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92
Winner Marian (IN) MU 22-6, 15-3
84
Indiana Wesleyan (IN) IWU 26-2, 16-2
Winner
Marian (IN) MU
22-6, 15-3
92
Final
84
Indiana Wesleyan (IN) IWU
26-2, 16-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 OT 1 F
Marian (IN) MU 21 12 21 23 15 92
Indiana Wesleyan (IN) IWU 18 15 25 19 7 84

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Faust's Career Day Propels No. 12 Knights Upset Over No. 2 Wildcats

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Marion, Ind. - The Marian women's basketball team ended the regular season with an upset 92-84 overtime win over No. 2 Indiana Wesleyan. The Knights are now 22-6 and finish off the Crossroads League with a record of 15-3.

The Wildcats opened up the game with a three-pointer but Abbey McNally was able to decrease the blow with a layup. Indiana Wesleyan continued to extend their lead with a pair of free throws followed up by a jumper from Olivia Faust to hold the deficit at one. Both sides continued to tick off baskets with Taylor Double recording a three-pointer and Madisyn Bailey following with a layup to record the 9-8 lead. The Wildcats took back the lead with a layup but Double stopped the push with a jumper to maintain the lead and draw the media timeout. McNally benefited off of a Wildcats foul to record a pair of free throws but Indiana Wesleyan was able to bring the game to a 13-13 bottleneck with a three-pointer. The Wildcats took the lead once more with another three-pointer followed by a jumper from Kenna Kirby to bring the deficit back down to one. McNally was able to record the lead once more, benefiting off of a pair of free throws to take back the 17-16 lead with 2:06 left in the quarter. Each side traded baskets with Abbey McNally recording the basket followed up by a pair of free throws from Bailey to record the 21-18 lead going into the second quarter.

Indiana Wesleyan opens up the second quarter with a three basket run to take back the lead from Marian. Kirby brought the difference back down to one with a three-pointer but the Wildcats followed up with a three-pointer bringing the score 28-24 in favor of Indiana Wesleyan. Kirby was able to counter a Wildcat's free throw with a layup to bring the game down to three. Out of the media timeout Kiley McNally fired off a layup but the Wildcats were able to counter with a layup. Faust continued the push bringing the game to a 31-31 bottleneck with a three pointer. Indiana Wesleyan takes back the lead with a layup with 1:48 remaining in the quarter. Faust fights back with a jumper to end the half at a 33-33 tie.

The Wildcats opened up the third quarter with a layup but Abbey McNally was able to follow up with a layup. Indiana Wesleyan broke the tie once more with a three-pointer and a layup but Bailey was able to fire off a layup and a free throw to decrease the margin down to two. The Wildcats once more extended their lead with a three-pointer followed by a layup from each side with McNally recording the basket for the Knights. Faust pushed at the lead with a three-pointer which Kennedy Fuelling followed up with a three-pointer to take back the 46-45 lead. Faust extended the lead with a jumper to draw the media timeout. The Wildcats fired off a layup and three pointer out of the media timeout to take the lead. Faust brought the game back to a 50-50 tie for the third time with a jumper but Indiana Wesleyan was able to follow up with a layup. The Wildcats continued to push with three baskets to extend their lead 58-50 with 1:42 left in the quarter. Bailey got the Knights back on their feet with a layup followed up by a layup from Faust to end the quarter 58-54 in favor of the Wildcats.

Each team traded layups to open up the third quarter with Kirby recording the basket for the Knights. The Wildcats extended their lead with a pair of baskets to draw a Marian timeout early in the quarter with a 64-56 deficit. Abbey McNally was able to get the Knights back on the board with a free throw followed by a three-pointer from Kirby to bring the difference down to four points. Out of the second media timeout Kirby fires off a three-pointer, layup, and free throw followed by a three-pointer by Faust bringing the score 69-64. The Wildcats were able to benefit off of a foul by the Knights to record a pair of free throws but were countered by a layup from McNally. Indiana Wesleyan continued to push with a pair of free-throws and a layup to bring the game to a one point difference. Each side traded a pair of baskets with Abbey and Bailey recording the baskets for Marian. To end regulation Double firing off a jumper but the Wildcats were able to tie it up once more with a layup to bring it into overtime with a score of 77-77.

Each team opened overtime trading layups with Abbey McNally tabbing the basket for the Knights. The Wildcats continued to push with a pair of baskets to extend their lead 84-81 only to be broken up by a layup from McNally. With 1:15 remaining in overtime, Double took advantage of an Indiana Wesleyan foul to fire off a pair of free throws which were followed up by a layup and free throw from McNally to take the 86-84 lead. Faust, Double, and Kirby ended the game with repeating pairs of free throws to upset the Wildcats and secure the 92-84 win to end the regular season.

Abbey McNally led the team in rebounds and points recording a double-double with 10 rebounds and 24 points. Olivia Faust recorded a career high in points with 21 as well as recorded five rebounds and two steals. Kenna Kirby recorded 20 points on the day, had three rebounds, two steals, and a block. Madisyn Bailey and Taylor Double each had 11 points while Bailey tabbed seven assists and Double recorded three rebounds.

Marian will be back in action on Wednesday, February 26th as they host the Crossroads League Quarterfinals at home where they take on Mount Vernon starting at 6 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
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
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