Marian University women’s basketball (0-1, 0-0 NACC) opened its season with a 74-67 loss to Dubuque.
 

• Dubuque jumped out to an early 7-0 lead before freshman Holly Goodwin began the scoring for Marian with 6:16 left in the first quarter.
• The Spartans started to pull away in the second, with an Ella Gabbert three-pointer making it a 16 point lead midway through the quarter. 
• Marian fought back, with senior Chelsea King making three-straight buckets to eventually get the deficit down to four going into halftime. 
• Dubuque controlled the third quarter, holding a 23-12 advantage in the quarter. The Sabres went about five minutes without scoring, before sophomore Taycee Schwanke sparked some life with a three-pointer with 4:12 left. 
• The Sabres went on an electrifying run in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Spartans 21-13.
• Marian brought it within five, with a layup from sophomore Nyedeng Awak making it 72-67 with 23 seconds left. It was just too little too late, with the Spartans sealing the win at the line to leave with the victory. 

• The Spartans had 13 offensive rebounds, leading to 19 second chance points for Dubuque. In comparison, the Sabres had six offensive rebounds and four second chance points. 
• Marian held 38-28 advantage in points in the paint, with 18 of those coming in their dominant fourth quarter. 
• The Sabres went a perfect 7-7 from the line for the game, but had two quarters without shooting a free throw. 
• Marian ‘s bench unit had a strong showing with King and Schwanke both scoring double figures and giving the Sabres a 29-25 bench points advantage. 
• The Sabres have never won against Dubuque, holding an 0-5 all-time record.
• Today was the first match up in the series history with a margin of victory less than 10 points. 

	Senior Chelsea King led the scoring for the Sabres with 16 points.
	Sophomore Taycee Schwanke had an efficient 13 points and six rebounds, while shooting 3-6 from behind the arc.
	Junior Taj Hanserd recorded 10 points and six rebounds, while shooting a perfect 3-3 from the line.