Notables
-Non-conference game
-UWS outscored CSS 20-4 in the fourth quarter
-Senior Kaylee Kennedy (Littlefork, Minn./Littlefork-Big Falls HS) is 18 points shy of 1,000 for her career
DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's basketball team was held to four points in the fourth quarter as the University of Wisconsin-Superior rallied to win 59-49 Monday night in the regular season finale at the Reif Gymnasium.
How It Happened
After the Yellowjackets (4-5) scored the first points of the game, the Saints went on a 10-0 run with
Liz Frase (Proctor, Minn./Proctor HS (Concordia-Moorhead)) contributing six of those points. CSS maintained the advantage the rest of the quarter and an
Amelia Zmuda (Saint Anthony, Minn./Saint Anthony Village HS) jumper made it 16-9 after a period of play.
Zmuda then opened the second quarter with a 3-pointer to give CSS a 19-9 lead. However, UWS limited CSS to just one more made field goal over the next eight minutes, going on an 18-3 in the process to take a 27-22 lead. A
Lizzie Altendorf (Braham, Minn./Braham HS) 3-pointer cut the halftime deficit to 27-25.
After the second quarter belonged the Yellowjackets, the third quarter belonged to the Saints. Another Altendorf 3-pointer spurred an 8-0 CSS run to give the Saints a 33-30 lead. Later in the quarter, seven consecutive St. Scholastica free throws made it a five-point CSS lead. An
Emily Ross (Ortonville, Minn./Ortonville HS) 3-pointer pushed the lead to seven before the Saints ultimately led 45-39 heading into the fourth quarter.
The start of the fourth quarter saw UWS score the first eight points to take a 47-45 lead. A Frase jumper tied the contest back up, but Superior then scored 10 straight points to open up a 10-point lead. That 10-point margin would be the final with UWS coming out on top 59-49.
Top Performers
Zmuda matched her career-high from Saturday by scoring 15 points to lead the Saints. Frase added 10 points and seven rebounds.
Kaija Davies led all scorers for the Yellowjackets with 21 points.
Up Next
The Saints (0-8) will travel to face the University of Northwestern (Minn.) on Thursday to open the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Tournament.
