Maryville Falls 67-50 Despite 19 Points from Haney

MARYVILLE — Oglethorpe started fast and then played steady basketball over the final three quarters to post a 67-50 decision against Maryville here Wednesday night.
 
Shooting was the difference, and the Scots could never find the range. Maryville finished at 27.1 percent from the field compared to 49.1 percent for the Stormy Petrels. MC turned the ball over just nine times and grabbed 19 offensive rebounds, but they converted those caroms into a mere 13 second-chance points in falling to 0-4 on the season.
 
Oglethorpe never trailed after scoring the game's first five points. It was 21-10 to the visitors after one quarter as Briley Elder already had scored 10 of her 13 points. Maryville pulled within 26-18 on Reagan Brown's pull-up jumper midway in the quarter, but Oglethorpe maintained the lead and went to the locker room in front 32-22.
 
Twice in the third quarter and once in the fourth, the Scots narrowed the margin to single digits. But eight was as close as MC could get, and Oglethorpe outscored the Scots in the second half 35-28.


 
Ella Haney padded her stats as the team's leading scorer with a season-high 19 points on 8-of-16 shooting, including 2-of-5 from long range. She added another season-high with nine rebounds. Kadence Stoner also grabbed nine boards to match her career high for the second straight game. Stoner and Halle Kitchen handed out three assists apiece.
 
Keimarya Rivera's double-double of 24 points and 13 rebounds paced the Stormy Petrels, who improved to 5-3. Elder and Montana Harris scored 13 points apiece, with Harris grabbing eight rebounds. The Stormy Petrels were 7-of-18 from beyond the 3-point line and outrebounded Maryville 46-39.


 
The Scots had double-digit steals (11) for the third straight game, with Brown, Kitchen and Olivia Cathers all contributing two apiece.
 
Maryville is back in action Monday and Tuesday at the Jamie Lynn Roberts Fairfield Inn DC Holiday Classic, hosted by Catholic. The Scots take on Mary Washington (4-7) on Monday, then meet the host Cardinals (6-1) on Tuesday. Both games tip off at 4 p.m. There is a charge via FloSports to watch the livestream.