Basketball Game Preview: St. Mary's Ryken Knights vs. Elizabeth Seton

St. Mary's Ryken is 2-8 against Elizabeth Seton since February of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The St. Mary's Ryken Knights will venture away from home to square off against Elizabeth Seton at 5:30 p.m. St. Mary's Ryken is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.5 points per game this season.

St. Mary's Ryken is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Paul VI, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (St. Mary's Ryken was ranked 22nd). St. Mary's Ryken was beaten by Paul VI 72-43 on Friday. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Aaliyah Harris

Field Goal Percentage

02/07/25 vs Paul VI	64%
02/05/25 vs Bishop McNamara	20%
02/03/25 vs Northern	30%
01/31/25 @ St. John's	50%
01/28/25 @ The Academy of the Holy Cross	60%
+ 12 more games

Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Aaliyah Harris, who went 7-for-11 to rack up 15 points. What's more, she also posted a 64% field goal percentage, which is the highest she's posted since back in December of 2024. Vilte Kacerauskaite was another key player, putting up nine points and six rebounds.

Meanwhile, Elizabeth Seton was just a bucket shy of victory on Sunday and fell 68-67 to St. John's. Elizabeth Seton hasn't had much luck with St. John's recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.

St. Mary's Ryken's defeat dropped their record down to 16-9. As for Elizabeth Seton, their loss dropped their record down to 16-8.

St. Mary's Ryken took a serious blow against Elizabeth Seton in their previous meeting back in January, falling 71-41. Can St. Mary's Ryken avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.