ST. LOUIS — The Parkside women's basketball team (1-1) fell to Maryville (2-0) 72-64 on Friday afternoon despite erasing a late 13-point deficit to tie the game in the fourth quarter. The Rangers made 27 of 32 free throws but were outscored 40-18 in the paint and outrebounded 42-34.
Cassidy Arni scored off a
Lillie Petersen assist to open the game, and, after Libby Gilmore answered for the Saints, Petersen finished a
Katie Hamill feed to put Parkside ahead 4-2. The Saints moved in front on two Gracie Gopalan free throws and an Adylan Ayer jumper, but Petersen's putback tied it at six, and after Gopalan split two free throws, Hamill assisted on
Alli Hampel's layup at 5:46 to give the Rangers an 8-7 lead. The Saints answered with a Gopalan layup and a Hadley Crosier free throw to go up 10-8, before Hampel tied it, Petersen made two free throws, Olivia Hahn tied it again and
Sara Abdul's two free throws put Parkside back in front 14-12. The teams were tied at 14 after Ayer's free throws, but Braci Nyberg added a layup and two free throws as the Saints closed the quarter ahead 18-15 despite Arni's late free throw.
The Saints pushed their lead to 23-16 early in the second quarter before Hamill hit two jumpers to help the Rangers pull within 23-20. Parkside continued back through free throws, with Arni tying the score at 23-23 and Hampel putting the Rangers ahead 26-25 at 3:26. Arni added two more free throws for a 28-25 lead, but the Saints answered with a Crosier layup and two Nyberg free throws to go back in front. Petersen's offensive rebound and layup gave Parkside a 30-29 lead at 2:00, before Crosier made two free throws at 1:30 to send the Saints into halftime ahead 31-30.
After the break, Parkside was held at 30 until Abdul's layup at 3:38 into the third, as the Saints moved ahead 41-30 behind scoring from Gopalan, Lindsey Schadewalt, Claire Lueken and Nyberg. Abdul's basket got the Rangers on the board in the quarter, but Nyberg followed with two free throws and a layup to put the Saints up 45-32 at 2:42. Hamill hit two free throws at 1:49, and after Gilmore split two at the line for the Saints,
Harley Wock scored off Abdul's assist at :53. Abdul added two free throws at :02, leaving Parkside down 46-38 entering the fourth quarter.
In that frame, Parkside trailed 54-43 after Crosier's layup at 5:57, then put together 13 straight points behind three-pointers from Hamill, Hampel and
Lexi Bugajski. Arni added four free throws during the stretch, with her two at 3:51 giving the Rangers a 56-54 lead. The Saints answered with Lueken's tying layup, Schadewalt's two free throws at 2:57 and late baskets from Ayer and Schadewalt to move back in front 64-56. Hamill hit a three-pointer at :41 and added a late layup, while
Jaelyn Derlein made a three-pointer in the final seconds, but the Saints finished the game at the foul line for a 72-64 final.
Hamill scored 14 points, made two three-pointers and added four rebounds and three assists. Arni finished with 12 points, converted 10 of 12 free throws and recorded two blocks. Hampel added 12 points and six rebounds while going three of four from the field. Petersen posted nine points, nine rebounds, four assists and one block. Abdul scored six points, a new career high.
Up next, Parkside stays in St. Louis to face No. 25 Missouri-St. Louis tomorrow (Saturday), Nov. 14, at 1 p.m. CT.
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