(ST NORBERT COMMUNICATIONS) DE PERE – St. Norbert College opened its new season with a 68-64 setback to the College of St. Scholastica to open the annual Nicolet National Bank Tip-Off Tournament at Mulva Family Fitness and Sports Center.
The Green Knights fought back and forth with the Saints, holding an eight-point lead in the third quarter before the visitors stormed back to spoil St. Norbert’s home opener.
The two teams traded the lead several times in the first quarter, with neither holding more than a one-possession lead in the opening 10 minutes. St. Norbert used a 7-3 run to close out the first quarter to lead 14-12. A trey from Charley Mullen gave St. Norbert its biggest lead of the game up to that point at 17-13, while five points from freshman Savanna Miller extended the lead as the Green Knights led 31-29 at the half.
St. Norbert used an 8-2 run out of the half to lead 39-31 with 5:40 left in the third quarter, but eight points in a row from St. Scholastica’s Ava Haus knotted the game 39-39. The teams continued to trade blows until the Saints held a one-point advantage, 49-48, to enter the final quarter.
Another three from Miller put the Green Knights briefly back on top before the Saints took the lead back at 61-57. A layup from Makayla Foley tied the game at 61-61 with two minutes to play before a 6-0 run for St. Scholastica put them up for good. A three from Reese Sellers with 12 seconds left gave St. Norbert life, but they were unable to convert any further.
St. Norbert shot 37.5 percent from the floor. Marnie Kahl (pictured) led the Green Knights with a double-double of 14 points and 11 boards. Miller had 13 points while Sellers had 10 points.
St. Scholastica shot 42.9 percent from the floor, with Haus finishing with a game-high of 26 points. Evie Schmitz had a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds.
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