NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (Interstat) — The Merrimack women’s basketball team avenged a loss from two weeks prior with an 87-63 victory over Iona on Thursday afternoon at Volpe Athletic Center. The Warriors built a commanding 32-14 lead after the first quarter and never looked back in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game.

Oralye Kiefer led all scorers with 22 points for Merrimack, while Paloma Garcia posted a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Madison Roman added another double-double with 12 points and 16 rebounds. Ella Fajardo scored 21 points for the Gaels, and Isabellah Middleton had 14 points and 11 rebounds.

Merrimack improved to 11-9 overall. Iona fell to 13-8. Attendance was 332.