LISLE, ILL. - Marian University women's basketball (1-11, 1-4 NACC) trailed for most of their 88-50 loss at Benedictine.
- Marian jumped out to a 6-0 lead, keeping the Eagles scoreless through the first five minutes of play.
- Benedictine stormed back with a 15-2 run to end the first quarter leading 15-8.
- The Eagles pushed their lead to 23 points, holding Marian without a field goal until freshman Holly Goodwin's fastbreak layup with 3:30 remaining in the second quarter.
- An 11-3 Marian run to end the half, highlighted by five of sophomore Taycee Schwanke's 15 points, trimmed the Benedictine lead to 15.
- The Eagles and Sabres traded baskets to start the third quarter, but a 10-0 Benedictine run quickly pushed the lead to 27.
- Freshman Ava Kreger closed out the third quarter with a three-pointer as Marian trailed 61-40.
- The fourth quarter belonged to the Eagles, who outscored the Sabres 27-10 to secure an 88-50 win. Benedictine has now won five of its last six games.
- Marian struggled from three-point range, shooting just 2-of-19 (.105), including 0-of-11 in the first half.
- Benedictine took 24 more field-goal attempts and 21 more three-point attempts than Marian.
- The Eagles held a 51-16 advantage in bench points, scoring 23 of those in their 27-point fourth quarter.
- Schwanke joins senior Chelsea King and Kreger as the only Sabres with 15 or more points in a game this season.
- Today marked the 28th all-time matchup between the Sabres and Eagles, with Benedictine holding a 25-3 series advantage.
- The loss extended Marian's 19-game losing streak to the Eagles, with the program's last win over Benedictine coming in the 2011-12 season.
