NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (Interstat) — Isabellah Middleton scored 15 points to lead Iona to a 58-51 win over Merrimack in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women’s basketball game Wednesday afternoon at Hynes Center.

The Gaels (11-6) used a 21-point fourth quarter to pull away after the Warriors (8-8) erased an early deficit. Iona led 15-6 after one quarter, but Merrimack closed the gap to 24-20 by halftime and trailed just 37-33 entering the final period.

Madison Roman and Paloma Garcia each scored 13 points for Merrimack, which outscored Iona 32-24 in the paint but was undone by 24 points off turnovers allowed. Zoey Ward added 13 points for Iona.

Attendance was 1,525.