Marymount University

ST. MARY'S CITY, Md. — Marymount (1-1) defeated St. Mary's (MD) (0-1) 52-47 on Monday behind a 13-0 run that spanned the first and second quarters. The Saints finished with a 38-28 rebounding advantage and outscored St. Mary's (MD) 32-22 in the paint.

Saints Top Performers

Catie Kolwey
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- 18 points
- 9 rebounds
- 7 field goals
- 2 blocks

Ella Morrison
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- 12 points
- 2 3-pointers
- 4 rebounds

Makayla Keys
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- 6 points
- 4 steals
- 2 assists

Kamel Colbert
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- 8 points
- 2 steals

Catie Kolwey followed her own miss for the Saints' first basket, and Ella Morrison's 3-pointer off a Madison Washington assist put the Saints ahead 5-3 at 7:33. Kamel Colbert added a layup off an assist from Sakairah Sterling to make it 7-3, but St. Mary's (MD) answered with eight straight points, including two fast-break layups by Saffiyah Gibson and a jumper by India Watkins, to move in front 11-7. The Saints closed the quarter with the final nine points, starting with a Kolwey layup off a Kaylah Barr assist and a Colbert fast-break layup that tied the score at 11. Kolwey added a layup and free throw at :42, then scored again off an assist from Morrison with 15 seconds left to give the Saints a 16-11 lead after the first quarter.

Ella Morrison and Barr gave the Saints the first scoring push of the second quarter, with Morrison's layup at 8:34 making it 18-11 and Barr adding a fast-break layup for a 20-11 advantage. St. Mary's (MD) got two free throws from Skylar Woodyard, but Colbert answered with two free throws of her own to put the Saints back ahead 22-13. After a scoreless stretch that included extra chances on the offensive glass, Sterling hit a jumper off a Mya Adkinson assist and Morrison added another layup to move the margin to 26-13. St. Mary's scored four of the final five points from the line and on Saffiyah Gibson's layup at :02, leaving the Saints with a 26-17 lead at halftime.

Kolwey answered Rayna Miller's opening layup with a Cara Vollmer-assisted basket at 9:22, giving the Saints a 28-19 lead early in the third quarter. St. Mary's (MD) followed with 11 straight points, capped by Saffiyah Gibson's layup at 6:42 that put the home team ahead 30-28. Colbert tied it with a layup off Mya Adkinson's assist at 6:20, and Sterling put the Saints back in front 32-30 with a jumper assisted by Makayla Keys at 5:02. Keys added a layup to make it 34-31, and after London Best's two free throws cut the margin to 34-33 at 1:53, neither team scored again before the quarter ended.

Keys turned an early steal into a layup for a 36-33 Saints lead, but St. Mary's (MD) came back with baskets from London Best and India Watkins to move ahead 37-36. Kolwey grabbed an offensive rebound and scored at 7:31, then added a free throw to put the Saints back in front 39-37, and Morrison later hit a free throw and a 3-pointer to stretch the lead to 43-37. St. Mary's (MD) cut the margin to 46-44 on a Marley Saunders 3-pointer, a Saffiyah Gibson layup and a Watkins jumper before Kolwey made a free throw and Vollmer scored off a Washington assist for a 49-44 lead at 1:03. Washington added a steal with 46 seconds left, and the Saints held on through the closing free throws, finishing the game with a 52-47 win after Skylar Woodyard's late jumper and Keys' final free throw.