Friday, 28 March 2014 09:51
UAlbany Women Fall Short In March Madness
BATON ROUGE, La. — The University at Albany women’s basketball team’s season came to an end in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
The No. 15 Great Danes lost to No. 2 West Virginia, 76-71, Sunday, March 23.
For UAlbany, it was the program’s third consecutive appearance, as the team put together a 28-5 record this season.
UAlbany junior Megan Craig scored a team-high 23 points in the loss.
Shereesha Richards, who led the Great Danes with 20 points per game this year, ran into early foul trouble and ended with nine points and six rebounds.
Richards, a sophomore, also led the America East champions in steals (67) and field goal percentage (62.4 percent).