Bellarmine boxscore in PDF

Summary 
Despite a game-high 23 points from Ali Ringering, the Maryville University women's basketball team fell to Bellarmine University 61-54 at Knights Hall in Louisville, Ky., Thursday night. Ringering became the 10th Saint to join the 1,000-point club as she hit a free throw in fourth quarter to reach the milestone.
 
What Happened 
After the Knights took a 15-13 lead after the first quarter, the Saints battled back and took the lead at 18-17 on an Ellen Foster lay-up with 8:22 remaining in the half. Bellarmine regained the lead briefly at 21-20 before Ringering drilled a pair of triples and Jordyne Dugger hit a lay-in to give the Saints a 28-21 advantage with 3:23 left in the quarter. 
 
Maryville extended the lead to 36-26 on a Ringering jumper in the third quarter, but the Knights ended the quarter on a 9-2 run to cut the Maryville lead to 38-35. The fourth quarter belonged to Bellarmine as the Knights shot 9-for-16 in the period to out-score Maryville 26-16 to earn the victory.

Statistical Leaders
Points: Ali Ringering - 23
Rebounds: Stephanie Sherwood - 6
3-Pointers: Ali Ringering - 4
Assists: Mary Barton and Sherwood– 3
Steals: Mary Barton and Kayla Steward – 2

Notable 
Ringering now sits at 1,006 points in her career. The last Maryville player to score at least a 1,000 points was all-time leading scorer Shelby Miller.
The Saints were 9-for-12 from the free-throw line.
Bellarmine out-rebounded Maryville 46-31.

Records
Maryville: 4-6, 1-3 GLVC
Bellarmine: 7-5, 2-1 GLVC

Up Next
Maryville continues their four-game road trip on Saturday, Jan. 6 as the Saints travel to Quincy, Ill. to take Quincy University. The game is set to begin at 1 p.m.