The St. Bede Bruins will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the Marquette Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully St. Bede focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 17 on Monday.
Last Monday, St. Bede lost to Roanoke-Benson on the road by a 59-45 margin. The Bruins have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. Bede's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Quinn McClain, who went 5 for 10 en route to 15 points plus five assists and two steals, and Savannah Bray, who went 5 for 11 en route to 11 points plus eight rebounds. What's more, Bray also racked up three offensive rebounds, the most she's had since back in January. Another player making a difference was Lili McClain, who posted eight points plus five steals.
Even though they lost, St. Bede was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Marquette, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They walked away with a 48-40 win over Henry-Senachwine on Monday. The score was all tied up 17-17 at the break, but the Crusaders were the better team in the second half.
St. Bede's defeat ended a 13-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-4. As for Marquette, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
St. Bede didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Marquette in their previous matchup back in February, but they still walked away with a 63-57 win. Does St. Bede have another victory up their sleeve, or will Marquette turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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