THIS WEEK
The Maryville women’s basketball team (5-3, 1-0 GLVC), the reigning Great Lakes Valley Conference champion, returns to action Sunday, Dec. 30, with a game at Florida Southern.

ABOUT FLORIDA SOUTHERN
The Moccasins are 5-4 and coming off a dramatic 67-65 victory over Alabama-Huntsville. Kirsten McIntyre leads the way with 12.8 ppg and a team-high 7.4 rpg. Taylor Maldonado scores 12.7 and has hit a team-best 15 3-pointers to go along with 25 assists.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Saints defeated Lincoln 62-55 Saturday, Dec. 15, for their fourth straight victory. Abby Duethman recorded a double-double with 18 points and tied her career high with 16 rebounds, while Brittnye McSparron recorded 15 points. For her efforts against Lincoln, Duethman was named the GLVC Player of the Week for the period ending Dec. 16.

MORE ON MARYVILLE
The Saints return their top 11 players from a squad that posted a 19-12 overall mark, 11-7 in the league. Senior forward Abby Duethman is averaging a double-double with 15.9 ppg and leads the GLVC with 10.1 rpg. Brittnye McSparron is second on the team with 11.6 ppg, and GLVC Freshman of the Year and GLVC Tournament MVP sophomore guard Shelby Miller has hit 12 3-pointers and is averaging 9.3 ppg The Saints are second in the GLVC in scoring defense at 51.8 ppg and top the league in turnover margin at +9.6.
 
FRESH FACES
The Saints have added two veterans to the mix this season. Joining the team are Division I transfers Kayla Person and Brittnye McSparron. The duo comes to Maryville from Drake University and both are senior guards.
 
TUNE IN
To watch Saints home games on-line featuring new Voice of the Saints Jim Powers, log on to www.maryvillesaints.com/showcase. Cost to view a single game is $6.95, $10.95 per month, with an annual option to watch all Saints home events for $89.95. In addition, audio will be available for selected road games.
 
CLIMBING THE SCORING CHART
Senior forward Abby Duethman has moved into second place on the Saints all-time scoring list with 1,241 points and is just 88 points away from the record. Topping the scoring chart is Heather Toma with 1,329 points.
 
CLEANING THE GLASS
Abby Duethman has moved into seventh place on the all-time rebounding list with 496. She can become just the fourth Saint to score 1,000 points and grab 500 rebounds in a career. The only other Saints to reach those milestones are Julie Kellogg, Kim Lesley and Carrie Snyder.
 
GOING TO THE POLLS
In the preseason Division II Bulletin top 25 poll, the Saints were ranked No. 19. Maryville also received 38 votes in the USA Today/WBCA Coaches’ preseason poll. The last time the Saints were ranked in any poll was week 13 of the 2005-06 season in the D3hoops.com poll when it was ranked No. 19.
 
BE SOCIABLE:
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LOOKING AHEAD
Maryville returns to GLVC play with a two-game road trip to Kentucky Wesleyan Jan. 3, 2013, and Southern Indiana Jan. 5, 2013.