ST. LOUIS – The Maryville women's basketball team put on a late rally against Missouri-St. Louis but the Tritons held on for a 57-52 win in Moloney Arena. Lindsey Schadewalt led the Saints with 18 points, while Faith Hawthorne finished with 12 and Gracie Stugart added nine points and a team-high 10 rebounds.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Saints scored seven of the final 10 points of the opening period to take a 12-11 lead. UMSL inched ahead before Maryville used a 7-2 run to retake the front. Hawthorne bookended the spree with layups around a deep 3-pointer by Claire Rake for a 22-20 edge. The Tritons responded with 10 straight points before Stugart drained a triple. The visitors took a 31-26 lead at halftime.
 
Maryville tied the score early in the third on a driving bucket by Adylan Ayer and another 3-pointer by Rake that made it 35-all. UMSL outscored the Saints by seven to close the quarter for a 44-37 lead with 10 minutes to play.
 
The Tritons opened the fourth with a bucket before the Saints responded Hawthorne knocked down a jumper, and Schadewalt sank three free throws. Annika Pluemer made a layup to pull the Saints to within 48-44. Maryville was still down just 49-46 with 2:19 left but the Tritons scored seven unanswered points to take their largest lead of the game. Stugart drilled back-to-back 3-pointers to trim the deficit to 56-52 with 16.1 seconds to go but the Saints rally ended there.
 
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Points: Lindsey Schadewalt - 18
Rebounds: Gracie Stugart - 10
Assists: Lindsey Schadewalt - 4
3-Pointers: Lindsey Schadewalt and Gracie Stugart - 3
Steals: Faith Hawthorne and Lindsey Schadewalt - 2
Blocked Shots: Alicia Burgos and Faith Hawthorne - 1
 
RECORDS:
Maryville: 8-11, 6-5 GLVC
Missouri-St. Louis: 14-4, 8-3 GLVC
 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Saints stay at home to host Lincoln University Saturday, Jan. 25, for a 1 p.m. tipoff in Moloney Arena.
 
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