BISMARCK, ND - The University of Mary Women's Basketball team kicked off the weekend home stay in dominating fashion Friday night. From beginning to end, the Marauders (10-6, 9-4 NSIC) were in the driver's seat taking an 80-56 win against the Upper Iowa University Peacocks (6-12, 2-11 NSIC). In what could be their last meeting with the Peacocks as a member of the NSIC, the Marauders remain unbeaten over Upper Iowa in the McDowell Activity Center.
A first-possession trey by
Addison Rozell would put the Marauders on the board first, giving them the lead which stuck for the rest of the game. The Marauders created a comfortable distance at the end of the first quarter, leading 26-13 after a fast start offensively.
The Marauders would carry their offensive momentum through the second quarter behind
Ryleigh Wacha, who finished the first half with a commanding 18 points. UMary led Upper Iowa at the half 46-29, shooting 18-30 (60%) from the field while hitting 5 of 10 three-pointers.
While shooting slightly cooled off in the third quarter, the Marauders made the most of the Peacocks foul troubles, shooting 11-12 from the charity stripe. UMary hindered the Peacocks offense for the final ten minutes, holding them to just 2-13 from the field on the way to a definitive 80-56 win at home.
UMary outshot Upper Iowa 47.4% to 33.3% and also edged them at the boards with 38 rebounds to 36. While the Marauders offense eclipsed 80 points for the fourth time this season, their defense also played a big factor combining for 14 steals for five blocks.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Ryleigh Wacha highlighted the Marauders offensive efforts Friday night, scoring her career-high 23 points while shooting an efficient 80% from the field. The sophomore from Fargo, ND also grabbed four rebounds, three assists, two steals, and blocked a shot.
Moriku Hakim continued her impressive stretch of games with another strong performance in the post. The sophomore from Fargo, ND put up 14 points and six rebounds.
Megan Zander covered much of the court Friday with nine rebounds, six points, four assists, three steals, and two blocked shots.
Megan Voit hit three treys in an 11-point night along with three rebounds and a pair of assists.
Addison Rozell scored 10 points and grabbed four rebounds.
Carly Kottsick dished out five assists while swiping a team-high four steals.
Julia Fitterer and
Cadee Ryckman both added five points off the bench.
UP NEXT
UMary will attempt to pull off their second straight series sweep at home Saturday against Winona State University (9-10, 3-10 NSIC), tip-off at 5:30 pm. The Warriors enter on a three-game skid, dropping Friday's matchup with Minot State 58-66.
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