Notables
-CSS played with only eight healthy bodies
-Win snaps a 27-game losing streak
-Turner matches a career-high with 17 points; goes 10-for-10 from the free throw line
-Jankila records first collegiate double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds
-CSS made 28 free throws (most since November 2012)
DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – On Wednesday evening, the St. Scholastica women's basketball team earned its first win of the season and first Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) victory in program history against St. Catherine University by a final of 61-55 at the Reif Gymnasium.
How It Happened
St. Scholastica was the first one to get on the board with a successful free throw by
Megan Hurley (Woodbury, Minn./Woodbury HS). Following that, St. Kates (5-9, 4-7 MIAC) came back with a layup giving them the lead. However, this was only one of two times St. Kates had the lead over CSS in the first quarter, both times by just one point. The score throughout this first quarter remained close but by the end of it the Saints came out with the lead 17-13.
Liz Frase (Proctor, Minn./Proctor HS (Concordia-Moorhead)) contributed to this lead with six points.
Both teams were neck and neck all the way up to halftime. The Saints only lost the lead once, by two points late in the second quarter. However,
Elizabeth Jankila (Eveleth, Minn./Eveleth-Gilbert HS) was able to make a layup to tie up the score. By the end of the first half St. Scholastica and St. Kate's both had 28 points.
The competition remained high coming back from halftime. The Saints gained a six-point lead about halfway through the third quarter. This time though, they weren't able to maintain the lead or even keep the score tied as St. Kate took a three-point lead to finish out this quarter.
The Wildcats extended their lead to six early in the fourth quarter, but the Saints responded with an 11-1 run to regain the lead at 55-51. Neither team would make a field goal the final two minutes as St. Kate's drained four free throws to tie the contest at 55-55 with a minutes remaining.
However,
Eve Turner (Side Lake, Minn./Hibbing HS) drained four straight free throws to make it 59-55 and then Frase made two more in the final 20 seconds to give the Saints the 61-55 victory.
Top Performers
Eve Turner (Side Lake, Minn./Hibbing HS) led the Saints matching a career-high 17 points, going 10-for-10 from the free throw line. Jankila contributed a season-high 14 points with a season-high 11 rebounds for her first collegiate double-double.
Miranda Broberg (Milaca, Minn./Milaca HS (UW-Superior)) added 13 points.
St. Kate's Kylie Wood led her team with 17 points and her teammate Bree Glynn contributed with 10 points.
Up Next
CSS (1-15, 1-13 MIAC) will face Saint Mary's University this Saturday on the road. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m.
