MOUNT VERNON – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s basketball team (1-0, 0-0) had an emphatic 105-57 victory over the University of Michigan-Dearborn (0-1, 0-0) on Tuesday in Ariel Arena.
The Lady Cougars jumped out to an early lead over the Wolverines and did not look back. After being up 40-29 at the half, MVNU used a huge second half to bury the Wolverines. The Lady Cougars outscored the Wolverines 65-28 in the second half of play.
MVNU shot 52.2% from the floor and 33.3% from three. The Lady Cougars displayed lock-down defense, holding the Wolverines to just 26.4% shooting from the field and 14.3% from three-point range.
Inside the Box Score
Maggie Coe led MVNU with 22 points on 6-10 shooting and 4-7 shooting from three. She added six rebounds, two assists, and two steals.
Rylee Pireu had another solid game as she had 16 points, six rebounds, and two assists.
Sage Brannon scored 10 points and added seven rebounds, six assists, and a steal.
Maggie Coblentz added 12 points and six rebounds off the bench. She was 5-6 from the field.
Lily Krieger scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds.
Hope Custer scored 11 points off the bench. As a whole, MVNU’s bench scored 45 points.
Coach Short’s Thoughts
“Defense is contagious we saw that tonight. We played ok defense in the first half, but played great individual and team defense in the second half. It set the tone for the rest of the game. It was fun seeing so many contribute this game. Coe played outstanding on both ends. We are looking forward to getting to compete again on Thursday.”
What’s Next
The Lady Cougars travel to Livonia, Michigan on Thursday, Oct. 28 to take on the Madonna University Crusaders. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m.
