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Winner Marian (IN) MARIAN ( 26-1, 17-0
42
Mount Vernon Nazarene (OH) MOUNT VE 9-18, 3-14
Winner
Marian (IN) MARIAN (
26-1, 17-0
72
Final
42
Mount Vernon Nazarene (OH) MOUNT VE
9-18, 3-14
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Marian (IN) MARIAN ( 16 20 18 18 72
Mount Vernon Nazarene (OH) MOUNT VE 12 8 8 14 42

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Knights Clinch a Share of the CL Championship with a Win Over Mt. Vernon 72-42

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Mount Vernon, OH. - The Knights took down the Cougars on the road at Mt. Vernon 72-42. This win allowed the Knights to clinch a share of the Crossroads League Championship which is tallied as the 10th regular season championship in program history. Scoring was lead by Ella Collier with 19 points in total and Abbey McNally not far behind with 17 points.

Ella Collier led the Knights into an early lead scoring the first basket within the first minute of the quarter. The Knights continued to increase the lead by 6 points at the midway point of the quarter. Collier leads off scoring at the end of the quarter with 10 points in total. Abbey McNally and Sara Majorosova lead the Knights in rebounds with 2 rebounds each to end the quarter.

In the beginning of the 2nd quarter Aliyah Evans, Majorosova, McNally, and Collier continued to all bring the energy with a quick layup each and McNally making two bringing the lead into double digits over the Cougars before the half point mark of the quarter. After the midway point Collier made a quick jump shot bringing her total scoring to 14 points in total. During the last few minutes of the quarter Allison Bosse made a jump shot, with Kinnidy Garrard making a layup and Tamia Perryman making 2, one being within the last seconds of the quarter bringing the game to a 16 point lead in favor of the Knights.

To end off the first half Collier leads in scoring with 14 points in total with, Bosse and McNally very close behind with 6 points each. McNally also led the Knights in rebounds to end the quarter with 3 rebounds in total, and Collier, Evans, Majorosova, Garrard, and Jayla Wehner not very far behind with 2 rebounds each.
 
The Knights got a late start into the 3rd quarter with McNally scoring 4 good free throws bringing her total to 6-6 free throws for the day. At the 6 minute point Collier brought the fire making a 3-pointer jump shot and a regular jump shot bringing the game to a 19 point lead in favor of the Knights. At the halfway point McNally and Perryman brought the game to a 22 point lead in favor of the Knights with a good free throw by McNally and a quick layup by Perryman.The Knights end of the quarter with a 26 point lead over the Cougars with Collier leading in scoring with 19 points in total. McNally and Collier also led the Knights in rebounds with 4 rebounds each.

After a few minutes into the 4th quarter Olivia Faust brought back the energy against the Cougars with a quick 3-pointer jump shot bringing the game to a 24 point difference in favor of the Knights. Going into the midway point of the game the Knights brought the lead back up to a 28 point lead with the help of a layup by Collier and 2 layups by McNally. Esther Sevilla made a quick layup to continue the lead for the Knights. Eva Fisher threw up a quick 3-point jump shot to bring the game to a 30 point difference in favor of the Knights. Collier led the team in scoring with 19 points in total, and McNally not far behind with 17 points in total. McNally led the Knights in rebounds for the night with 7 rebounds in total, and Collier and Werner not far behind with 5 rebounds each! 

With the win over Mt. Vernon tonight, the Knights not only clinched their spot in their 10th regular season championship and also a share of the Crossroads League Championship. But, they also got their 24th consecutive win which is the most wins in a single season in program history. The record that they passed was held by the 2016-2017 team who had 23 consecutive wins which in turn lead them to a National Championship.

The Knights will be back at home for this Saturday, February 24th at 1:00 against Indiana Wesleyan for the last game of the regular season.

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Players Mentioned

Kinnidy Garrard

#42 Kinnidy Garrard

F
5' 11"
Senior
Ella Collier

#13 Ella Collier

G
6' 0"
Junior
Allison Bosse

#25 Allison Bosse

G
5' 7"
Junior
Aliyah Evans

#30 Aliyah Evans

G/F
5' 9"
Junior
Tamia Perryman

#2 Tamia Perryman

F
5' 8"
Redshirt Sophomore
Jayla Wehner

#1 Jayla Wehner

G
5' 5"
Junior
Esther Sevilla

#14 Esther Sevilla

F
6' 2"
Sophomore
Olivia Faust

#24 Olivia Faust

F
6' 1"
Freshman
Abbey McNally

#11 Abbey McNally

F
6' 1"
Freshman
Sara Majorosova

#33 Sara Majorosova

G
5' 7"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Kinnidy Garrard

#42 Kinnidy Garrard

5' 11"
Senior
F
Ella Collier

#13 Ella Collier

6' 0"
Junior
G
Allison Bosse

#25 Allison Bosse

5' 7"
Junior
G
Aliyah Evans

#30 Aliyah Evans

5' 9"
Junior
G/F
Tamia Perryman

#2 Tamia Perryman

5' 8"
Redshirt Sophomore
F
Jayla Wehner

#1 Jayla Wehner

5' 5"
Junior
G
Esther Sevilla

#14 Esther Sevilla

6' 2"
Sophomore
F
Olivia Faust

#24 Olivia Faust

6' 1"
Freshman
F
Abbey McNally

#11 Abbey McNally

6' 1"
Freshman
F
Sara Majorosova

#33 Sara Majorosova

5' 7"
Junior
G