Cumberlands, Ky.- The Marian women's basketball team suffers its first loss of the season against No. 8 Cumberlands 103-99 in triple overtime. The Knights are now 5-1 overall on the season.

The Patriots struck first with a layup but Abbey McNally fired back with a layup to tie the game. Madisyn Bailey and Taylor Double extended the Knights lead with a layup and jumper. Marian kept their lead with Double throwing a three to bring the score 9-4 at the halfway point of the first quarter. Both sides of the court traded points back-and-forth with Kiley McNally ending the streak with a layup. With nine seconds remaining in the quarter the Cumberlands struck once more to end the quarter with a 16-15 lead.

The Cumberlands fired first with a layup but was followed up by a layup from Abbey McNally and a three pointer by Eva Fisher to take the lead back into the Knights hands. The home team attacked next with a three pointer to claim the 21-20 lead. Fisher struck once again with a layup to claim the lead again. The patriots took advantage of a foul on Zoe Wheeler to claim the lead once more. Olivia Faust struck back with a pair of free throws. The Cumberlands and Kiley McNally traded jumpers before the halfway point bringing the score 26-25 in favor of Marian. Both teams fired three pointers with Double claiming the shot for the Knights. The Knights claimed their largest lead of the night with Double hitting back to back threes with 1:07 left in the quarter. The home team followed up with a jumper and layup to end the quarter 35-34 in their favor.

Abbey McNally fired first with a layup to claim a lead once more. Both teams traded points back and forth in the first half of the third quarter with Bailey, Double, and Abbey McNally claiming points for the Knights to have the 43-41 lead once more at the 5:34 point. The Cumberlands dominated Marian in the second half of the quarter claiming an 11 point deficit before Eva Fisher ended the quarter with a three to bring the score 56-48 in favor of the home team.

The Cumberlands extended their lead in the beginning of the fourth quarter to claim an 13 point deficit at the 5:49 mark. The Knights fired back with Double shooting another three. The Knights went on streak in the latter half of the quarter with Abbey McNally, Kiley McNally, Olivia Faust, and Taylor Double each fired shots to bring the score 69-69 with one minute remaining. The Patriots fired once more but Abbey McNally fired with four seconds remaining to bring the score 71-71 to end regulation. 

The Cumberlands struck first with back to back layups, but Double fired back with a layup and a free throw. Abbey McNally claimed the lead for the Knights with a layup. The Knights and Patriots continued to trade the lead with Taylor Double and Abbey McNally each claiming points. Double claimed a jumper and McNally's layup and pair of free throws to put the lead in Marian's hands 84-82 with 26 seconds remaining. The Cumberlands took advantage of a foul on Bailey to claim a pair of free throws to put the game in double overtime 84-84.

The Cumberlands opened up the second overtime going on a five point run with two minutes left to play. Bailey attempted to level the game with a layup bringing the score 89-86. The Patriots claimed the five point deficit once more, benefiting from Bailey's foul. Double chipped at the Cumberlands lead with a layup and a free throw. The Knights and Patriots traded baskets once more but the Knights had the last shot with Double throwing a three to bring the score 94-94 and push the game into triple overtime.

The Cumberlands opened up the third overtime with a layup followed by a pair of free throws to claim a lead once more. Faust brought the deficit to one with a good three with 58 seconds remaining. The Patriots answered with a jumper and a pair of free throws. Bailey shot a layup with one second remaining but was followed up by a Cumberlands free throw to end the game with a final score of 103-99.

Taylor Double led the team in points with 36 and Abbey McNally had 29. Madisyn Bailey led the team in assists with five while Abbey McNally had four. Taylor Double led the team in steals with seven while Bailey had five. McNally also led the team in blocks with two. 

The Knights will be back in action for the start of CL play on the road against Grace on Wednesday, Nov. 20th at 5:30 p.m.

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