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When you have three players record double-doubles, and you outrebound your opponent by nearly 20 - you expect to be on the winning side of the scoreboard. Wednesday was the rare exception as Webster recorded the aforementioned attributes, but fell to Maryville in St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action, 74-56, in Grant Gymnasium.
The inside trio of senior
Julie McGirl, along with freshmen
Ayrica Lockett and
Myrtie Reilly all recorded double-double in the loss. McGirl led the trio with 17 points and 10 rebounds, while Lockett secured 12 points and 10 rebounds. Reilly, on the day she was named to the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, pulled down a career-high 15 rebounds with 11 points and five blocks.
Webster, who leads the conference in rebounding margin, pulled down 26 of its 61 rebounds on the offensive end. Unfortunately, those only converted into 16 second chance points. In contrast, Maryville's 12 offensive board led to 13 second chance points.
A 10-0 run to start the second half sparked the Saints to the victory as Webster committed five turnovers in the halves first four minutes. The Gorloks couldn't get the lead to under double figures for the rest of the contest.
The Gorloks, 7-6 overall, 2-3 SLIAC, will wrap up its four-game homestand when they host Eureka Saturday. The athletic department and SAAC committee will be accepting new shoes and monetary donations for Samaritan's Feet during the game, and acting head coach Jordan Olufson will be coaching barefoot.
NOTES
* Senior guard
Erin Chesnek was lost for the season with a leg injury just two minutes into the contest. Additionally, freshman guard
Bobbiann Auer sat out the second half as a precautionary matter after hitting her head on the floor right before halftime.
* It was the first time this season, Webster had three players record a double-double.
* Webster is now 2-4 when they score under 67 points on the season.
* It was just the second time this season, the Gorloks lost when grabbing more rebounds than their opponent.
QUOTES
Head Coach Jordan Olufson
"We didn't bring our 'A' game tonight. I thought we had a lot of chances to pull away from them and to just stay in the game, and we could capitalize. (The loss) was our not doings. ... I thought we were dragging as a team. We didn't have a lot of energy; we didn't value every possession.
