BISMARCK, ND – The 2026-27 season opener for the University of Mary men's basketball team was a smashing success. Facing the University of Saint-Boniface for the first time, a dozen Marauders found their way into the scoring column in a 91-32 UMary home win.
Using their full roster, all 16 Marauders played at least nine minutes and no more than 17.
With
Jackson Ware and
Nick Beattie hitting back-to-back treys followed by four straight points from
Ori Yarmelovsky, the Marauders scored the first ten points of the game.
A 17-0 run soon pushed UMary's lead to 32-6. By intermission the Marauders led 63-10.
DeAndre Ware paced UMary in scoring in his Marauders debut, coming off the bench to score 17 points. He was 6-for-8 from the floor and hit 5-of-6 at the line in just 13 minutes of play.
Four other Marauders also hit for double figures. Beattie was 3-for-5 behind the arc on his way to 13 points. He also added six rebounds, six steals and four assists.
Yarmelovsky added 12 points and four rebounds as he hit all four of his shots.
Artie Carlow chipped in 11 points and three steals.
Tyresse Poku Mensah hit a pair of treys and made five steals on the way to scoring 10 points.
The Marauders made 29 steals and forced 35 turnovers by the Reds on the way to scoring 40 points off turnovers. UMary held the team from Winnipeg, MB, to a shooting percentage of 21.3% and held a 53-27 edge in rebounding.
Majer Majou led the Reds with 11 rebounds and eight points. Tristan Gibbons also had eight points.
The Marauders next compete at the Dakota Challenge in Spearfish, SD. UMary faces South Dakota Mines on Friday, November 13, and tournament host and #6 Black Hills State University on Saturday, November 14.
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