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The Marietta College women's basketball team earned a 69-53 win over Saint Vincent College on Wednesday evening inside Ban Johnson Arena. With the win the Pioneers improve to 3-0 on the season and with the loss the Bearcats fall to 1-1 overall.
"I am really proud of how our team stayed composed when Saint Vincent was in their zone. We haven't been zoned yet this year, and I thought we responded really well in the second half when we got the ball moving," said MC head coach Kole Vivian. "With the exception of fouling too much we did a nice job on defense making them earn their points."
Saint Vincent scored the opening basket of the game, but Marietta answered with five straight points to lead 5-2 three minutes into the game. The Pioneer points were scored by a three from Hannah Schill and a jumper from Olivia Gribble. The Bearcats answered with an 8-0 run to regain a 10-5 edge, with just over three minutes to play in the quarter. Marietta halted the run on a three from Jill Congrove. The Pioneers tied the game at 10-10 on a layup from Camille Cummins. Erin Hahn hit a foul shot with four seconds left in the quarter and Marietta led 11-10 to enter the second quarter.
The Pioneers opened the second quarter on a 7-2 run to extend their lead to 18-12. The run was sparked by four points from Hahn, and capped by a three from Schill. The run forced a Saint Vincent timeout. Out of the break, the teams traded baskets through the middle of the quarter, and Marietta maintained a 23-18 edge, with just under four minutes to play in the half. Later in the quarter, the Pioneers scored a quick five unanswered points to lead 28-19, behind a three from Kate Liston and a layup from Makenzie Wilson. Marietta hit a three as time expired as Ally Grake hit a three to lead 31-22, at the intermission.
After the Pioneers held a 38-29 advantage, the Bearcats went on a 7-0 run to trim the Marietta lead to 38-33. The Pioneers halted the run on a layup from Hahn, with six minutes to play in the third quarter. The teams battled for the remainder of the third quarter, but a three from Gribble put Marietta on top 47-37, as time expired in the third quarter.
The Pioneers outscored Saint Vincent 6-3 over the first three minutes of play in the final frame. Schill, Hahn, and Wilson all scored for Marietta to open the quarter, and put the Pioneers up 53-40. Later in the quarter, a 9-0 run by Marietta opened up a 64-43 edge, with four minutes to play in the game. The run was capped by a three from Liston. The Pioneers were able to close the game and a late three from Adi Hill gave Marietta a 69-53 win.
The Pioneers were led by Hahn, she had a game high 12 rebounds, and scored nine points. Gribble led Marietta in scoring with 10 points, and had three assists in the game. Grake had a career high in assists with six. Schill had a career high three steals, and scored eight points in the game.