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Alexa Carter
69
Winner Minnesota Morris UMM 7-12, 6-4 UMAC
67
St. Scholastica CSS 10-9, 6-5 UMAC
Winner
Minnesota Morris UMM
7-12, 6-4 UMAC
69
Final
67
St. Scholastica CSS
10-9, 6-5 UMAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Minnesota Morris UMM 20 12 18 19 69
St. Scholastica CSS 16 23 19 9 67

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Morris Rallies to Down Women's Basketball

Notables
-Holly VanKempen (Elbow Lake, Minn./West Central HS) recorded a career-high 22 points for the Saints
-Second time this season CSS lost at home when holding a double-digit second half lead
-Morris now leads the series 32-7.

DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) -- The St. Scholastica women's basketball team held a 15-point lead with less than five minutes remaining in the third quarter, but the University of Minnesota Morris rallied and took its first lead of the second half in the final 30 seconds to win 69-67 on Saturday at the Reif Gymnasium.
 
Morris Wins it in the Final Seconds
The Saints entered the fourth quarter with an eight-point lead, but were outscored 19-9 in the final quarter by the Cougars. The score stood at 67-66 in favor of CSS until Morris made a layup with 28 seconds remaining to take the lead. After a CSS turnover, the Cougars went on to add a free throw to make it 69-67.

However, the Saints had a chance and would be fouled with a second remaining. Unfortunately, CSS missed the first attempt, which meant it had to miss the second attempt on-purpose and Morris gathered the rebound to make the final 69-67.
 
Saints Gain Early Lead
After falling behind in the first quarter, CSS out-scored the Cougars 15-2 between the final three minutes of the first half and the opening three minutes of the second half to open up a 12-point lead. The Saints led by as much as 15 before Morris got it down to eight at the end of the third quarter.
 
Top Performances for CSS
Holly VanKempen (Elbow Lake, Minn./West Central HS) led the Saints in scoring recording a career-high 22 points. She also recorded 11 rebounds for a double-double. Michala Walther (Roseville, Minn./Concordia Academy) put up 12 points and Rashonna Thomas (Minneapolis, Minn./Columbia Heights HS (Anoka-Ramsey CC)) finished with eight points.
 
Top Performances for the Opponent
Elli Stevenson recorded 23 points for the Cougars while Mauren Thiesen and Bailey Miller both had 13.
 
Up Next
The Saints welcome the University of Wisconsin-Superior to Reif Gymnasium on Wednesday. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m.
 
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