CINCINNATI, Ohio - On Saturday November 20, your Mount St. Joseph Lions hosted the Heidelberg Student Princes. The game started off quick with history made as Senior
Maddie Haberthy knocked down the record breaking shot with 5:48 in the first quarter. That basket gave Maddie her 1,451 career point pushing her past Julie Biermann's 1,450 and makes her the all-time scoring leader in Mount St. Joseph women's basketball history.
The first quarter was a game of runs as the lead changed 3 times early on but was capped off by a Mount 6-0 run to finish the quarter on top 16-10. Two big three pointers late in the quarter by Seniors
Maddie Haberthy and
Haley Scott both assisted by the Junior
Chloe Jansen.
In the second quarter The Mount would once again come out fast and score the first 5 points before Heidelberg put an end to the run with a couple baskets of their own. The Mount boosted their lead to 13 as the Lions hit the half by shooting 50% from the field and knocking down 3 big three pointers.
In the third quarter the game went back and forth. The Mount had great play in the quarter from their young guard play as freshman
Anyiah Murphy and sophomore
Shelby Turner contributed for the first 7 points to grow the lead. Heidelberg refused to let The Mount pull away as the lead stayed at 13, with the Lions leading 54-41 entering the 4
th.
The fourth quarter was a good one for the Mount. A couple three pointers from Haberthy boosted their lead to 70-50 with 2:35 to play and the Mount would hold on to beat the Student Princes by a final score of 72-59.
STANDOUTS:
Haberthy's record breaking performance led the way for the Lions as she totaled 29 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Haley Scott also had a big game for the Lions with 17 points, 5 steals, 3 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
UP NEXT:
This win moves The Mount to .500 with a 2-2 record. The Mount will start HCAC play at the Harrington Center on Wednesday November 24
th at 2:30pm as they take on the Defiance Yellow Jackets. Please continue to tune into msjlions.com for coverage of your MSJ Women's Basketball team and all MSJ Athletics.
