Willis vs. CUAA
Zoe Zdunczyk - MU Sports Media
63
Winner Concordia (MI) CONCORDI 9-3, 8-0
49
Madonna MADONNA 6-6, 3-4
Winner
Concordia (MI) CONCORDI
9-3, 8-0
63
Final
49
Madonna MADONNA
6-6, 3-4
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Concordia (MI) CONCORDI 11 17 21 14 63
Madonna MADONNA 6 22 17 4 49

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Hunter Chovanec

Crusaders Fall to First Place Cardinals

LIVONIA, Mich. - Madonna University women's basketball (6-6, 3-4 WHAC) returned home for the first time since December 16th on Wednesday night, falling 63-49 to visiting Concordia (9-3, 8-0 WHAC).

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

Both teams started slowly with the Cardinals leading 11-6 following the opening quarter. The teams shot a combined 8-of-38 from the floor in the first 10 minutes. All six of Madonna's points in the opening period came courtesy of Aaliyah McQueen, who also pulled down seven rebounds in the first period. 

The second period saw the offense heat up on both sides, with the Crusaders and Cardinals heading to the halftime break tied at 28-28. Madonna was 3-of-5 from deep in the second period, with McQueen scoring 14 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in the first half. Adding six points in the second quarter for the Crusaders was Marcela Rodriguez.

Offenses continued to shine in the third quarter, with CUAA taking a 49-45 lead heading into the final period. Unfortunately for Madonna, the offense went cold in the fourth quarter, shooting just 1-of-14 from the floor and 0-of-7 from deep. The cold shooting in the fourth quarter allowed the Cardinals to escape with the victory, as they outscored the Crusaders 14-4 in the final period. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
  • McQueen ended her night with 19 points and 16 rebounds for Madonna. 
  • Kayiona Willis added 13 points and six rebounds for the Crusaders. 
  • Rodriguez finished with 11 points, going 3-of-5 from three-point range. 
  • Leading the Cardinals was Taylor Leatherman with 21 points and 15 rebounds. 

UP NEXT:

Madonna will travel to Lourdes University at 5:30 PM Friday night. 

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