Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. - Despite a career-performance from first year Gianna Chuffo, the Adelphi University women's basketball team suffered its first loss of the 2025-26 campaign at Mercy University, 45-61, on Wednesday evening. 

Series History: 

• The Panthers are 14-4 all time against the Mavericks and have now lost the last two matchups and three of the last five. 

Highlights:

• Chuffo knocked down six three-pointers en route to scoring 21 points with a 7-for-15 performance from the field. 
• Gamila Betton was the only other member of the Brown and Gold to reach double-figure scoring, accounting for 10 while also pulling down 10 boards.
• As a team, the Cats out-rebounded Mercy 43-41 and accounted for nine steals to the home teams' four. 

How It Happened:

• ,The first three points fell in favor of Adelphi, but the Mavericks got hot, scoring the next 11 while the Panther offense turned cold. While the visitors landed one shot on 15 attempts, the home team only went 5-for-12 from the floor to lead by eight after the opening quarter. 
• A more competitive outing in the second, Adelphi quickly cut into their deficit on the back of three consecutive three-pointers - two from Chuffo and one from Madison Williams to trail by two. The Brown and Gold tried to keep it close, but an 8-1 run down the stretch allowed the hosts to maintain a 10-point advantage heading into the break. 
• The Panthers were a hot 5-for-8 from three-point range in the second quarter alone. 
• The Mavericks put up their greatest lead of 20 with 4:06 left in the third frame as Adelphi struggled to get any momentum. Mercy managed 23 points off Panther miscues in the game and scored 30 inside the paint. 
• Despite outscoring the home team 14-13 in the final quarter, the Brown and Gold did not have enough to overcome Mercy in the end. 

Up Next:

• The Panthers host Queens College (N.Y.) on Tuesday, November 25 in non-conference action. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m. 
• As an extension of Adelphi's Commuter Appreciation Week, the Commuter Student Organization will be hosting Commuter Night at this game. All commuters are invited to participate in a free Thanksgiving themed raffle giveaway, which includes $100 food gift cards and premium Athletics merchandise. Six lucky commuters will be able to participate in a special halftime contest for a $100 Uber gift card.
• Commuter students should RSVP here.