Marian University women’s basketball (6-13, 5-7 NACC) defeated Dominican 68-61.
- The two squads battled to a 6-6 tie before Marian scored six unanswered to go ahead 12-6.
- Dominican would score four straight to end the first quarter and opened the second quarter with five unanswered to take a 15-12 lead.
- The Stars brought their lead out to 16-15 before Marian took the lead for good with 19 unanswered points to go ahead 34-16 with 1:01 left in the half.
- The Sabres were able to bring their lead out to 36-22 at the half.
- Dominican chipped away at their deficit to open the third quarter but a late 8-2 run saw Marian take a 54-38 lead into the fourth quarter.
- Some hot shooting at the beginning of the final stanza saw the Stars cut their deficit down to as small as four points.
- Marian was able to hold off this rally and went on a 6-1 run to pull away.
- The strong finish to the fourth quarter saw the final settle at 68-61.
- Marian shot 25-of-65 (.385) from the field and 3-of-14 (.214) from beyond the arc.
- The Sabre defense had a strong performance holding the Stars to 21-of-72 (.292) shooting and 11-of-42 (.262) from beyond the arc.
- Marian was able to hold a 30-18 advantage for points in the paint.
