QUINCY, IL---The Quincy University women's basketball team fell 72-65 to Maryville in a close GLVC matchup at Pepsi Arena on Thursday (Jan 13) evening.

The Hawks jumped to an early 4-0 lead on layups from Sarah Nelson and Emma Knipe. Another layup by Beth Matas Martin made it 6-3, with layups from Regan Loconte, Nelson, and Knipe making the lead 12-9 with 5:46 remaining in the first quarter. A three-pointer from Dami Adeyinka made it 15-11 Hawks, but after this came a drought, which was broken with three-pointers from Martin and Marta Rivera, making it 21-20 with 1:25 remaining in the quarter. The Saints took the lead again, but a jumper from Martin tied the game at 23-23 leading into the second quarter. 

The second quarter began with another drought for the Hawks, which was broken by two more three-pointers by Adeyinka, making it 29-26 Hawks with 6:08 remaining. However, the Hawks would not score again until a jumper by Rivera, making it 34-31 Saints with 2:20 remaining. A three-pointer from Martin tied the game with 1:42 remaining, but the Hawks were unable to regain the lead by the end of the half, with a jumper from Knipe making it 37-36 Saints at halftime.

Martin tied the game again with another three-pointer at 39-39 early in the third quarter, with another three from Martin, as well as a three and a layup from Maddie Spagnola, making it a 47-44 lead with 5:46 remaining. But the Saints retook the lead soon after and kept it for the remainder of the quarter, putting an end to the Hawks's time leading the game. A layup from Grace Flanagan and a good free throw by Rivera made it 55-50 going into the final quarter.

The fourth quarter was dominated by the Saints, with the Hawks not coming within 5 points of the lead for the rest of the game. Layups from Knipe and Nelson, as well as two layups from Spagnola and two layups and a three-pointer from Martin, made it so that the Hawks' defeat was only by seven points, with Spagnola's second layup being the last basket the Hawks scored this evening.

Martin led QU with 23 points in 35 minutes, with Spagnola (35 minutes) and Adeyinka (29 minutes) each scoring 9 points. Emma Knipe scored 8 points with 7 rebounds in 27 minutes.