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75
Winner Marian (IN) MU 16-5, 9-2 CL
47
Spring Arbor (MI) SAU 14-7, 7-4 CL
Winner
Marian (IN) MU
16-5, 9-2 CL
75
Final
47
Spring Arbor (MI) SAU
14-7, 7-4 CL
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Marian (IN) MU 15 19 18 23 75
Spring Arbor (MI) SAU 8 18 12 9 47

Next Game:

at Taylor University

2/1/2025 | 1:00 PM

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Feb. 01 (Sat) / 1:00 PM
at Taylor University
History

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Marian Sweeps Spring Arbor in Regular Season Play

Spring Arbor, Mich. - The Marian women's basketball team defeated the Cougars of Spring Arbor for the second time in the 2025 season with a final score of 75-47. The Knights are now 16-5 overall and 9-2 in the Crossroads League.

The Knights started out with a two basket lead over the Cougars with Taylor Double dropping a three-pointer and Abbey McNally recording a layup to open up the game. Both sides traded layups with McNally recording the basket for Marian. Spring Arbor was able to chip away at the lead benefiting off of a personal foul to record a pair of layups.The Knights bounced back extending their lead with a pair of layups from Kiley McNally to bring the score 11-4. The home team continued to fight with a pair of jump shots with less than two minutes remaining in the quarter. Kenna Kirby and Double were able to counter the blow with a pair of jump shots to end the quarter with a 15-8 lead.

Abbey McNally and Kenna Kirby opened the second quarter with a pair of two-pointers. The Cougars fired back with a pair of three-pointers, a pair of free throws, and a jumper to bring the 19-18 deficit down to one. Both teams fired off jump shots with Abbey McNally recording the basket for the Knights and holding the lead at one. Benefiting off of a personal foul Spring Arbor was able to record the 22-21 lead for the first time in the match-up but had it quickly taken away by Abbey McNally's trio of layups. The home team continued to bring the heat firing off a three-pointer but had their blow quickly defused by Kiley McNally's jumper bringing the score 29-25 in favor of Marian. Kiley McNally recorded a three-pointer and Abbey McNally recorded a pair of free throws to end the Knights tallies in the quarter. The Cougars had the last point off of a free throw to end the quarter 34-26 in favor of the Knights.

Kiley McNally opened up the third quarter with a free throw but was quickly countered by a pair of layups and a free throw from the Cougars. Kiley was able once more to lessen the blow with a layup followed by a jump-shot from Double and a three pointer from Olivia Faust. The home team continued to push at the lead with a jumper but were leveled out from Faust's pair of free throws to bring the score 44-33. Kirby and Double were able to fire off a pair of jumpers to out score Spring Arbor's three-pointer. The Knights finished the quarter out-scoring the Cougars with a pair of free throws from Kirby and Madisyn Bailey compared to the home team's jumper finishing the quarter out 52-38.

In the final quarter Eva Fisher opened it up with a pair of jumpers to beat out Spring Arbor's pair of free throws. Abbey McNally and Kirby went on a scoring run of layups and jumpers, only to be broken up by a layup from the home side of the court. Fisher, Faust, and Abbey extended the run with layups, free throws and a three pointer to extend their lead 72-42 with 2:39 remaining on the clock. The Cougars were able to outscore Bailey in free throws with three while Bailey recorded one. Both sides traded layups to end the game with Esther Sevilla recording the point for the Knights to end the game 75-47.

Abbey McNally led the team in points, rebounds, and blocks with 25 points, nine rebounds, and five blocks. Kiley McNally recorded 12 points while Kenna Kirby recorded 10 points, three rebounds, and led the team with four assists. Taylor Double led the team in steals with five. 

The Knights are back in action on Saturday on the road in Upland, Ind. as they take on Taylor at 1 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
Esther Sevilla

#14 Esther Sevilla

F/C
6' 2"
Senior
Madisyn Bailey

#15 Madisyn Bailey

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