Red Devils Fall in Season Opener at Mount Mary, 68-36
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eureka (0-1) | 10 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 36 |
| Mount Mary (1-1) | 11 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 68 |
Mount Mary
| Game Statistics | Eureka | Mount Mary |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (12-53) | (20-48) |
| Field Goal % | 22.6% | 41.7% |
| Rebounds | 31 | 37 |
| Assists | 5 | 17 |
| Turnovers | 15 | 11 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 8 | 14 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 4 | 11 |
| Pts in the Paint | 12 | 22 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 0 | 0 |
| Bench Pts | 16 | 20 |
MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The Eureka women's basketball team dropped a 68-36 non-conference contest at Mount Mary in its season opener on Friday.
Freshman Lainey Moore (Sullivan, Ill./Sullivan) posted a team-high nine points on 4-of-8 shooting in her collegiate debut. Senior Makayla Rosenbery (Mahomet, Ill./Mahomet-Seymour/) added eight points and freshman Nevaeh Essien (Champaign, Ill./Champaign Central) contributed seven points and a team-high nine rebounds off the bench.
Mount Mary's Vanessa Diaz led all scorers with 20 points and made five 3-pointers, while teammate Deja Rivers followed with 17.
The Red Devils were right there in the first quarter, only trailing by one heading into the second, but the Blue Angels took a 10-point lead into halftime and expanded it to as many as 32 after a 23-point fourth-quarter.
Eureka posted 16 points off the bench.
The Red Devils (0-1) will look to bounce back on Tuesday when they host Dominican (0-1) in their home opener at Christine Bonati Bollwinkle Arena and Convocation Center on Tuesday at 6 p.m. The Stars lost 97-43 at Knox in their season opener on Wednesday.