Normandy, Mo.  – The Maryville women's basketball team led at halftime but host Missouri-St. Louis used a big third quarter to down the Saints 75-53 Monday evening. Adylan Ayer tallied a career-high 22 points on 9-of-16 shooting to highlight the Maryville efforts.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Down 10-7 in the first, Ayer nailed a 3-pointer and added a layup to put the Saints up. Alicia Burgos scored inside for a 14-10 advantage. Later, Burgos converted a layup, and a bucket by Olivia Hahn put the Saints on top 18-15. UMSL crawled back ahead until Ayer again splashed in a 3-pointer and a fastbreak layup. She tacked on another triple for a 26-22 lead. Gracie Stugart sank a midrange jumper as Maryville took its biggest lead at 28-22. UMSL closed in and trimmed the deficit down to 32-29 at the break.
 
However, the Tritons opened the second half on a 12-1 burst to jump ahead. Maryville scored four straight as Madyson Rigdon made two free throws, and an Ayer layup trimmed the UMSL lead to 47-40. The Tritons answered by scoring the final six points of the quarter and went up 53-40. The Saints were unable to get the gap down to single digits in the fourth quarter as UMSL closed out the game.
 
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Points: Adylan Ayer - 22
Rebounds: Gracie Stugart - 9
Assists: Gracie Stugart - 6
3-Pointers: Adylan Ayer - 3
Steals: Gracie Stugart - 3
Blocked Shots: none
 
RECORDS:
Maryville: 1-6, 0-2 GLVC
Missouri-St. Louis: 6-1, 2-0 GLVC
 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Saints are back home as they host Illinois Springfield in a 5:15 pm start Thursday, Dec. 5, in Moloney Arena. Read Full Article