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Winner Saint Francis (Ind.) USF 16-1, 6-1
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Marian (IN) MU 13-4, 6-1
Winner
Saint Francis (Ind.) USF
16-1, 6-1
63
Final
47
Marian (IN) MU
13-4, 6-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Saint Francis (Ind.) USF 7 21 10 25 63
Marian (IN) MU 11 10 11 15 47

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Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Knights Fall to Top-15 Competitor St. Francis

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Indianapolis, Ind.- The Marian women's basketball fell 47-63 to No. 11 Saint Francis in Saturday's match-up. The Knights are now 13-4 overall on the season and 6-1 in the Crossroads League.

The Knights came out strong in the first quarter with Abbey McNally tabbing a pair of layups and Kenna Kirby recording one to secure the early 6-0 lead over the Cougars. St. Francis was able to break away and take the 7-6 lead after they shot a three-pointer followed by a pair of layups. Kenna Kirby answered, taking back the lead, firing a jumper with 2:28 remaining on the clock. Olivia Faust wrapped up the quarter with a three-pointer to secure the 11-7 lead going into the second quarter.

The Cougars opened up the second quarter with a six basket run to take the 20-11 lead away from the Knights. Marian attempted to decrease the margin with Taylor Double's three-pointer and Kirby's jumper but were quickly answered with a three-pointer from the Cougars to increase the score 23-16. Kirby benefited off of a foul after her jumper to secure a free throw and bring the deficit down to four. St. Francis then went on a three-basket run to only be followed up by a jumper from Eva Fisher to end the half 28-21 in favor of the Cougars.

Kiley McNally opened up the second half with a pair of layups to only be countered by a pair of free throws from the visitors. The Knights ticked off a pair of jumpers from Double and Abbey to decrease the margin down to one point. Both teams traded off points with Kiley firing off a free throw and a layup for the Knights but St. Francis was the last to record a bucket in the quarter with a three-pointer to increase their lead to 38-32.

St. Francis opened up the final quarter of play with a layup but Kennedy Fuelling quickly leveled with a jumper. The Cougars kept the heat coming, firing off a pair of three-pointers only to be followed by a layup from Kiley McNally. Both sides each traded a pair of three-pointers with Zoe Weeler and Kirby recording the baskets for the Knights bringing the score 52-42. St. Francis was able to fire off another pair of three-pointers only to be broken up by Abbey McNally's free-throw with 1:11 remaining in the game. Benefiting off of a foul after a layup the Cougars were able to record three more points on the board. Abbey McNally fired off another pair of free throws to bring the score 61-45. St. Francis recorded one more jumper for the day and Kirby was able to fire back a jumper to end the game allowing St. Francis to secure the 63-47 win.

Kenna Kirby led the team with 14 points on the evening while Abbey and Kiley McNally both tabbed nine each. Abbey McNally led the team in rebounds with 15 while Kirby and Kiley each had six. Madisyn Bailey led the team in assists with nine.  

The Knights will be back in action on the road on Wednesday January 15th as they take on Mount Vernon with tip set for 5:00 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Taylor Double

#23 Taylor Double

G
5' 11"
Sophomore
Olivia Faust

#24 Olivia Faust

G
6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore
Eva Fisher

#32 Eva Fisher

G
5' 7"
Sophomore
Kenna Kirby

#34 Kenna Kirby

G
5' 8"
Redshirt Sophomore
Abbey McNally

#11 Abbey McNally

F/C
6' 1"
Junior
Kiley McNally

#12 Kiley McNally

G/F
6' 0"
Junior
Madisyn Bailey

#15 Madisyn Bailey

G
5' 8"
Freshman
Kennedy Fuelling

#22 Kennedy Fuelling

G
5' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Taylor Double

#23 Taylor Double

5' 11"
Sophomore
G
Olivia Faust

#24 Olivia Faust

6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore
G
Eva Fisher

#32 Eva Fisher

5' 7"
Sophomore
G
Kenna Kirby

#34 Kenna Kirby

5' 8"
Redshirt Sophomore
G
Abbey McNally

#11 Abbey McNally

6' 1"
Junior
F/C
Kiley McNally

#12 Kiley McNally

6' 0"
Junior
G/F
Madisyn Bailey

#15 Madisyn Bailey

5' 8"
Freshman
G
Kennedy Fuelling

#22 Kennedy Fuelling

5' 7"
Freshman
G