the offensive deficit in the second and third quarters, the Mountaineers were unable to mount a comeback.
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The Mountaineer's return home on Saturday, January 24, playing in the first game of the Winter Homecoming doubleheader against Merrimack 1:00 p.m.
