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89
Winner Marian (IN) MARIAN ( 14-4, 7-1
54
Mount Vernon Nazarene (OH) MOUNT VE 10-7, 3-5
Winner
Marian (IN) MARIAN (
14-4, 7-1
89
Final
54
Mount Vernon Nazarene (OH) MOUNT VE
10-7, 3-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Marian (IN) MARIAN ( 24 20 24 21 89
Mount Vernon Nazarene (OH) MOUNT VE 16 12 13 13 54

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Knights Bounce Back From Saturday's Loss With an 89-54 Win Over Mt. Vernon

Mount Vernon, Ohio- Marian women's basketball claimed a huge 35 point win over Mount Vernon recording a final score of 89-54. The Knights are now 14-4 overall on the season and 7-1 in the Crossroads League.

The Knights dominated in the match-up against Mount Vernon, out scoring them in all four quarters. Kiley and Abbey McNally started out the game putting the Knights in the early lead, each recording a layup in the first three minutes of play. The Cougars followed up with a three-pointer but came up short to Kenna Kirby's jumper and Kiley McNally's layup. The home team fought back with another three-pointer but Madisyn Bailey was able to throw up a layup and was followed by Taylor Double's three pointer to extend the lead 13-6 drawing the media timeout. Abbey McNally and Olivia Faust were able to record two points each out of the timeout with McNally recording a layup and Faust recording a pair of free throws. The last minute of play in the quarter was very back-and-forth with Mount Vernon recording three layups and a free throw but Marian was able to outscore the Cougars once more with a three-pointer from Kennedy Fuelling and a layup as well as a pair of free throws from Bailey. With nine seconds remaining in the quarter Mount Vernon was able to score a buzzer beater three pointer to end the quarter 24-16 in favor of Marian. 

Abbey McNally opened up the second quarter with a layup and jumper only to be broken up by a layup from the other side of the court. Both teams traded layups and jumpers with Kiley McNally recording a layup for the Knights and Kirby recording a jumper for the Knights to bring the score 32-20.  Faust extended the lead with a three-pointer only to be broken up by a free throw from the Cougars. Each side recorded a layup and free throw with Kirby recording the layup and Zoe Wheeler recording a free throw, Mount Vernon was able to break up the bottle neck of scoring with a layup to bring the score 38-28. Marian was able to go on a three basket run to end the quarter with Abbey recording two layups and Kirby recording one to bring the score 44-28.

Out of halftime Marian was able to go on a three basket run once more with Kirby recording a jumper and a layup and Abbey recording a layup. The Cougars were able to put two more three-pointers on the board at the 7:22 mark of the third quarter. The Knights followed it up with a four basket run with Abbey and Double both throwing a layup and Kirby throwing a pair to bring the score 58-34. Mount Vernon was only able to break up Marian's run with a pair of free throws which were followed up with a three-pointer from Kirby and a layup from Bailey and Fuelling. With two minutes remaining in the game both sides were able to trade layups with Bailey recording the basket for Marian. Abbey ticked off the last point of the quarter for the Knights with a free throw and was followed up by a three-pointer from the Cougars to bring the score 68-41.

Both sides traded a layup to open the final quarter with Emily Grim tabbing the basket for the Knights. Mount Vernon continued to bank the three-pointers and Marian was able to counter with a free throw from Kiley McNally, a jumper from Grim, a three-pointer from Fuelling, and a free throw from Abbey McNally. The Cougars broke up the scoring run with a layup but were countered by a pair of free throws from Kiley McNally to bring the score 80-48. With less than five minutes of play left Grim was able to knock in another layup but was broken up by a pair of free throws and a layup from the home team. Esther Sevilla got her hand in the mix with a layup followed up by a three pointer from Emily Grim and a jumper by Wheeler. Mount Vernon recorded the last basket of the night with a layup to bring the score 89-54 and secure the win for the Knights.

Kenna Kirby and Abbey McNally led the team in points with 19 while Madisyn Bailey tabbed 10, and Kiley McNally as well as Emily Grim recorded nine. Abbey recorded another double-double in the regular season, grabbing 13 rebounds in the evening. Bailey recorded the most assists on the evening with nine while Kiley, Taylor Double, and Eva Fisher were each able to record two.

The Knights will be back in action at home on Saturday, January 18th to wrap up the first half of Crossroads League play as they take on No. 2 Indiana Wesleyan with tip set for 1:00 p.m. in the P.E. Center.

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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
Esther Sevilla

#14 Esther Sevilla

F/C
6' 2"
Senior
Madisyn Bailey

#15 Madisyn Bailey

G
5' 8"
Freshman
Kennedy Fuelling

#22 Kennedy Fuelling

G
5' 7"
Freshman
Zoe Wheeler

#30 Zoe Wheeler

G
5' 8"
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
Esther Sevilla

#14 Esther Sevilla

6' 2"
Senior
F/C
Madisyn Bailey

#15 Madisyn Bailey

5' 8"
Freshman
G
Kennedy Fuelling

#22 Kennedy Fuelling

5' 7"
Freshman
G
Zoe Wheeler

#30 Zoe Wheeler

5' 8"
Freshman
G