The Misericordia University women's basketball team opened the season with a 74-54 win at Immaculata, Saturday.
Rachel Carmody had a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Cougars.
Tessa Zamolyi added 18 points and
Leanne Forsyth had seven rebounds and six assists.Â
Erica Haefele added six assists.
The Cougars closed the first quarter on an 11-4 run, including converting 7-8 free throws, to take a 20-13 lead.
MU used an 8-0 run early in the second quarter to take a 29-15 lead and stretched it to 38-18 at halftime.
Misericordia's lead never got below 14 points in the second half and they led by as many as 25 points early in the fourth quarter.
The Cougars will host Keystone, Wednesday at 6:00.
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