Marian University women’s basketball (6-16, 4-9 NACC) had a strong start but fell to Edgewood by a 68-58 final.
 

• Edgewood held an early 9-6 advantage before Marian went on a 10-2 run to lead by five with 2:26 left in the opening stanza.
• The Eagles chipped away at the Sabre lead but Marian went into the second quarter leading 18-17.
• Marian maintained a 23-21 lead but Edgewood went on an 11-1 spurt to lead 32-24.
• The Eagles then scored five unanswered to finish the quarter and go into halftime ahead 37-26.
• The start of the second half was closely contested but EC extended its lead to 59-43 going into the fourth.
• Edgewood led by as many as 20 points before Marian scored the next 12 points of the game to only trail 64-56 with 3:14 to play.
• The Eagles were able to overcome the late momentum shift and sealed the victory limiting Marian to just two points the rest of the way.

• Marian shot 22-of-65 (.338) from the field and 7-of-24 (.292) from beyond the arc.
• Edgewood finished 24-of-67 (.358) and 8-of-27 (.296) on three-point attempts.
• The turnover slightly favored the Eagles at 13-12, but Edgewood outscored Marian 16-8 in points off turnovers.
• Marian falls to 22-47 all-time against the Eagles having dropped the last 10 meetings.

	Senior Lyla Bartol finished with a game-high 19 points to go with four assists.
	Junior Chelsea King finished with nine points, four assists, and two steals.
	Junior Imani Ninham was perfect from the field scoring eight points off the bench.

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