HONOLULU, Hawaii - Making the most out of their Thanksgiving trip, the University of Mary Women's Basketball team took on Brigham Young University-Hawaii today for the start of the Hawaii Thanksgiving Classic.
 
Hannah Larson led the way for the Marauders (4-2) as she recorded her second double-double of the year in a 53-45 win over the Seasiders (3-1), extending U-Mary's winning streak to four games.
 
The two teams traded baskets to start off the first quarter, BYU-Hawaii notched the first points of the game on a quick jumper at 8:37 but Brittney Dietz responded quickly with a shot from beyond the arc to get the Marauders on the board. The back-and-forth affair continued through the entire frame as the Seasiders held the advantage at 13-11 at the end of the period.
 
BYU-Hawaii kept the cushion early in the second quarter at 17-13, but U-Mary found the right combination as they recorded a 13-2 run thanks to six points from Larson, three from Dani Clarke, and two each from Dietz and Dani Williams to take the lead over at 26-19 with 1:50 remaining in the half. The Seasiders would snap the run to close out the quarter as they recorded the final four points of the half on back-to-back layups to close the gap down to 26-23 in favor of U-Mary going into the break.
 
The teams once again traded baskets to begin the third quarter that carried the game to a 31-29 score favoring the Marauders midway through the quarter, but U-Mary closed the quarter out on a 10-2 run in the final 3:26 off four points from Dietz, three from Williams, and three from Haley Hibbs to set the score at 41-31 heading into the final quarter.
 
The Seasiders fought their way back to narrow the score down to 42-35 with 8:26 to go in the fourth quarter, and U-Mary responded in kind by extending their lead back out to 11 with two quick buckets from Larson and Hayley Niles with 6:23 remaining. BYU-Hawaii fired off three quick baskets to cut U-Mary's lead back down to 46-41 with 5:02 to go, but Williams fired off a shot from beyond the arc to halt the run and the Marauders cruised the rest of the way to an eventual 53-45 victory.
 
Hannah Larson recorded her second double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds in 37 minutes played; she also added three assists, three blocks and two steals to go with a 6-for-9 mark from the field.
 
Brittney Dietz continued her streak of double-digit points to open up the season as she finished with 14 points to go with two assists and two steals in 36 minutes on the floor.
 
Dani Williams was active on all ends of the court as she recorded eight points and seven rebounds, along with two steals and one assist in 36 minutes played.
 
Niles, Hibbs, and Rachel Weir provided the spark off the bench as they recorded 12 points and 10 rebounds combined.
 
The Marauders will remain in Honolulu for one more day as they take on Chaminade University tomorrow starting at 4:00 PM CDT.
 
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