Mater Dei entered their game against Edwardsville on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Mater Dei Knights took a 37-32 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Edwardsville Tigers. The loss was the Knights' first of the season.
Mater Dei's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Alyssa Koerkenmeier, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds, and Addison Ringwald, who had six points plus three steals.
Even though they lost, Mater Dei smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in ten consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Mater Dei fell to 3-1. As for Edwardsville, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Mater Dei has already played their next contest (against Edwardsville), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Edwardsville, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Alton at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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