Long Island 86, at Mercyhurst 81

ERIE, Pa. (Interstat) — Kadidia Toure scored 29 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Long Island to an 86-81 victory over Mercyhurst in a Northeast Conference women’s basketball game Thursday night at Mercyhurst Athletic Center. The Sharks (8-6, 1-0 NEC) squandered a 13-point halftime lead but held off a furious second-half rally by the Lakers (1-13, 0-1), who erased the deficit and briefly took the lead in the third quarter before Long Island regained control in the final period. Toure, a 6-foot-3 sophomore from Silver Spring, Maryland, was dominant inside, shooting 12 of 24 from the field and adding… Read more...