St. Louis – The Maryville women's basketball team dominated the first quarter and held Missouri S&T to 25.5 percent shooting and sailed by the Miners 67-40. Antoinette Mussorici tallied 16 points, while Haidyn Pitsch had 12, and Carsyn Fearday finished with 10 points. Karlee Feldman grabbed 11 rebounds.
 
Missouri S&T recap
The Saints scored the opening six points of the game and quickly ballooned the margin 11-2. Pitsch scored on a layup, and Mussorici sank two straight jumpers. After the Miners scored, Pitsch drained a 3-pointer, and Faith Hawthorne's layup pushed the Saints up 11-2. The Miners closed the gap to four but the Saints tallied nine straight to close the quarter. Feldman's layup to start the second pushed the margin to 22-7. The Saints led by double digits the entire quarter and a Madyson Rigdon triple was good for a 31-18 lead at the half.
 
The Miners started the third quarter with a push and closed to within 33-25 but the Saints reeled off 10 straight to reestablish control. Mussorici drilled consecutive 3-pointers and Fearday added a jumper. Another score by Mussorici was good or a 43-25 advantage. A 9-0 run bridging the end of the third and the start of the fourth led to a 59-32 lead and the Saints cruised the rest of the way.
 
Statistical Leaders
Points: Antoinette Mussorici - 16
Rebounds: Karlee Feldman - 11
Assists: Carsyn Fearday - 5
3-Pointers: three players - 2
Steals: Gracie Stugart - 3
Blocked Shots: Karlee Feldman - 1
 
Records3
Maryville: 13-9, 10-6 GLVC
Missouri S&T: 6-18, 3-13 GLVC
 
What's Next?
The Saints head back out on the road and face Truman State Thursday, Feb. 15.