It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the St. Mary's Pirates had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They managed a 40-35 win over the Cardinals. Winning may never get old, but St. Mary's sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Maeve Salveson continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 19 points along with six steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of St. Mary's points. Another player making a difference was Jaela Pedro, who scored 12 points along with three steals.
St. Mary's is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season. As for Grand Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 24-1.
St. Mary's didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 53-8 defeat vs. Colorado Springs Christian on the 8th. Grand Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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