The Misericordia University women's basketball team lost to McDaniel, 58-45, in the championship game of the Rebecca Martin Memorial Tip-Off Tournament, Saturday night.

Emily Romanowski led the Cougars with 21 points and nine rebounds and was named to the all-tournament team.  Morgan Janeski added nine points for MU.

After falling behind 22-5 after one period, the Cougars charged back and got within 39-36 on a Janeski three-pointer late in the third quarter.

Brenna Hunt converted a three-point play to cut the deficit to 41-39 with less than a minute remaining in the third period.

The Green Terror went on a 10-1 run to regain a double-digit lead.

The first quarter was dominated by McDaniel as the Cougars only made two shots over the first 10 minutes.

After a Green Terror scoring run, Romanowski scored eight straight points in the second quarter. The Cougars 10-point run was capped off by a Marisa Captoni layup  and the half ended on a jumper by Purdy.

Caitlin Landgraf started off the quarter with a jumper for Misericordia.  Misericordia went on a 15-2 that featured back-to-back three pointers from Morgan Janeski and Romanowski, and was capped off by a
Janeski pull-up to take the game within one possession. At the end of the third quarter.

The Green Terror connected on 11 free throws in the fourth quarter to put the game away.