Box Score 

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – No. 10/9 William Paterson (25-3) saw its season come to an end with an 84-53 loss to Mary Washington (22-5) in the first round of the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament March 5 in Rochester, N.Y.

Senior Elisa Brown (Norwalk, Conn./Norwalk) scored a career-best 21 points in the loss, while classmate Julie Haledjian (Montvale, N.J./Pascack Hills) finished her career with 16 points, three assists and four steals, coming within four (412) of matching the WP career assists record. Sophomore BriAnna Lucas (Hamilton, N.J./Nottingham) added 10 points for the Pioneers.

The Eagles scorched the nets in the opening half, scoring 49 points while shooting 65.5 (19-29) percent from the floor en route to a 34-point halftime lead (49-15). Mary Washington, ranked third nationally in scoring defense (47.2 ppg) and fifth in field goal percentage defense (.315), held the Pioneers to 15 points on 16.2 (6-37) percent shooting during the first 20 minutes.

The Eagles utilized a 31-4 run to build 24-point lead (33-9) with 8:32 left before the break. However, William Paterson never quit, outscoring Mary Washington 38-35 in the second half. The Pioneers trimmed the lead down to 29 in the opening minutes of the second period but could not put together a large-enough run to make a sizeable dent in UMW's lead.

Mary Washington's Jenna McRae finished the game with 14 points, seven rebounds, and six assists. Sophomore forward Lauren Kornacki finished with a double-double (13 points, 10 rebounds), while Kate Vennergrund and Katie Wimmer added 14 points apiece. The Eagles held a 58-27 advantage on the glass while shooting 81.0 (17-21) percent from the charity stripe. The Eagles also benefited from 42 points off the bench.

“(Mary Washington is) a heck of a team,” said William Paterson head coach Erin Monahan. “We knew that coming in. We saw enough of them (on film). We were going to give it all of our fight. They (MW) did a great job.

“Nobody believed we'd be here (in the NCAA playoffs),” she continued. “Our top big kid went down early in the year. We had four inexperienced thin forwards – and we won 25 games. Our kids have a ton of heart. We played to the end.”