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Coleman Story 12.30
34
Ohio Christian OCU 1-12
116
Winner Marian (IN) MU 13-0
Ohio Christian OCU
1-12
34
Final
116
Marian (IN) MU
13-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Ohio Christian OCU 6 12 5 11 34
Marian (IN) MU 36 36 34 10 116

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Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Landslide Victory Over Ohio Christian Sends Marian Into 2026 14-0

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INDIANAPOLIS - From the opening tip, the Marian women's basketball team asserted their dominance as they closed out 2025 with a runaway 116-34 victory over Ohio Christian University. The largest win of the season sends the Knights into the New Year with a perfect 14-0 record.

The wire-to-wire win started from the opening tip, as Marian scored on its opening possession with an Abbey McNally three-point play, igniting a quick 10-2 run. McNally, along with Kennedy Coleman and Taylor Double, contributed to the early run, as the full-court press helped Marian grab a double-digit lead in the first five minutes of play. As the bench began to rotate in, Marian maintained their aggressive play, with Kiley McNally and Eva Fisher leading a surge from the reserves. The Knights ended the one-sided quarter on an 11-0 run in the final 75 seconds, getting a buzzer-beating shot from Zoe Wheeler to capture a 36-6 lead.

Marian matched its scoring totals in the second period with another 36-point effort, as the offense continued to score at will with fastbreak layups coming off Ohio Christian turnovers. The Trailblazers committed 15 turnovers in the second quarter alone, with the Knights swiping 11 steals to set up 15 made field goals inside the three-point arc. Taylor Double made the contest a 50-point game with her transition score at the 5:41 mark, giving her team a 50-plus point margin for the remainder of the game. Violet Shuluga and Olivia Faust scored down the stretch entering half, as Marian took a commanding 72-18 lead at the intermission.

Marian backed off the press in the second half, but remained physical on defense, holding Ohio Christian to 16 points in the half while scoring 44 of their own. The starters played five strong minutes before heading to the bench, with each of the five scoring to take the lead over 70 points. Kiley McNally would take Marian to the century mark with 2:13 to play in the third quarter as she scored on the fastbreak, and Violet Shuluga would cap the final points in the quarter as Marian led 106-23.

Kenna Kirby would lead Marian in scoring in the fourth quarter with four of her six points, as the Knights' reserves bled the clock and finished off the team's 116-34 victory.

As a team, the Knights scored a season-high 90 points in the paint, the most under head coach Suntana Anderson in a single game. Marian scored 64 points off of the 43 forced Ohio Christian turnovers, with 46 of those 64 coming on the fast break. The largest lead of the day for the Knights was 85 points.  

12 of Marian's 13 active players scored in the win, led by Abbey McNally's season-high 25 points and seven rebounds. Kennedy Coleman logged a career day with 15 points, while Kiley McNally led the bench with 16 points and six rebounds. Kenna Kirby had five of the team's 30 steals in addition to six points and six rebounds, while Madisyn Bailey scored nine points to pair with her six assists. 

The Knights will be back in action as they open up 2026 on the road against Taylor in a ranked matchup on January 3rd at 1 PM in Upland, Indiana.

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Players Mentioned

Madisyn Bailey

#15 Madisyn Bailey

G
5' 8"
Sophomore
Kennedy Coleman

#2 Kennedy Coleman

G/F
6' 0"
Redshirt Freshman
Taylor Double

#23 Taylor Double

G
5' 11"
Junior
Olivia Faust

#24 Olivia Faust

G
6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
Eva Fisher

#32 Eva Fisher

G
5' 7"
Junior
Kenna Kirby

#34 Kenna Kirby

G
5' 8"
Senior
Abbey McNally

#11 Abbey McNally

F/C
6' 1"
Senior
Kiley McNally

#12 Kiley McNally

G/F
6' 0"
Senior
Zoe Wheeler

#30 Zoe Wheeler

G
5' 8"
Sophomore
Violet Shuluga

#22 Violet Shuluga

G/F
5' 10"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Madisyn Bailey

#15 Madisyn Bailey

5' 8"
Sophomore
G
Kennedy Coleman

#2 Kennedy Coleman

6' 0"
Redshirt Freshman
G/F
Taylor Double

#23 Taylor Double

5' 11"
Junior
G
Olivia Faust

#24 Olivia Faust

6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
G
Eva Fisher

#32 Eva Fisher

5' 7"
Junior
G
Kenna Kirby

#34 Kenna Kirby

5' 8"
Senior
G
Abbey McNally

#11 Abbey McNally

6' 1"
Senior
F/C
Kiley McNally

#12 Kiley McNally

6' 0"
Senior
G/F
Zoe Wheeler

#30 Zoe Wheeler

5' 8"
Sophomore
G
Violet Shuluga

#22 Violet Shuluga

5' 10"
Freshman
G/F