Rogers Rips Nets as Marauders Trap Golden Eagles

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Kayla Rogers exploded for five three-pointers and a season-high 15 points and the Marauders continued their climb into the playoff chase as the University of Mary women's basketball team defeated the University of Minnesota Crookston 81-75. It was the third straight home win for U-Mary. U-Mary improved to 8-11 overall and 4-8 in the Northern Sun. With eight games remaining in the conference season, the Marauders are two games out of the final playoff slot. UMC slips to 8-10 and 6-6 in the NSIC. Rogers came off the bench and nailed 3-of-4 treys in the first half and finished 5-of-8 behind the arc. She also had seven rebounds and three assists. Rachel Zillmer led the Marauders with 17 points and eight rebounds. She went 9-of-10 at the free throw line and added three assists. Liz Sipma scored 12 points and led all players with nine rebounds. Maria Weigelt added 11 points and Cassandra Kelsch ten. Shaunna Knife had seven points and three blocks. Bri Zabel led the Golden Eagles with 18 points, making four treys in the game. Jamuie Zelinsky added 16 points and six assists and Diana Taddy chipped in 12. The Marauders dominated the boards, grabbing a decisive 50-30 rebounding advantage. U-Mary also was 26-of-32 at the free throw line to 17-for-23 for UMC. In the final five minutes of the game, U-Mary went 12-of-14 at the charity stripe. A tightly contested game, the two foes were tied at 64-64 with just seven minutes remaining. The Marauders jumped out to take the lead and never <b>...</b>

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university, mary, leadership, athletics, women's basketball, marauders, nsic, espn radio, jack michaels, jeff groseclose

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