St. Catherine was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 46-44 heartbreaker at the hands of the Collegiate Cougars. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Saints this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 50-40 two weeks ago.
Collegiate's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Celie Shield, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 rebounds. Shield has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more boards the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Mia Shrestha, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine assists.
St. Catherine's defeat dropped their record down to 6-14. As for Collegiate, their victory was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 9-9.
St. Catherine's will be playing at home against St. Anne's-Belfield at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Anne's-Belfield will roll in looking for their 17th straight win, something St. Catherine's surely won't give up without a fight. As for Collegiate, they will challenge Saint Gertrude at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Collegiate is facing Saint Gertrude at the right time seeing as Saint Gertrude is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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