Ill. Springfield UIS 15-14,13-9 GLVC

Maryville (MO) Mary 19-10,15-7 GLVC

Ill. Springfield UIS

15-14,13-9 GLVC

Final

Mar. 08, 2024

Maryville (MO) Mary

19-10,15-7 GLVC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Ill. Springfield UIS	22	22	17	24	85
Maryville (MO) Mary	21	31	23	20	95

Summary
Box Score

Joey Bunton

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 3/8/2024 2:44:00 PM

Hawthorne, Mussorici Lead Saints Past Prairie Stars in GLVC Quarterfinals

ST. CHARLES, Mo. – Faith Hawthorne and Antoinette Mussorici led Maryville to a 95-85 Great Lakes Valley Conference Quarterfinal win over the University of Illinois Springfield on Friday afternoon. Hawthorne posted a new career-high in points while Mussorici hit 2,000 career points and surpassed Shelby Miller's school record for most points at Maryville with over 1,613.

Illinois Springfield recap
The first quarter was a back-and-forth affair with UIS getting their lead up to three points on two occasions. Trailing 20-18 with 40 seconds remaining, Antoinette Mussorici found Annika Pluemer for a three that gave the Saints the lead. However, a UIS jumper from Allysia McDaniel with four seconds left put them back behind at 22-21 to end the first.

The lead continued to change hands until a Haidyn Pitsch three-pointer, one of her five makes from deep, put Maryville up and got them on a run. Hawthorne found the net on the next possession, followed by another three from Pitsch and a pair of jumpers from Carsyn Fearday to make it 47-40. Two more free throws and a three from Pleumer had the Saints heading into the locker room up 52-44 at halftime.

Mussorici started the second half with a deep ball off an assist from Gracie Stugart. UIS clawed their way back to within two with 6:18 in the third before Hawthorne and Stugart combined for five buckets over the next four minutes to put the Saints up 10 points.

Leading 75-61 at the start of the fourth quarter, Maryville watched their lead slowly trickle down to three points with 34 seconds left. Mussorici was fouled with 31 seconds and made a pair of free throws for breathing room. Hawthorne stepped to the line three seconds later and put her team up 90-85. The Saints went on to make 10 of their last 12 from the charity stripe with under a minute to put UIS away with a 95-85 final.

Statistical Leaders
Points: Faith Hawthorne - 19
Rebounds: Faith Hawthorne- 9
Assists: Carsyn Fearday – 6
3-Pointers: Haidyn Pitsch - 5
Steals: Antoinette Mussorici - 3
Blocked Shots:

Records:
Maryville: 19-10, 15-7 GLVC
UIS: 15-14, 12-10 GLVC

What's Next?
The Saints will take on first-seeded Lewis University in the GLVC Semifinals on Saturday, March 9. Tip-off is set for noon at the Hyland Arena on the campus of Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo.

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