Women’s basketball team tripped up on the road at Saint Mary’s

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The Olivet College women’s basketball team was on the losing end of a 72-62 final score to Saint Mary’s (Ind.) College in a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) contest this evening at the Angela Athletic Center.

Box Score

Team Stats

Photo by Sarah Miesle (Saint Mary's SID)
Photo by Sarah Miesle (Saint Mary's SID)
January 11, 2023

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The Olivet College women's basketball team was on the losing end of a 72-62 final score to Saint Mary's (Ind.) College in a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) contest this evening at the Angela Athletic Center.

  • Final Score: Saint Mary's 72, Olivet 62
  • Location: Angela Athletic Center; Notre Dame, Indiana
  • Records: Olivet 4-12 overall, 1-6 MIAA; Saint Mary's 6-10 overall, 3-4 MIAA

  • The Belles led by eight points, 13-5, at the 2:13 mark of the first quarter. Olivet scored the last four points of the quarter, including a buzzer-beating jumper by sophomore Clara Shoales, to cut its deficit in half.
  • The Comets fought back in the second quarter and took their first lead of the game, 21-20, when junior Lilly Connelly banked-in a three-pointer. Freshman Megan Mauney made a layup to give Olivet its largest lead of the quarter, 23-20. Saint Mary's scored 13 of the final 18 points of the period for a 33-28 advantage at halftime.
  • The Belles extended their lead to 15 points, 49-34, at the 4:28 mark of the third quarter. The Comets answered with a 10-0 run to close the gap to five points. A Saint Mary's three-pointer and an Olivet free throw created a 52-45 score at the end of the third stanza. The Comets closed the gap to seven points on two occasions in the fourth quarter but would not get any closer.

  • Connelly finished the game with 15 points and four assists.
  • Freshman Kinsey Hatfield tallied 14 points.
  • Senior Rachel Swartz and Mauney were next with nine and eight points, respectively.
  • Mauney grabbed a team-leading eight rebounds.

  • Four starters scored in double digits.
  • Julia Schutz and Ellie Deardorff led the way with 19 points apiece.
  • Athena Samson had 17 points to go along with a game-best 14 rebounds.
  • Maddie Rzepka added 11 points.

  • Olivet welcomes Alma College to the Cutler Event Center for the first game of a basketball doubleheader, beginning at 1 p.m. After the women's game, the Comet also play Alma at approximately 3 p.m.