Goshen, Ind. – The Marian women's basketball team were hitting on all cylinders as six players scored in double figures to dominate Goshen 87-41. The win moves the Knights to 12-1 in Crossroads League play and 21-2 overall on the season.
Goshen got the early 4-2 lead to start the game before an offensive rebound from Allison Bosse led to an Abbey McNally layup to even the score. Marian got going with Kinnidy Garrard sparking an 8-1 run to take the 12-5 lead with 3:36 to play in the first quarter. The Maple Leafs responded with back-to-back shots before McNally closed out the quarter going one for two from the line to give her team the 13-9 advantage after quarter one.
Marian's offense was flowing in the second quarter, erupting for 25 points and holding Goshen to only six points. McNally started the scoring off for the Knights before two fastbreak layups from Aliyah Evans put a cap on a big 14-3 spurt to give Marian the 27-12 lead. With 4:35 left in the quarter, Goshen finally answered with a free throw. The hot offense continued for the guests, as Bosse nailed a three and jumper in the final 58 seconds to help the Knights close out the first half with an 11-3 run.
Marian would go into the locker room at the break ahead 38-15 after shooting 84.6% from the field, and the strong defensive effort held Goshen to 13.3% from the floor.
The Maple Leafs had no answer for the Marian offense with the Knights beginning the second half with a 6-0 start. The hosts got a pair of free throws to end their scoring drought before Ella Collier and Garrard knocked one in to go ahead 53-21. Marian was not finished as they continued to build onto their lead, going ahead by 40 after Evans and Garrard scored in the final 20 seconds of quarter three. The Knights held the 66-26 lead going into the final period.
Evans scored the first basket to start the final quarter which would lead to 15-9 run by the Knights that saw Kenna Gray drilling two three-pointers to increase the lead to 81-31. Goshen saw their first run come with 3:17 to play as the got six straight points. Esther Sevilla and Gray responded with a pair of baskets before the Maple Leafs saw their final points coming from two freebies. Marian would go on to win 87-41.
Marian was dominant today, shooting 57.1% from the field, while the defense by the Knights held Goshen to 25.5% from the floor and 15.4% from three-point range.
Garrard led Marian with 18 points to go along with six rebounds and four assists. McNally had a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds, while Bosse finished with 13 points and five assists. Rounding out the double-digit scoring was Gray with 11, Collier and Evans each with 10 points. Collier also pulled down six rebounds.
The Knights will be back at home for their next contest on Wednesday, February 1 when the host Bethel at 7 PM.
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