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Marian (23-6) thwarted by late Marist free throws in sectional finals
Marian Catholic rallied from a seven-point fourth quarter deficit to forge a tie, but Marist used a pair of late free throws on Feb. 21 to escape with a 43-41 decision in the championship game of the Andrew Sectional.
Junior Kaila Turner paced a balanced Spartan attack with 13 points, while adding four steals. Simone Law and Alysha Ferry added 11 points, the latter also ripping down nine rebounds to go with three assists and four steals.
The Spartans (23-6) were outscored, 12-2, at the foul line by Marist, which went on to defeat Edwardsville to earn a berth in the Class 4A Final Four.
| Feb. 21 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
OT |
Final |
| MARIST |
8 |
10 |
15 |
10 |
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-43 |
| MARIAN CATHOLIC |
12 |
6 |
10 |
13 |
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-41 |
MARIST 43, MARIAN CATHOLIC 41
MARIST- Chimino 1-4-6, Stercic (1)-0-3, Corcoran 6-0-12, Gorman 4-0-8, Niemera 1-6-8, Mulchrone 2-2-6. Totals: 15-12-43.
MARIAN- Law 5-1-11, Ferry 5-1-11, Turner (6)-0-13, Szala 1-0-2, Walsh 2-0-4. Totals: 19-2-41.
Field goals: Marist 15 of 38, .395; Marian 19 of 54, .352. Free throws: Marist 12 of 15, .800; Marian 2 of 7, .286. Three-point goals: Marist 1 (Stercic); Marian 1 (Turner). Fouls: Marist 10, Marian 14. Fouled out: none.
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