Knights Serve No. 19 Patriots First Loss of Season

Indianapolis, Ind. - Marian's women's basketball team took down No. 19 Cumberlands on Saturday afternoon to serve them their first loss of the season. Marian moves to 5-0 on the season after the win. 

Marian struck first with a layup from Abbey McNally. The Patriots quickly fought back with a three-pointer and a layup to take the 5-2 lead. McNally promptly fired back with a pair of layups, but the Cumberlands countered with a layup to take the lead once more. Marian took control of the game, recording 10 baskets to claim the 23-7 lead. The Patriots finished the quarter off with a free throw and jumper to end the first quarter 23-10 in favor of the Knights. 

The Knights continued to extend their lead with Kirby recording a jumper. Cumberlands pushed back with a pair of free throws, but Kirby quickly countered with a three-pointer to extend the 28-12 lead. The Patriots kept fighting with a jumper, but Kiley McNally fired off a layup to counter the blow. Marian then went on a three basket run, including a layup from Zoe Wheeler and Kennedy Coleman and a jumper from Wheeler. Cumberlands fired off a layup, but Wheeler quickly outscored the blow with a three-pointer. The Patriots fired off a free throw, but Kennedy Coleman ended the quarter with a jumper to extend the Knights' lead 41-17. 

Abbey McNally opened up the third quarter with a trio of layups to extend the lead to 30. Cumberlands fought back with a layup, but McNally was quick to counter with a layup. Both sides traded baskets with Kenna Kirby, McNally, and Violet Shuluga each recording baskets for the Knights, extending the lead 55-25. Marian recorded three more baskets from Taylor Double, Kirby, and Madisyn Bailey to end the quarter 60-25.

Each team traded multiple baskets to open up the quarter, with Bailey, Aubrey Frank, and McNally each recording baskets to increase their lead to 67-30. Cumberlands went on a four-basket run, only to be broken up by a layup from McNally, bringing the Knights' lead down to 31. Each team traded a trip of baskets with Coleman, Frank, and Shuluga recording the baskets for the Knights, increasing their lead 74-43.  Cumberlands continued to fight with a layup, but Coleman fired back with a pair of layups. The Patriots recorded their final free throw of the game, but Eva Fisher was quick to fire off a three-pointer, ending the game 79-46. 

Abbey McNally led the team in points with 19 and rebounds with six. Kenna Kirby also recorded 13 points and led the team in assists with five. Kennedy Coleman recorded 10 points on the day and two rebounds. 

Marian will be back in action on Wednesday, November 16th, as they travel up to Bethel to open up Crossroads League Play at 5 PM.

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