Marian University women’s basketball (3-12, 1-5 NACC) was defeated by Benedictine 64-49.
 

• Marian closed out the opening quarter with five unanswered points and led 12-8 after the first 10 minutes.
• Benedictine dominated in the second quarter, however, outscoring Marian 23-8 to take a 31-20 lead into halftime.
• The Sabres were only outscored 19-16 in the third quarter and 14-13 in the final stanza but couldn’t overcome the tough second quarter.
• Without the second quarter, Marian was in a 41-41 deadlock with the Eagles.

• Marian shot 15-of-55 (.273) in the game and just 3-of-18 (.167) from beyond the arc.
• Benedictine finished 23-of-61 (.377) from the field and 7-of-27 (.259) on triples.
• In the third quarter, the Sabres shot 6-of-12 (.500) from the field.
• The Eagles finished with a 32-16 advantage for points in the paint.
• Marian is now 3-24 all-time against the Eagles having dropped 18 straight.

	Senior Lexi Brakebush continued her strong scoring pace with a game-high 19 points.
	Sophomore Kaylee Nowak had a team-high seven rebounds with two assists.