If Saint Viator was riding high fresh off their 56-28 takedown of Grant Community last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Saint Viator Lions fell 58-45 to the Mundelein Mustangs on Friday. The Lions' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Despite the defeat, Saint Viator saw an underclassman step up: freshman Ava Garcia went 6 for 15 en route to 17 points plus seven rebounds and two steals. The matchup was Garcia's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Gounaris, who earned 11 points.
Even though they lost, Saint Viator smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in five consecutive games dating back to last season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Saint Viator fell to 3-1. As for Mundelein, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Saint Viator wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 40-24 win against Regina Dominican on the 23rd. Mundelein has also already played their next match (against Saint Viator), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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