Winning is just a little bit easier when you make six more threes than your opponent, a fact the Mercy Monarchs proved on Saturday. They snuck past Concordia with a 41-37 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Mercy also won the last time the pair played back in February of 2023.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mercy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Madisyn Grzebielski, who scored 13 points along with two steals. Melina Nelson was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds.
Concordia's loss came despite strong showings from Charis Hughes and Eliza Schmidt. Hughes dropped a double-double on 12 points and 18 rebounds, while Schmidt scored 12 points along with eight rebounds and two blocks.
Mercy's win bumped their record up to 4-12. As for Concordia, their defeat was their 18th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-17.
Mercy will take on Lincoln Northwest at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mercy is facing Lincoln Northwest at the right time seeing as Lincoln Northwest is stuck on a 12-game losing streak. As for Concordia, they will head out on the road to take on Gross Catholic at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Concordia focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Saturday.
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