BISMARCK, ND – In a final tune-up before the start of the Northern Sun conference schedule, the University of Mary rolled past visiting Yellowstone Christian College 95-43. Matthew Kreklow led the Marauders with 17 points and all 12 UMary players scored in the game.
 
UMary improves to 4-1 with the win. Next up for UMary is the NSIC opener at Minot State University on Saturday, Nov. 30.
 
The Marauders dominated the contest in all areas, outscoring the Centurions 46-16 in the paint, held a 12-5 edge in three-pointers, and generating a 26-6 advantage in points off turnovers. UMary committed just four turnovers and forced 18 and finished +7 in rebounds.
 
Kreklow was unstoppable inside. The junior center hit 8-of-10 shots from the floor, sank his lone free throw attempt, grabbed five rebounds, made two assists and blocked two shots.
 
Connor Hellebust was a force on the outside for UMary, scoring 15 points while hitting 3-of-4 behind the arc and 6-of-8 shots overall. The junior guard also had three rebounds.
 
Three other Marauders also posted a double digit scoring night. Johnnie Turner came off the bench to score 13 points. Creating pressure on the Centurions all over the court, Turner had four steals in the game and snared three rebounds. Trevor Kaiser added 12 points and five rebounds while making a pair of treys. Josh Sipes scored ten points, making 4-of-5 attempts from the floor – including two treys – and dishing our four assists.
 
Justin Engg led the Marauders with eight rebounds. Not needed to score tonight after posting 28 in the win over Dickinson State University earlier in the week, Jaylan White posted six points, distributed five assists and made two steals.
 
Armando Gonzalez led the Centurions with 12 points, making 4-of-7 three-point attempts. His teammates were a combined 1-for-19 on treys. Derrian Reed added nine points and Devin Jones had six assists.
 
UMary shot 54.5 percent for the game, including a 12-for-30 effort behind the arc. YCC made just 27.6 percent of its shots, including a 5-for-26 effort on three-pointers.
 
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