Basketball Recap: Quinn Arundel's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Mother Mcauley over Depaul College Prep

Mother McAuley was the 51-49 winner over DePaul College Prep when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Mother McAuley Mighty Macs fell 56-48 to the DePaul College Prep Rams on Thursday. While the Mighty Macs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Rams 21-13 in the first quarter.

Mother McAuley lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Quinn Arundel, who posted 18 points and four steals. Arundel has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 12 times she's played. Taji Alexa was another key player, going 8 for 20 en route to 20 points in addition to five boards and four steals.

Even though they lost, Mother McAuley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in five consecutive matchups.

Grace Lee was her usual excellent self, going 10 of 18 on her way to 25 points and six rebounds for DePaul College Prep. The dominant performance gave Lee a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Kaitlin Totaro, who earned six points and 12 boards.

Mother McAuley's loss dropped their record down to 13-8. As for DePaul College Prep, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 13-8.

Mother McAuley wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 59-57 victory against Thornton Fractional North on the 20th. As for DePaul College Prep, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 66-22 win against Jones on the 18th.