Manchester Women's Basketball Falls to Adrian in Season Opener
November 9, 2019 at 3:28 a.m.
By Dillon Bender-
Friday’s contest was the season opener for both squads.
Manchester battled back from several early deficits and grabbed a 47-46 lead with 8:58 left to play in the fourth quarter following a free throw from Abby Walker. Adrian responded with a flurry of triples to regain the lead for good. 0Manchester was led by Nicole Weaver’s 18 points. Weaver knocked down four three-pointers and went 4-for-4 at the charity stripe. Manchester field a balanced offensive attack against the Bulldogs on Friday night as nine of the 10 Spartans who saw the floor scored at least two points.
Senior guard Haley Farris nearly matched a career-high with a game-high 11 rebounds.0For the contest, Manchester was limited to 27.9 percent (17-61) shooting from the floor. MU went 9-31 (29%) from three-point territory. The Spartans converted 69.6% (16-23) of their foul shot opportunities.
Rylee Campbell’s 17 points and five-three pointers led Adrian College on Friday night. Three other Bulldogs finished in double figures in scoring. On the night, AC shot 43.4% (23-53) from the field and 52.4 % (11-21) from downtown.
Manchester (0-1) will host the Manchester Main View Tip-Off Tournament beginning Friday. The Spartans will host MacMurray at 7 p.m. The two other teams participating in this year’s event will be Westminster (Pa.) and Kalamazoo.
Friday’s contest was the season opener for both squads.
Manchester battled back from several early deficits and grabbed a 47-46 lead with 8:58 left to play in the fourth quarter following a free throw from Abby Walker. Adrian responded with a flurry of triples to regain the lead for good. 0Manchester was led by Nicole Weaver’s 18 points. Weaver knocked down four three-pointers and went 4-for-4 at the charity stripe. Manchester field a balanced offensive attack against the Bulldogs on Friday night as nine of the 10 Spartans who saw the floor scored at least two points.
Senior guard Haley Farris nearly matched a career-high with a game-high 11 rebounds.0For the contest, Manchester was limited to 27.9 percent (17-61) shooting from the floor. MU went 9-31 (29%) from three-point territory. The Spartans converted 69.6% (16-23) of their foul shot opportunities.
Rylee Campbell’s 17 points and five-three pointers led Adrian College on Friday night. Three other Bulldogs finished in double figures in scoring. On the night, AC shot 43.4% (23-53) from the field and 52.4 % (11-21) from downtown.
Manchester (0-1) will host the Manchester Main View Tip-Off Tournament beginning Friday. The Spartans will host MacMurray at 7 p.m. The two other teams participating in this year’s event will be Westminster (Pa.) and Kalamazoo.
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