Notables
-Broberg scores 25 points, goes 11-12 at free throw line
-Imdieke adds 16 points in loss
-CSS shoots just 26.3 percent from field
ST. PAUL, Minn.
(csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's basketball took on the Scots from Macalester in a road contest this afternoon. The Saints took a four-point lead into halftime, but Macalester rebounded in the second half, defeating CSS this afternoon by a score of 80-58.
First Half
Lexi Imdieke (Andover, MN/Andover High School) scored the first points of the game for CSS this afternoon, converting a jumper to tie the game at 2-2 early on.
After the Scots went on a quick 5-0 run,
Katie Vaske (Woodbury, MN/Woodbury High School (Hamline University)) hit a jumper to cut the deficit to just three points, trailing 7-4.
The Saints got a pair of three-pointers to fall courtesy of
Miranda Broberg (Milaca, Minn./Milaca HS (UW-Superior)), which gave CSS its first lead of the game.
Later in the quarter, Meghan Hurley got her first points of the game, scoring on a jumper with an assist by
Eve Turner (Side Lake, Minn./Hibbing HS) to give CSS a one-point lead.
Broberg and Imdieke both helped extend CSS' lead in the early minutes of the second quarter, with key rebounds by Vaskie and Hurley, made it 18-13.
With roughly six minutes to play in the first half,
Jackie Johnson (Bemidji, MN/Bemidji High School) hit a big three-pointer to give CSS a seven-point lead.
CSS was able to draw many fouls in the later minutes of the second quarter, scoring its last nine points from the free throw line, taking a 32-28 lead into halftime.
Second Half
Both teams came out of the break aggressive, as CSS lead would diminish and expand after each possession. Broberg and Imdieke again both were the catylysts of the early points in the second half, cashing in with a three-pointer each.
Midway through the third quarter,
Ashley Faur (Pine City, Minn./Pine City HS) knocked down her first three of the afternoon, as CSS reclaimed its lead.
Macalester stopped the Saints' offense over the next few minutes, that was until
Liz Frase (Proctor, Minn./Proctor HS (Concordia-Moorhead)) converted from beyond-the-arc, making it a 48-47 game in favor of the Scots.
Trailing by just five points heading into the fourth quarter, the Saints found itself down by double-digits in the early moments of the final quarter.
Imdieke hit a three-pointer with around six minutes, followed by a Broberg layup, helped CSS cut the deficit down to 13 points.
CSS couldn't find the bottom of the net after Broberg's layup, as Macalester took today's matchup by a score of 80-58.
Up Next
The Saints (0-10, 0-8 MIAC) will be back in action next on Wednesday, where they will host the Gusties from Gustavus Adolphus at Reif Gymnasium. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.
