Milwaukee, WI - Tuesday evening was the regular season finale for the MMU basketball team and senior night for the team's only senior, Talesa Campbell. The Blue Angels controlled the game wire to wire and sent the fans home happy with a 59-46 victory.
The 22-23 team has been a team with a knack for snapping streaks all season. In addition to ending a six game losing streak, the win over Maranatha snapped a six game skid against the Sabercats.
The Blue Angels used pressure defense and an aggressive offensive attack to shoot out to a 15-4 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Sabercats would fight back throughout the game and keep the margin between 7 and 15 for the majority of the contest. Mount Mary held strong, holding MBU to 27% shooting overall and just 22 second half points.
Mount Mary dominated the free throw diffential, knocking down 17 of 22 attempts while the Sabercats only went to the line nine times.
Skye Giddings lit up the scoreboard once again for the Blue Angels, she dropped in 25 points and grabbed 8 rebounds. She now has 460 points on the season, adding to her all-time program record for points in a single campaign.
Deja Rivers came up big for MMU on the same day she was named conference rookie of the year. She had 14 points, 14 rebounds and 6 blocked shots in one of her strongest all-around performances.
On her senior night, Talesa Campbell played a stellar all around game, with 7 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals. India Lucas scored 9 points, grabbed 3 rebounds and dished out four assists.
MMU has now made a seven win improvement from the 21-22 season, the biggest such jump in the modern era of MMU basketball. The Blue Angels (7-18) will now head to post season play, beginning Thursday, February 23rd, in the first round of the Coast 2 Coast conference tournament. MMU will take on the University of Mary Washington, that game is scheduled to tip at 6 pm Central time. The winner of the three day event will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Division 3 tournament. All coverage of MMU Basketball can be found on www.mtmaryathletics.com
