Notables
-Turner grabs career-high 16 rebounds in final game
-Imdieke scores 18 points, adds four three-pointers
-CSS finishes season with a 1-24 record
DULUTH, Minn.
(csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's basketball team hosted the Knights from Carleton, while celebrating Senior Day. The Saints and Knights went back-and-forth, but the Knights scored a layup with less than two seconds to play, defeating CSS by a score of 51-49.
First Half
The Saints' lone senior scored the first points of the game for CSS
, as
Eve Turner (Side Lake, Minn./Hibbing HS) hit a three-pointer, giving CSS an early 3-0 lead.
Moments later,
Lexi Imdieke (Andover, MN/Andover High School) scored her first points on a layup, to make the score 5-3 in favor CSS.
Imdieke would score the final four points for CSS in the first quarter, as the Saints trailed 10-9 at the end of the first quarter.
Katie Vaske (Woodbury, MN/Woodbury High School (Hamline University)) got a three-pointer to fall in the second quarter, followed up with a pair of three's by
Jackie Johnson (Bemidji, MN/Bemidji High School), to give CSS an 18-16 lead.
Imdieke scored the final field goal for the Saints, as the game was tied at 25-25 at halftime.
Second Half
Imdieke opened the second half with a three-pointer, to give CSS a three-point lead.
After a few free throws by
Miranda Broberg (Milaca, Minn./Milaca HS (UW-Superior)), Imdieke gave the Saints a five-point lead, hitting a key three.
Turner helped CSS regain the lead after a Carleton 6-0 run, hitting a three-pointer with three and a half minutes to play in the third quarter.
Moments later,
Megan Hurley (Woodbury, Minn./Woodbury HS) hit a jumper to give the Saints a 39-37 point lead.
Hurley then hit a three-pointer in the early stages of the fourth quarter, giving the Saints a five-point cushion.
The Knights slowly trimmed its deficit, but Imdieke hit a key three-pointer, to help maintain the Saints' lead.
The Knights however, tied the game at 49-49, and with less than two seconds left to play, hit a game-winning layup, defeating CSS by a score of 51-49.
End of Season
The Saints did not qualify as one of the top six teams in the MIAC that move onto the MIAC Playoffs. The Saints end the season with a record of 1-24 and a conference record of 1-21. CSS will say goodbye to its lone senior in
Eve Turner (Side Lake, Minn./Hibbing HS). Turner recorded a career-high 16 rebounds in her final game, along with six points and three steals.
Head coach
Jason Schmitz spoke highly of Turner this afternoon. "It has been an honor to coach
Eve Turner (Side Lake, Minn./Hibbing HS) over the past two seasons. I couldn't be more appreciative of her dedication and belief in the direction of our program. She is a great teammate and has the ability to do many different things on the floor. I truly believe out program is better off going forward because of everything Eve has done for us on and off the court/ I cannot wait to see where life takes her."
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